Primary : Character

We start to build a student's character by recognizing it. By treating each of our students, no matter how young, with equal respect, we both instill confidence and provide a powerful model for behavior. The Primary years foster attitudes of tolerance and acceptance in our children. Through the experience of working, sharing, and playing together, students begin to establish different ways of connecting to each other—and to the larger world around them.

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Playground

We see the playground as part of the learning environment at Turning Point School. Not only does it play an important role in social and physical development, but it also is the place where students make some of their first personal choices about socialization, cooperation, and conduct. Teachers help direct students in personal decision making through understanding the importance of friendliness, sharing, and conflict resolution. Playground games insist upon collaboration, not rivalry. Enthusiasm and team spirit are rewarded, and every child’s effort receives support.