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Omega Middle School is a holistic private school based in Asheville, North Carolina.
The Seven Domains approach in Omega Middle School teaches to the whole student, thereby facilitating their unique cognitive, emotional, and spiritual transformation from childhood into young adulthood. These courageous and compassionate young changemakers aspire to live in a world that is spiritually connected, environmentally sustainable, and socially just. We meet this quest with rigorous individualized curriculum, ample opportunities for self-expression, and loving relationships within a resilient community. Welcome to education at its best.
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The Heart of the Matter: What’s In a Mission?
What’s in a mission? This school year I will be writing a series for Heart of the Matter based on our board Ends Policies. Ends Policies are written by the board as the guiding light for our school. They point the way toward who we want to be and where we want to go....
Opening the Heart
Opening the Heart – Reflection and Centering At a recent admin meeting, Cynthia shared a centering designed to bring awareness to, and open the heart. Renee asked her to share it on the Director’s Blog for others to enjoy, as well. Point to yourself Take a moment to...
All The Beautiful Trees
First Grade Studies Beautiful Trees We stepped into first grade recently, into a veritable classroom forest. There were displays of books about trees, nature artifacts that reminded us of our natural roots, and artwork that featured patched trees and their individual...
Jason Pilla Cannoncro
7/8 Science and History Teacher
Danae Aicher
Director of Equity
Kate Folkmann
7/8 Assistant
Niki Gilbert
Omega Science and Math Teacher
Jennifer Armocida
6th Grade Teacher
Mark Hanf
7/8 Assistant
Susan Waddell
7/8 Language Arts and Math teacher
Justin Pilla
Creative Coordinator and Sixth Grade Assistant Teacher
Recent Awards
National and regional recognitions.
Lectica
Not only were Omega students’ levels of development higher on average for their age than any school Lectica had tested, but their level of coherence was higher than they had ever seen. Coherence is the ability to connect thoughts intelligently and develop a persuasive argument. Additionally, Dr. Theo Dawson said our students have incredible “perspectival” abilities to take the perspective of others — empathy, essentially.
We never thought it would be feasible to have quantitative data that shows the true value of a Rainbow education, since what we do is very sophisticated. Sure, Rainbow students score very well on traditional standardized tests, like the SAT10, but those tests only show a small sliver of rote skill attainment, without showing complexity of thinking or affective skill development. Read more.
Parent Testimonials
Feedback from Omega and Rainbow families.
Amazing Teachers
Graduated Omegans
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