KPBS FM Radio 89.5 airing story about our schools on Tuesday, February 9!

KPBS is running a story about CIE and our schools on the radio, Tuesday at 6:30am, 8:30am and at 2:44 and/or 4:44 in the afternoon. The reporter is framing the story as what an elementary school can do for children without the constraints of Gov. beauracracy, etc.! There will be a link to it online as well, on kpbs.org, which we will post when it is up.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

February 9 (Tues.) 6:30 & 8:30 AM:
KPBS Story on our School - FM Radio 89.5
(more info above)

February 2-20:
Winter Parent-Teacher Conferences

February 12 (Fri.):
Lincoln's Birthday – NO SCHOOL

February 15 (Mon.):
Washington's Birthday – NO SCHOOL

March 1:
Open Enrollment for Fall 2010 begins.

March 25 (Thurs.) 6:00 PM:
Integral Elementary School (IES) Spring Show.
Watch IES students perform the play "Hacuna Matata" (based on the Lion King)! This fun event is open to all. Call for Details.

March 29 - April 2:
Spring Break – NO SCHOOL

April 14 (Wed.):
Spring Open House - Come see our school!

April 18 (Sun.):
Earth Day Parade

Kindergarten Readiness Workshop - Find out how to assess if your child is ready for Kindergarten. We will be holding workshops periodically. Please call to find out the schedule - 858-271-6985.

PARENT TOURS

Nancy Walsh, Director of Rainbow Kids Integral Preschool, is offering private presentations about our Integral Education Program and a tour of the preschool for interested parents.

Please call today to make an appointment for your presentation and tour: 858-271-6985.

Nancy Walsh, Director

ENROLLING NOW for 2010-11 School Year

We have started closed enrollment for our current families for the 2010-2011 school year. Open enrollment begins March 1. Enrollment is limited to availability (a waiting list is available if your age group is full). Please call if you have any questions, to schedule a tour of the school, or to check availability in your child's age group.

858-271-6985

Limited Enrollment for 2009-10

We are still enrolling for the 2009-2010 school year, but seats are limited to availability. Please call to check availability in your child's age group
858-271-6985

Our BLOG and Facebook...

Our BLOG, The Integral Connection, is a place where anyone with an interest in education and in raising the children of today will find a wealth of information, and engage in an important community wide conversation about how to meet the needs of the most precious people in our lives. Check it out!

We are also on Facebook. Both our schools have a fan page (just search for Rainbow Kids Integral Preschool or Integral Elementary School). Become a fan and get regular updates on what is happening at the schools. Here's a link:

SCHOOL FOUNDER successfully completed Doctoral Dissertation in the UCSD-CSUSM Joint Doctoral Program!

Dr. Prapanna Smith, RKIP and CIE Founder and Integral Elementary School Principal, recently completed his doctoral dissertation in the UC San Diego and CSU San Marcos Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership. His dissertation is entitled "Psychosocial Learning Environments and the Mediating Effect of Personal Meaning upon Satisfaction with Education." For those who would like to download a PDF of his dissertation, or view a video of his dissertation defense, please go to his dissertation page here.

Prapanna Smith, Ed.D.