Turning Point School Turns A Major Corner

   The rainy Monday morning of February 12 was much more than a normal school day for the 244 students of Turning Point School. After more than a decade of searching, planning, and building, the 31-year-old independent school has finally opened the doors of its brand-new campus in Culver City. 
   Turning Point School is a Westside institution. Founded in 1970 as Montessori of West Los Angeles, the school changed its name to Turning Point in 1989. Since its early days, the school has been housed adjacent to the Leo Baeck Temple on Sepulveda Boulevard in Bel Air. 
   In slightly more than a week, during which students enjoyed a special, though not homework-free, vacation, the teachers and faculty of the school packed up classrooms and offices and moved the entire school to its new location at 8780 National Boulevard in Culver City. 
   The Levitt Group, a Westside architectural firm, designed the school's new showcase campus. It features a fully equipped gymnasium, a multimedia library and research center, a performing arts center, and two science libraries. 
   Each classroom has wide-screen TVs that teachers can connect to their computers for lessons, and students have access to laptops in a wireless computer laboratory. 
   With the move, Turning Point has added Seventh and Eighth grades to create a new Middle School. Its program has been designed specifically to meet the needs of the adolescent learner and combines "cutting edge educational trends" with traditional methods. 
   Anyone who wishes to see the new school should contact Admissions Assistant Jerrod Littlejohn at (310) 841-2505, ext. 128 for more information.