Private School in Culver City, CA

Turning Point School, Culver City:
Located in Culver City in Western Los Angeles County, CA, Turning Point School offers primary (from 2 years, 10 months), kindergarten, elementary and middle school through to 8th grade, as well as before and after school programs and summer camp. At Turning Point School, we strive to address the comprehensive educational needs of the whole, multi-faceted child. Here, the child is the focus, the teacher the facilitator. In an intimate and focused learning environment, students are able to realize their individual potential.

Through a variety of methods and in a diversity of environments, students build upon their individual strengths. They develop skills for sound judgment and learn how to learn, developing, as they go, their own understanding of the world. By making it relevant to them personally, by helping them reflect on who they are and how they, as individual citizens, can apply their knowledge, we release them solidly into the world.

Turning Point School is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools.

Our Philosophy:
In the early childhood Montessori program and developmental K-1 transition program, we are looking for families who are committed to their children’s education and the Turning Point philosophy. The tremendous benefit of Turning Point’s program is that children are able to develop at their own pace, with each student’s readiness being used as the gauge by which skills are taught.

Educational Approach:
We approach each child's academic, creative, emotional, physical and social development as a unique and interconnected process. From the early years through adolescence, our goal is to provide students with age-appropriate educational and developmental experiences that encourage them to learn by making connections.

We provide education programs from primary (from 2 years 10 months) through to 8th grade. Our curriculum includes reading and literature, writing mechanics, math, science, social studies, visual arts, performing arts, technology, foreign languages, athletics and human & heath development.

- Primary and Kindergarten programs
- Elementary School programs
- Middle School programs
- Before and After School programs
- Summer Camp programs

Our Faculty:
An experienced, perceptive faculty works to cultivate a familial environment in which each student can achieve his or her potential. Rather than imposing a finite, generalized body of knowledge, our curriculum stresses experience and the application of skills, tools, and understanding as the most effective method to build confidence and character.