Third graders culminate their astronomy unit with a Space Mission! Several classes visited the third grade classroom and entered a space shuttle to take them on their travels through space. Their travels ended with a planet parade by the third graders. Here is a video that shares part of the … [Read more...]
Global Peace Project Comes To Rainbow Mountain
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Children's Global Peace Project has been at Rainbow Mountain this week training teachers and students with a peace curriculum. The program focuses on learning about and teaching cultural diversity and learning tools to help find our peaceful center. The ultimate goal of the program is to gain … [Read more...]
First Graders Help Their Community
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This week, the First Grade Dolphins had a service learning field trip to MANNA Food Bank to package food for the needy! Way to go, first graders!! … [Read more...]
Come to Our Open House
January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Come visit our Five-Star Preschool and Kindergarten this Monday, 30 January from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Meet our loving, dynamic teachers. Learn about our engaging, holistic curriculum. Tour our beautiful classrooms. RSVP are appreciated but not required: 258-9264, ext. 21 Future Rainbow … [Read more...]
Got Science?
January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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 Mountain Foundation
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Each one of us in this private school community are committed to making it a better place for our children and students. As parents we want to send our kids to a school that fits with our family values, our beliefs in the goodness of the human race, a school that nurtures them, is an emotionally … [Read more...]
Scholastic Book Fair is at Rainbow Mountain
December 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Scholastic Book Fair is now underway at Rainbow Mountain Children's School. There is a great selection of gift books, preschool books, teen books, fiction and nonfiction and even some cookbooks. I think the hottest seller so far is the new "Diary of a Whimpy Kid; Cabin Fever". Everybody loves it … [Read more...]
Second Grade’s Cherokee Museum
November 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Recently I was able to attend the opening of a new museum. Without having to leave the Rainbow Mountain campus I was able to tour a top notch Cherokee Museum built, curated and presented by the second grade Cheetahs. As an end to their thematic unit on the Cherokee People the Cheetahs gathered all … [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...]
Thank You, Malaprop’s
November 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We would like to say Thank You, Malaprop's for donating so many quality books for our kid's raffle table at our annual Halloween Hoe Down last Saturday. It was quite a success. Malaprop's is voted over and over as the best bookstore in WNC by Mountain Express readers. You can see for yourself by … [Read more...]
