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12th Annual “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student” a Great Success!

May 23, 2024

On a perfect spring evening on the Baltimore waterfront, on May 13, 2024, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) celebrated its 12th “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student?” annual gala.

Held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, the event welcomed over 200 attendees, which included sponsors, friends, BCP board members and many BCP administrators, faculty, and staff. Attendees enthusiastically cheered on the BCP student and celebrity teams who matched wits against each other during two exciting rounds of challenging questions culled from the BCP curriculum. 

Laura Doherty, BCP President and CEO, welcomed the crowd and thanked the generous sponsors, before turning over the microphone to emcee Tom Hall, host of WYPR’s Midday. Tom kept the action moving with his lively, witty banter, showing a clear bias for the six talented BCP students from the six BCP neighborhood conversion charter schools–much to the delight of the audience and the celebrity contestants. 

The fifth grade round was a nail-biter, coming down to a tie-breaker question about how CO2 gets in the air. While the contestants conferred, Tom, the former music director of the Baltimore Choral Arts Society, led the audience in an impromptu singing of the Jeopardy theme song. 

The fifth graders snatched the win with their correct answer: “From fossil fuels from power plants and car exhaust.”

Tre’Shaun Fortune

5th Grade, Frederick Elementary School
Favorite Subject: Math
Wants to be a software developer/video games programmer

Aldred Barimah

5th Grade, Govans Elementary School

Favorite Subject: Math

Wants to be an engineer like his dad 

Ti’morian Stewart

5th Grade, Wolfe Street Academy

Favorite Subject: Reading

Wants to be a pediatrician 

 

The eighth grade round–each of the quiz competitions preceded dinner and dessert–was the students’ from the get-go. Easily winning, 9-3, against a very game and entertaining trio of celebrities, the questions often stumped audience members (but not the BCP teachers) who played along at their seats.The challenging questions ranged from genetics and quadratic equations to Shakespeare, 20th-century history, and musical terms. 

Danika Haskins

8th Grade, City Springs Elementary/Middle School 

Favorite subject: History 

Wants to either be an actress or a veterinarian

Henry Sierra-Levin

8th Grade, Hampstead Hill Academy

Favorite Subject: History

Wants to be an actor

Austin Green

8th Grade, Pimlico Elementary/Middle School

Favorite Subject: ELA

Wants to be a mortician

 

Elizabeth Embry

State Delegate

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Alexandria Adams

ED of Elev8 Baltimore

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Nick Greer

Maryland State Board of Education Member

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Thank you to our sponsors! 

Your generosity empowers neighborhood schools and the futures of the 3,000-plus Baltimore children BCP schools educate. See our list of sponsors here.

Donations support the BCP mission of developing, implementing, and advocating for an equitable, sustainable, and replicable education model that improves student outcomes and opportunities and raises educational standards for all youth in Baltimore City schools. BCP works in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools and is Maryland’s largest operator of charter schools.

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Missed the gala? Make a gift to BCP today.

 

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About the Baltimore Curriculum Project

Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is the largest operator of local neighborhood, public charter schools in Maryland. We create safe, supportive learning environments for children PK-8 by providing innovative, research-based educational strategies, intensive teacher training and extensive support for administration and staff. We support our local neighborhood needs by tailoring our resources and support through community partnerships.

As one of the longest-running charter operators in Maryland, our schools are regularly recognized as some of the most highly acclaimed neighborhood charter schools in the state. 

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State Delegate Elizabeth Embry

Born and raised in Baltimore, State Delegate Elizabeth Embry is a longtime resident of Better Waverly and a career public servant who has worked for two State’s Attorneys, two Mayors, a Governor, and the Attorney General. Elizabeth is a proud product of the City’s public schools, from kindergarten through high school. After graduating from City College, she attended Yale University and Columbia Law School.

Favorite subject: History

Dream career as a child: Astronaut 😊

Alexandria Adams, ED of Elev8 Baltimore

Alexandria Warrick Adams, Executive Director of Elev8 Baltimore, has over fifteen years of non-profit experience in education and youth development.   After moving to Baltimore Ms. Warrick Adams gained experience working with parents and communities as part of the Fresh Start Initiative providing workforce development training and support to TANF recipients.  In 2008, she joined what would become Elev8 Baltimore as a program associate supporting the development and launch of East Baltimore Community School and Elev8 Baltimore.

In 2012, Alex brought her experiences to the Family League of Baltimore to her position as Community Resource Schools Program Manager.  During her tenure, she was instrumental in deepening the organization’s approach community school engagement, professional development and middle and high school programmatic interventions.  In 2015, she returned to Elev8 Baltimore as the director and has grown the OST program to serve more students, and partner with new communities.  Under the direction of Ms. Warrick Adams, Elev8 Baltimore became an independent 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization in 2018.  Currently Elev8 is the operator of the first adult high school program in Maryland, is the community school partner to 20 schools and programs and serves over 600 students in its elementary through high school age extended learning programs.  In 2023, she was named Community School Initiative Leader of the Year by the Institute for Educational Leadership. She serves on several steering committees and boards to further advance outcomes for children, youth and communities of color in Baltimore.  

Alex received her bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Studies and Certificate in Black Studies from Portland State University (Portland Oregon).  Her post graduate studies is in Public History.  She is the mother to two adult children. 

Nick Greer, Maryland State Board of Education Member

Nick Greer grew up in rural southeastern Pennsylvania and has over twenty years experience in Maryland education with a deep passion for equitable systemic reform. He currently consults with education and non-profit leaders on initiatives related to strategic planning, organizational-, and talent-development.

Most recently, he was the Executive Vice President of Interconnection at Thread in Baltimore City. There he led the team that created, deployed, and evaluated the learning products that encouraged the development of interwoven and lasting relationships across lines of difference between adult volunteers and young people. His work was defined by his belief that everyone deserves authentic access to social capital; but that this right has been systematically and disproportionately stripped away from individuals who are marginalized.

Prior to joining Thread in 2015, Nick worked at Baltimore City Public Schools as the Director of Science, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, and Science Teacher Coach. Nick also spent eight years teaching high school biology. In 2009, he was humbled to be named the Baltimore City Teacher of the Year and a finalist for MD State Teacher of the Year. In 2010 he was also honored to be selected as a Teaching Ambassador Fellow at the United States Department of Education, where he worked in the Office of the Secretary during the Obama Administration.

He holds a BS in Biological Sciences and an MAT from the University of Pittsburgh, and a School Leadership Administration certificate from Loyola University in Maryland. Nick lives in Baltimore where he also volunteers with the Baltimore Community Mediation Center and spends as much time as he can with his eight year old daughter.

Stay Engaged – contact Nick if you have questions, concerns, or kudos (we especially like those!)

nicholas.greer@maryland.gov