CARLTHORP SCHOOL
EIN 95-3512203 · Education (B24Z)
What they do
CARLTHORP SCHOOL is AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT DAY SCHOOL for CHILDREN IN GRADES K-6. CARLTHORP SCHOOL PROVIDES A STRONG ACADEMIC FOUNDATION IN A DIVERSE and NURTURING SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT EMPHASIZES TRADITIONAL VALUES, DISCIPLINED WORK HABITS, and EXCELLENCE IN ORDER to PREPARE OUR STUDENTS to ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL IN EDUCATION and LIFE.CARLTHORP SCHOOL, ESTABLISHED IN 1939, is THE OLDEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN SANTA MONICA. THOUGH THE BREADTH of OUR CURRICULUM HAS RADICALLY EXPANDED IN THE LAST 86 YEARS, OUR BASIC PHILOSOPHY REMAINS THE SAME. WE FOCUS ON THE CHILD AS A WHOLE, HELPING THE CHILD to GROW ACADEMICALLY, SOCIALLY, and ETHICALLY - ALL WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK of A TRADITIONALLY ACADEMIC SCHOOL. THE SCHOOLS TRADITIONAL APPROACH to EDUCATION, COUPLED WITH POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT IN A CARING WHOLESOME ENVIRONMENT PREPARES CHILDREN to EXCEL IN TODAYS COMPETITIVE SOCIETY.
How to reach them
ContactKENNETH PARRDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS
Mailing address438 SAN VICENTE BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90402-1703
Main phone(310) 451-1332 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailfrontdesk@carlthorp.orgSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
Represent this organization?Claim this nonprofit to change contact informationAbout this charity
- Recognized since
- February 1981
- County
- Los Angeles
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