Courtney Baker's Posts - Culver City Times2024-03-29T12:50:54ZCourtney Bakerhttp://culvercitytimes.com/profile/CourtneyBakerhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/313102265?profile=original&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://culvercitytimes.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=267zcca29dykl&xn_auth=noTurning Point School Achieves International Certificationtag:culvercitytimes.com,2015-06-29:6303163:BlogPost:470632015-06-29T18:15:02.000ZCourtney Bakerhttp://culvercitytimes.com/profile/CourtneyBaker
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/407809012?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/407809012?profile=RESIZE_320x320" style="padding: 2px;" width="250"></img></a> <span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Turning Point School has achieved International Certification status, as recently conferred by the Council of International Schools (CIS). This achievement validates the school community’s provision of international education and…</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/407809012?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/407809012?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="250" class="align-left" style="padding: 2px;"></a><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Turning Point School has achieved International Certification status, as recently conferred by the Council of International Schools (CIS). This achievement validates the school community’s provision of international education and demonstrable outcomes reflecting students’ growth as global citizens. Turning Point joins St. Timothy’s School in Maryland and the International School of Indiana as the only three schools in the United States to achieve International Certification.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">CIS further recognizes Turning Point School for its many contributions to the educational innovation process through its participation in the pilot of the International Certification program as one of a select group of schools from around the world, deliberately chosen to highlight their leadership in the advancement of international and intercultural learning for students. The achievement of International Certification is a school-wide accomplishment that has fostered collaboration and whole-school discussion of values related to global citizenship.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Jane Larsson, CIS Executive Director, added: “Through the International Certification process, school communities explore aspects of leadership and institutional approaches that enable the development of students as culturally literate, competent global citizens. Together with the Turning Point school community and others, the outcomes of a school's work in this area are developed through a purposeful, collaborative network of diverse schools, recognized, supported, and challenged to go further. With its strong reputation in the provision of international education, Turning Point has been a valuable contributor to this process.” Learn more here: <a href="http://bit.ly/TP-IC" target="_blank">bit.ly/TP-IC</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><strong>About CIS - <a href="http://www.cois.org" target="_blank">www.cois.org</a> </strong></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">The Council of International Schools (CIS) is a membership community working collaboratively for the continuous improvement of international education. Schools around the world join CIS for guidance, support and access to like-minded peers as they develop challenging international programs for their students. As a global organization, CIS helps schools access new international educational practices, gain recognition for accomplishments, attract qualified staff, facilitate student connections with leading universities around the world, and provide a high quality international education experience to students and parents.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">**********</span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><em>Turning Point School is a private, independent, coeducational day school in Culver City, CA enrolling students in Primary (2 years, 9 months) to Level 8. A nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Turning Point School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the California Association of Independent Schools. Turning Point School is also a proud member of the Council of International Schools.</em></span></p>Turning Point School Launches “Toddler Program”tag:culvercitytimes.com,2015-03-16:6303163:BlogPost:460472015-03-16T19:11:17.000ZCourtney Bakerhttp://culvercitytimes.com/profile/CourtneyBaker
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<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Turning Point School recently launched their new Toddler Program, which is designed to educate parents on topics relevant to toddlers aged 12 to 28 months. Classes will begin on Tuesday, April 15, and run…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Turning Point School recently launched their new Toddler Program, which is designed to educate parents on topics relevant to toddlers aged 12 to 28 months. Classes will begin on Tuesday, April 15, and run for ten weeks. The cost of the program is $450 for the ten-week session, although financial assistance is available.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">This unique program builds upon Turning Point's philosophy of embracing the whole child and respecting diversity, and is facilitated by <a href="http://www.babytalkla.com/">Babytalk LA</a>, Los Angeles' preeminent Parenting Group program. The Toddler Program allows parents to explore research-based curriculum and important topics with the help of a trained Babytalk LA facilitator, certified Turning Point Faculty, outside experts, and the collective wisdom of the group. Toddlers attend the sessions along with one parent.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Program Facilitator Vanessa Karubian Saxe, the founder of Babytalk LA, has been running toddler groups for many years, and brings with her a wealth of knowledge about how to create a comfortable play space where toddlers and parents can interact, and topics can be explored in a safe and open format. Vanessa and her team are all Certified Parent Educators, as well as moms themselves.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Topics discussed include:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Helping your Child Deal with Transitions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Developing a Good Relationship with Food</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Discipline How -To's: Beyond No</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">How to Raise a Happy Child</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Handling Praise</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Biting and Hitting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">What to do in an Emergency</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Tantrums</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Developing the Young Artist</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Do Americans have it all backwards? An international look at parenting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Coping Strategies for a Toddler Parent</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Raising a Thankful Child</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Developing Socially Appropriate Behavior</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Exploring Gender Roles</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Major Transitions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Weekend Curriculum</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Dealing with Difficult Subjects</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Grandparents and Your Toddler</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">Parents as Teammates</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">The Importance of Imaginary Play</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2">For more information or to register for a class, visit <a href="http://www.turningpointschool.org/toddlerprogram">www.turningpointschool.org/toddlerprogram</a>. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><i>Turning Point School is a private, independent, coeducational day school in Culver City, CA enrolling students in Primary (2 years, 9 months) to Level 8. A nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Turning Point School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the California Association of Independent Schools. Turning Point School is also a proud member of the Council of International Schools.</i></span></p>Turning Point Community Leadership Team Selected for International Youth Summittag:culvercitytimes.com,2015-02-20:6303163:BlogPost:461132015-02-20T19:25:54.000ZCourtney Bakerhttp://culvercitytimes.com/profile/CourtneyBaker
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></br> Turning Point School's Level 8 Community Leadership team, along with advisor Mr. Matt Kline, will be visiting Dana Point’s renowned Ocean Institute on February 27th, for an intensive three-day Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions (POPS) Leadership Summit.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">They will join 90 youth leaders from all over the…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><br> Turning Point School's Level 8 Community Leadership team, along with advisor Mr. Matt Kline, will be visiting Dana Point’s renowned Ocean Institute on February 27th, for an intensive three-day Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions (POPS) Leadership Summit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">They will join 90 youth leaders from all over the U.S, as far afield as the Caribbean, India, and Africa. Each team won a place at the Summit based on their innovative ideas on how best to monitor and publicize ocean plastic trash, and also reduce this non-biodegradable waste.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">The Algalita POPS Youth Summit offers students a chance to learn about current scientific research on plastic pollution, share their action projects with their peers, and work directly with mentors to help improve their projects’ next steps.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/407808269?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/407808269?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="300" class="align-left" style="padding: 2px;"></a>The students on the Turning Point team - Vanessa P., Ben P., Tyler A., and Madison C. - were selected from a pool of 209 applicants. They will be showcasing a project idea that they came up with in class: to make the school community less wasteful by eliminating the need for plastic water bottles. Their goal is to not only raise awareness about the effects of plastic production, but open people's eyes to the truly simple solution to this ongoing problem.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">With plastic production set to quadruple by 2050 (260 million tons were produced in 2008), and 85 percent of ocean trash being plastic, it’s going to be all hands on deck to deal with the coming deluge. Turning Point is proud to have a team of dynamic students who will become part of the solution to this growing problem.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">For more information, please read the Press release from the Algalita Youth Summit here: <a href="http://2015.algalitayouthsummit.org/2015/02/youth-from-around-the-world-meeting-in-california-to-get-serious-about-ocean-plastic/">http://2015.algalitayouthsummit.org/2015/02/youth-from-around-the-world-meeting-in-california-to-get-serious-about-ocean-plastic/</a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><i>Turning Point School is a private, independent, coeducational day school in Culver City, CA enrolling students in Primary (2 years, 9 months) to Level 8. A nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Turning Point School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the California Association of Independent Schools. Turning Point School is also a proud member of the Council of International Schools.</i></span></p>Turning Point School Presents STILL LIFE WITH IRIStag:culvercitytimes.com,2015-02-05:6303163:BlogPost:453852015-02-05T17:54:51.000ZCourtney Bakerhttp://culvercitytimes.com/profile/CourtneyBaker
<div class="WordSection1"><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Turning Point School presents a Middle School Theatre Production:</span></p>
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<div class="WordSection2"><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="font-size-5"><i>STILL LIFE WITH IRIS</i> by Steven Dietz</span></strong></span></p>
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<div class="WordSection1"><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Turning Point School presents a Middle School Theatre Production:</span></p>
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<div class="WordSection2"><p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="font-size-5"><i>STILL LIFE WITH IRIS</i> by Steven Dietz</span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Directed by Jane McEneaney</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span class="font-size-5">February 19 and 20, 2015</span></strong></span></p>
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<p><i style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br/><br/>Still Life with Iris</i><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Steven Dietz is the first play for young audiences to receive the Kennedy Center's Fund for New American Plays Award. It is a fantastical adventure which centers on a little girl's search for the simplest of things: home. Iris lives with her mom in the land of Nocturno—a magical place in which the workers make, by night, all of the things we see in the world by day. Also, in Nocturno, memories do not reside in people's minds but instead are kept in their coats (called 'Past Coats'). The rulers of Nocturno, the Great Goods, are determined to have the "best" of everything on their island—and therefore take Iris away from her home and bring her to Great Island to be their daughter. To ease the pain of this separation, they remove her Past Coat, leaving her with no memory of her home or her family.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If you enjoy <i>Willy Wonka</i>, <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, or <i>Alice in Wonderland</i>, then this play is for you.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our production features an original song, composed specifically for this cast and show. We will also entertain you with a step routine in the Thunder Bottling factory, and some hip hop dancing in the Tunnel of the Unwanted. The play was inspired by Cooper Edens’ <i>Caretakers of Wonder</i>, and our set and costumes are an homage to the illustrations in that book. The sound effects will be created live, on stage, by the members of the ensemble. Premier LA Sound effects artist, Tony Palermo, has collaborated with the director and cast to help sculpt soundscapes and special effects. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tickets are free and available on a first come, first served basis. To reserve seats in advance, please email Performing Arts Coordinator Jane McEneaney at <a href="mailto:jmceneaney@turningpointschool.org">jmceneaney@turningpointschool.org</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Turning Point School is a private, independent, coeducational day school in Culver City, CA enrolling students in Primary (2 years, 9 months) to Level 8. A nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, Turning Point School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the California Association of Independent Schools. Turning Point School is also a proud member of the Council of International Schools.</i></span></p>