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...]
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...]
Rainbow Mountain Summit
October 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Summit is a gathering of Rainbow Mountain parents and children and Asheville community members to co-create the future of Rainbow Mountain. The Summit is Phase I of a journey to define our center and to design future directions for RMCS. This is a unique opportunity for you to share your … [Read more...]
Halloween Harvest Hoe Down
October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Join us this Saturday, 29 October on the school grounds from 12 to 3:30 for our annual Halloween Harvest Hoe Down. There will be live music, a magic show, bouncy houses, cake walk, a haunted house, activities, a kid's raffle food and more. Tickets for food and activities will be on … [Read more...]
