Maureen Pollack

Carlthorp School is an independent coeducational day school serving kindergarten through 6th grade. The private company is based in Santa Monica, CA. The academic program incorporates responsive classroom principles and emphasizes intellectual curiosity, social-emotional growth, and a love of learning. The school provides a variety of extracurricular activities such as athletics, after-school clubs, community service, cultural celebrations, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Service learning is integrated into the curriculum, with projects focused on social justice and 21st-century skills, encouraging student participation in community engagement, environmental stewardship, and civic activities. Carlthorp School maintains a code of conduct that highlights values like honesty, responsibility, kindness, respect, and personal improvement, and supports students through programs that foster leadership, empathy, and smooth transitions for younger students. Founded in 1939, the school offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes language arts, mathematics, science and innovation, Spanish, physical education, library, art, music, and information technology.