To prepare for its 33rd academic year, numerous Rainbow Mountain faculty members attended the following workshops during their 2009 summer break: Orton Gillingham Reading Techniques; The Responsive Classroom; Waldorf Intensives; The Life of the Inner Child; and the Passageworks Institute. RMCS executive director, Renee Owen, feels strongly about providing professional development for her faculty and has scheduled early release days for students during 2009-2010 so the entire faculty will have adequate time for additional training days as well as collaborative curriculum planning periods with their fellow teachers.