by Michael Valentino | Jun 24, 2015 | Blogs, Home Page News, News
The bus has left the station! We have just received a generous gift of $2,000, from a donor who only recently learned of Rainbow and our campaign to purchase a bus. He was inspired to give after having a personal conversation with one of our parents and sees this as a great environmental initiative. One bus and less parent drivers! Please take a moment and share this link with a personal message to your social media contacts. Let us all feed this bus and help it gain steam so we reach our goal by the end of the summer!
With your support, we will purchase a used, 15 passenger, mini-bus (no CDL required) to start and will add a second when we can.
You can donate to this campaign at: www.crowdrise.com/rainbowbus
Every dollar counts. Thank you!
by Renee Owen | May 29, 2015 | Director's Blog
Meditation. I think there is new research at least weekly these days about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness. Here is the latest from the Washington Post. It’s interesting how our scientific society needs to “prove” something that people of ancient cultures have known for centuries in order for meditation to be valid according to the dominant white, western culture. “Discovering” that meditation is good for us, is a little like Columbus “discovering” America. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2015/05/26/harvard-neuroscientist-meditation-not-only-reduces-stress-it-literally-changes-your-brain/?tid=pm_local_pop_b&_cldee=bWFyZ2FyZXQuZ2VybGV2ZUByYWluYm93bGVhcm5pbmcub3Jn
by Michael Valentino | May 15, 2015 | Blogs, Events, News
This week Rainbow Community School will be participating in Strive Not to Drive Week. This initiative started back in 1991 as Bike to Work day with the goal of encouraging bicycle commuting in Buncombe County.
From Friday, May 15th to Friday the 22nd, our community will be striving not to drive by either taking the bus, walking, riding a bicycle or joining a car share.
You can find more information about Strive Not to Drive on their official website here
Images provided by Strive Not to Drive
by Michael Valentino | May 7, 2015 | Blogs, Home Page News, News
Here are a few photos from our annual May Day Celebration. We’d like to extend warm thanks to everyone who joined us. Photo’s courtesy of Luxe House Photographic.
See you next year!
by Renee Owen | Jul 30, 2014 | Director's Blog
When I read this I thought, That’s what Rainbow teachers do! “A spiritual teacher/mentor’s role is unique in that the goal is not to transmit knowledge or understanding as much as it is to somehow bring about a recognition in the student of the student’s own pre-existing nature. This is a much more subtle thing than simply teaching someone a skill or understanding.” ~Quote from Nirmala in Kosmos Journal, June 2014.
Photo credit: Cynthia Calhoun
