One of the most exciting events of the year....The Rainbow Mountain Science Fair...is fast approaching on February 10. Is your child working on collecting their data yet? For some inspiration, here is a video demonstrating how even the simplest science fair project often has intriguing and … [Read more...]
Rainbow Repackages Gifted Education
November 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Gifted is an uncomfortable term. It seems to imply that some children are born with more gifts than others, and therefore, are more important or more special. The Multiple Intelligence Theory used at Rainbow Mountain recognizes that all children have gifts in various areas. One child may have … [Read more...]
Got Elk?
October 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
I just spent two days with teachers in the Great Smoky Mountains on an Elk Trek. It was stunning! I can't wait to take a group of Rainbow students to some of the same spots! We saw the head bull with his "harem." We saw males sparring, heard bulls bugling, and watched their herd behavior in the … [Read more...]
Our Storyteller
October 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Oral storytelling is a rich tradition in the human race, and an important aspect of the curriculum at Rainbow Mountain. Reading stories from books is valuable, but when a someone tells a story orally something magical happens. They storyteller has no book between her heart and the children, so she … [Read more...]
Social Intelligence
September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Research within schools has shown that the time spent on social curriculum – on team building activities, class meetings, character studies, and the like, which promote social skills—is not time taken away from academics. By training children how to get along with one another, they can actually … [Read more...]
