Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Corporate Office of Rainbow Station, Inc. Innsbrook Center Bldg. 4551 Cox Road, Suite 310 Glen Allen, Va. 23060 ***4:30 - 7:00pm***
Resumes will be accepted prior to job fair via fax (804) 747-8016 ***Interviews will be granted on site***
Unique Opportunity to join the Rainbow Station Team!!!
Rainbow Station, Inc. an established, nationally accredited preschool and innovative, after-school recreation facility with onsite mildly ill care is seeking creative and outgoing people to fill the following positions:
Program Director - Executes administrative functions, supervises educational programming in Rainbow Station, supports the delivery of nursing care in the Get Well Place and promotes supportive parent relationships.
Nursery School & Preschool Teacher – FT & PT – Requires planning, implementing and supervision of the daily program and classroom curriculum. Lead teachers must possess a baccalaureate degree in early childhood education, child development, or other child related field and one year experience teaching young children in a group setting. Assistant Teachers must possess at least one year experience with young children in a group setting.
Recreational Instructor – PT – Requires planning and implementing lesson plans for children ages 5-13. Creative, energetic and experienced candidates a must. PT, afternoon hours during the school year and FT hours during winter and summer breaks. Must be at least 21 with a good driving record and valid Virginia driver’s license.
Our work is child’s play!
Join our team of early childhood educators that provide growth and support for children, teachers and families. Excellent benefits package including health/life insurance, tuition for child, 401 (k), paid vacation/holidays, tuition reimbursement, etc. EOE.
Please apply in person from 4:30 - 7pm on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at:
Rainbow Station, Inc.
4551 Cox Road, Suite 310
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Office: 804-747-5900
Fax to 804-747-8016
For more information about Rainbow Station
or to download an application on line,
visit our website:
www.rainbowstation.org
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Join us for Trunk or Treat at our Three Chopt Village!
Three Chopt Village Trunk or Treat is this weekend!
Saturday October 23rd from 6:00-8:00 PM
This event is open to the public and is FREE for everyone! The children can trick or treat in a safe and fun environment, meet new friends and take part in age appropriate activities!
We would also like to invite you to a special spaghetti dinner with salad and breadsticks : $5.00 per adult meal and $3.00 per child meal.
We will also have a:
Bounce House
Horse Rides
Petting Zoo
DJ (that means lots of dancing!)
Hanted Bus and Fun Fall Bus (put on by our Club 5 children)
Carnival Games
Best Dressed Costume Contest
Monday, October 11, 2010
Rainbow Station School Incorporates 7 Habits of Highly Effective People into Its Curriculum
(RICHMOND, Va.)—The Rainbow Station school system just incorporated “The Leader in Me” initiative into its preschool core curriculum in its Richmond-area and Haymarket schools, announced the school’s founder and CEO Gail Johnson.
The private school and emergency back-up care facility for mildly ill children with nine campuses across the nation including four in the Richmond locations in Boulders, Hanover, Three Chopt, and Wyndham is the first early education program to implement the program on this scale. “The Leader in Me” is based on the best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, and is designed to help students be successful in the 21st Century.
The character and life skills designed to nurture students into being positive influences in the 21st Century society currently being incorporated into the schools’ newly adapted culture and curriculum include--
Habit 1: Be Proactive • You're in Charge
Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind • Have a Plan
Habit 3: Put First Things First • Work First, Then Play
Habit 4: Think Win-Win • Everyone Can Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood • Listen Before You Talk
Habit 6: Synergize • Together Is Better
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw • Balance Feels Best
“We have been exploring different programs to develop the highest level of leadership and confidence in our students, and I think ‘The Leader in Me’ is the clear gold standard for teaching these skills,” explained Johnson. “It’s not only the best academically, but it also has the most entertaining lesson plans for the students, who will really enjoy doing this. Parents are very intrigued about the program and supportive. I think this is going to be a great journey.”
The schools are now reading “The 7 Habits of Happy Kids” to teach the principles, recognizing and positively reinforcing students who demonstrate the 7 principles, and using Covey language in the classroom to reinforce the seven principles.
The remaining schools across Virginia, Texas and North Carolina are slated to implement the Leader In Me program next year.
Rainbow Station offers nursery schools and preschools with extended day programming including before- and after-school programs and summer camps for children ages 0-14. Additional information on Rainbow Station is available on its website, www.rainbowstation.org
The private school and emergency back-up care facility for mildly ill children with nine campuses across the nation including four in the Richmond locations in Boulders, Hanover, Three Chopt, and Wyndham is the first early education program to implement the program on this scale. “The Leader in Me” is based on the best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, and is designed to help students be successful in the 21st Century.
The character and life skills designed to nurture students into being positive influences in the 21st Century society currently being incorporated into the schools’ newly adapted culture and curriculum include--
Habit 1: Be Proactive • You're in Charge
Habit 2: Begin With the End in Mind • Have a Plan
Habit 3: Put First Things First • Work First, Then Play
Habit 4: Think Win-Win • Everyone Can Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood • Listen Before You Talk
Habit 6: Synergize • Together Is Better
Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw • Balance Feels Best
“We have been exploring different programs to develop the highest level of leadership and confidence in our students, and I think ‘The Leader in Me’ is the clear gold standard for teaching these skills,” explained Johnson. “It’s not only the best academically, but it also has the most entertaining lesson plans for the students, who will really enjoy doing this. Parents are very intrigued about the program and supportive. I think this is going to be a great journey.”
The schools are now reading “The 7 Habits of Happy Kids” to teach the principles, recognizing and positively reinforcing students who demonstrate the 7 principles, and using Covey language in the classroom to reinforce the seven principles.
The remaining schools across Virginia, Texas and North Carolina are slated to implement the Leader In Me program next year.
Rainbow Station offers nursery schools and preschools with extended day programming including before- and after-school programs and summer camps for children ages 0-14. Additional information on Rainbow Station is available on its website, www.rainbowstation.org
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
We will host our very first BLOCK PARTY!
(RICHMOND, Va.) -- The Rainbow Station at Boulders school, which offers extended day nursery school and preschool programming as well as educational programs for children ages infant to 14 years old, is hosting a block party next Saturday that is free and open to the public.
The "Rock the Boulders!" event is open to children up to age 14, who must be accompanied by an adult. The block party will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. and will include the following activities:
Games including Balloon Toss, Rubber Duckies and a Hula Hoop Contest
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest (for ages 6 and up)
Sack Races
Bike Parade where children can decorate their bikes and participate in the parade
Face Painting
Bowling
Craft table with organized activities
Bounce House
Refreshments
Booths run by the Chesterfield Fire Department and the Virginia Department of Health to provide information and answer questions that parents may have
Raffle to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. The prize is a week of free tuition for current families and those who register within 30 days of the event.
Open house for the on-site infirmary "The Get Well Place" along with a "Teddy Bear Clinic" where children can bring their favorite teddy bear or doll to the infirmary to get "treatment" of a band aid.
Tours of "The Village," the school based on freedom and choice where children attend curriculum-driven activities in the Apothecary, Arcade, Art Gallery, Café Rainbow, Club 5, Gymnasium, Theater, Toy Shoppe and the Village Green.
The Rainbow Station at Boulders school is located on a two-and-half acre campus at 7421 Boulder Springs Road in Richmond. The school provides year round educational programs including summer camps and before- and after-school programs with buses that transport the children to and from a total of 13 elementary and middle schools located throughout the Richmond and Chesterfield area. The hours of school operation are 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
A strong draw for parents is Rainbow Station's infirmary located in an architecturally separate building on the campus attended by a full-time pediatric nurse so that parents have emergency back-up care when their child is mildly ill. "The Get Well Place" has a dedicated HVAC system designed to prevent any cross contamination, and is additionally equipped with a room with reverse ventilation to further prevent the spread of respiratory illness within the infirmary. The infirmary is open to all children in the community regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in Rainbow Station.
Rainbow Station has received many accolades over its 20 year history. The Greater Richmond Better Business Bureau recognized Rainbow Station's marketplace integrity by awarding the Torch Award in 2006 - 2007, and, in a later competition, the International Better Business Bureau named it a top five finalist in 2008 for marketplace excellence. More recently, Rainbow Station was honored by being named to the Center for Companies That Care 2009 Honor Roll and by receiving the Richmond Human Resources Management Association (RHRMA)'s Employer All Star Award for Workplace Excellence for the second consecutive year.
About Rainbow Station
Rainbow Station is headquartered in Richmond with four schools in the Richmond area with additional locations throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Texas for an overall total of nine campuses. Rainbow Station serves children ages 0-14 with extended day programming. Additional programs include before and after school care and summer camps. The multi-acre campuses include the highly unique feature of providing "The Get Well Place," an infirmary attended full-time by a pediatric nurse. The infirmary is located in a separate building and is equipped with a reverse ventilation system for children with infectious conditions such as Chicken Pox or the flu. Academically, each campus offers a specially constructed "Village," a recreation program based on freedom and choice for the school aged child where they attend curriculum-driven activities in the Apothecary, Arcade, Art Gallery, Café Rainbow, Club 5, Gymnasium, Theater, Toy Shoppe and the Village Green. Additional information on the campus is available on its website, www.rainbowstation.org or by calling the school directly at 804-272-0641.
-Amy Bannon
The "Rock the Boulders!" event is open to children up to age 14, who must be accompanied by an adult. The block party will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. and will include the following activities:
Games including Balloon Toss, Rubber Duckies and a Hula Hoop Contest
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest (for ages 6 and up)
Sack Races
Bike Parade where children can decorate their bikes and participate in the parade
Face Painting
Bowling
Craft table with organized activities
Bounce House
Refreshments
Booths run by the Chesterfield Fire Department and the Virginia Department of Health to provide information and answer questions that parents may have
Raffle to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. The prize is a week of free tuition for current families and those who register within 30 days of the event.
Open house for the on-site infirmary "The Get Well Place" along with a "Teddy Bear Clinic" where children can bring their favorite teddy bear or doll to the infirmary to get "treatment" of a band aid.
Tours of "The Village," the school based on freedom and choice where children attend curriculum-driven activities in the Apothecary, Arcade, Art Gallery, Café Rainbow, Club 5, Gymnasium, Theater, Toy Shoppe and the Village Green.
The Rainbow Station at Boulders school is located on a two-and-half acre campus at 7421 Boulder Springs Road in Richmond. The school provides year round educational programs including summer camps and before- and after-school programs with buses that transport the children to and from a total of 13 elementary and middle schools located throughout the Richmond and Chesterfield area. The hours of school operation are 6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
A strong draw for parents is Rainbow Station's infirmary located in an architecturally separate building on the campus attended by a full-time pediatric nurse so that parents have emergency back-up care when their child is mildly ill. "The Get Well Place" has a dedicated HVAC system designed to prevent any cross contamination, and is additionally equipped with a room with reverse ventilation to further prevent the spread of respiratory illness within the infirmary. The infirmary is open to all children in the community regardless of whether or not they are enrolled in Rainbow Station.
Rainbow Station has received many accolades over its 20 year history. The Greater Richmond Better Business Bureau recognized Rainbow Station's marketplace integrity by awarding the Torch Award in 2006 - 2007, and, in a later competition, the International Better Business Bureau named it a top five finalist in 2008 for marketplace excellence. More recently, Rainbow Station was honored by being named to the Center for Companies That Care 2009 Honor Roll and by receiving the Richmond Human Resources Management Association (RHRMA)'s Employer All Star Award for Workplace Excellence for the second consecutive year.
About Rainbow Station
Rainbow Station is headquartered in Richmond with four schools in the Richmond area with additional locations throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Texas for an overall total of nine campuses. Rainbow Station serves children ages 0-14 with extended day programming. Additional programs include before and after school care and summer camps. The multi-acre campuses include the highly unique feature of providing "The Get Well Place," an infirmary attended full-time by a pediatric nurse. The infirmary is located in a separate building and is equipped with a reverse ventilation system for children with infectious conditions such as Chicken Pox or the flu. Academically, each campus offers a specially constructed "Village," a recreation program based on freedom and choice for the school aged child where they attend curriculum-driven activities in the Apothecary, Arcade, Art Gallery, Café Rainbow, Club 5, Gymnasium, Theater, Toy Shoppe and the Village Green. Additional information on the campus is available on its website, www.rainbowstation.org or by calling the school directly at 804-272-0641.
-Amy Bannon
Monday, July 26, 2010
Rainbow Station Will Be the First Preschool to Incorporate Covey's 7 Habits of Happy Children
"We only get one chance to prepare our students for the future. What are we going to do with that one chance?" Dr. Stephen R. Covey, world-famous author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®
This April, I was thrilled to be a part of a Greater Richmond Chamber Inner City Visit to Raleigh, North Carolina. While there, the business leaders on the trip were blown away by one of our stops at a local elementary school. It was the highlight of our visit and everyone came back to Richmond ready to try to duplicate what we had seen. Because of this experience, I knew we had to not only prepare our children academically for their future educational endeavors, we needed to give our children the opportunity to develop essential life skills and characteristics needed for success in the 21st century. As a result, we are actively seeking to enhance our Rainbow Station curriculum based on this serendipitous visit. Our administrative team received leadership training in July with the idea that all of our faculty and staff will receive this same training starting in August and continuing throughout the fall semester. This training based on Stephen Covey's work, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Sean Covey's work, The 7 Habits of Happy Children will enable our teachers to begin to develop leadership skills in our preschool and Village programs by integrating these skills into our core curriculum and everyday language. This is not “one more thing” teachers will have to do. This training will become a part of our culture, gaining momentum and producing improved results year after year, benefiting our preschool, our Village and our children by
Developing self esteem
Developing self confidence
Decreasing discipline referrals.
Developing character and leadership through existing core curriculum.
Improving academic achievement.
Providing leadership training and professional growth for our faculty and staff.
This April, I was thrilled to be a part of a Greater Richmond Chamber Inner City Visit to Raleigh, North Carolina. While there, the business leaders on the trip were blown away by one of our stops at a local elementary school. It was the highlight of our visit and everyone came back to Richmond ready to try to duplicate what we had seen. Because of this experience, I knew we had to not only prepare our children academically for their future educational endeavors, we needed to give our children the opportunity to develop essential life skills and characteristics needed for success in the 21st century. As a result, we are actively seeking to enhance our Rainbow Station curriculum based on this serendipitous visit. Our administrative team received leadership training in July with the idea that all of our faculty and staff will receive this same training starting in August and continuing throughout the fall semester. This training based on Stephen Covey's work, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and Sean Covey's work, The 7 Habits of Happy Children will enable our teachers to begin to develop leadership skills in our preschool and Village programs by integrating these skills into our core curriculum and everyday language. This is not “one more thing” teachers will have to do. This training will become a part of our culture, gaining momentum and producing improved results year after year, benefiting our preschool, our Village and our children by
Developing self esteem
Developing self confidence
Decreasing discipline referrals.
Developing character and leadership through existing core curriculum.
Improving academic achievement.
Providing leadership training and professional growth for our faculty and staff.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
In Memory of Latia Winchester
Our Rainbow Station family in Charlotte is dealing with a great loss. One of our Charlotte teachers was killed in a car accident last night by a drunk driver. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends during this time.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Just for FUN Teambuilding Activities
Get in Order
Organize into 2 teams. Teams must be even. First team to finish claps their hands when they are done. You will be given 30 seconds to brainstorm and then you will start.
1. Order yourselves alphabetically by first name.
2. Order yourselves alphabetically according to the city you were born in.
3. Order yourselves by age; you cannot talk
4. Order yourselves by height; you must keep your eyes closed
5. Order yourselves by the amount of years you have been teaching or have taught. If you are currently a teacher you may not talk. If you are currently a director you may not open your eyes.
Up in the Air
Facilitator throws 4 different colored balloons in the air and the goal for the group is to keep them up in the air. Facilitator then adds more balloons of the same 4 colors into the mix. They must remain in the air as well. Facilitator can add as many balloons as there are people. After a few minutes of “up in the air” time the group will be directed to sort into different groups at given times. Examples: sort by color, if the balloons are different sizes, sort by size, etc.
Organize into 2 teams. Teams must be even. First team to finish claps their hands when they are done. You will be given 30 seconds to brainstorm and then you will start.
1. Order yourselves alphabetically by first name.
2. Order yourselves alphabetically according to the city you were born in.
3. Order yourselves by age; you cannot talk
4. Order yourselves by height; you must keep your eyes closed
5. Order yourselves by the amount of years you have been teaching or have taught. If you are currently a teacher you may not talk. If you are currently a director you may not open your eyes.
Up in the Air
Facilitator throws 4 different colored balloons in the air and the goal for the group is to keep them up in the air. Facilitator then adds more balloons of the same 4 colors into the mix. They must remain in the air as well. Facilitator can add as many balloons as there are people. After a few minutes of “up in the air” time the group will be directed to sort into different groups at given times. Examples: sort by color, if the balloons are different sizes, sort by size, etc.
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