Facility Updates Across BCP
Several major facility updates are happening across Baltimore Curriculum Project’s network of neighborhood conversion charter schools. These projects reflect more than physical improvements. They represent BCP’s continued investment in the experiences, opportunities, and environments our students deserve. We’re grateful to our community of supporters who make this work possible and look forward to sharing […]
BCP Community Partner Spotlight: Loyola University Maryland
For several years, Loyola University Maryland (Loyola) has partnered with the Govans Elementary School (GES) community in numerous ways. Each semester, 25-plus Loyola early education majors serve as regular tutors in GES classes and afterschool, while other students from the university have helped GES artists reimagine a historic landmark public sculpture. An ongoing connection […]
2026 Brenda Kahn Memorial Award for Educational Excellence Winner
Each year, at the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) Leading Minds Symposium, BCP announces the winner of the annual Brenda Kahn Memorial Award for Educational Excellence. Named in honor of the late Mrs. Kahn, a BCP educator, academic coach, and Direct Instruction champion, the award recognizes a BCP teacher or staff member who best honors the […]
BCP Robotics Teams Advance
It has been an exciting season of competition in the regional FIRST® LEGO® League, the global STEM competition for K-12 students to explore real-world problem-solving through coding, engineering, research, and high-energy local, state, national, and global competitions. Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) has FIRST® LEGO® League Robotics teams of 4th and 5th graders at Hampstead Hill […]
Learning That Never Stops: Update on BCP Virtual Learning Days
The Baltimore City Public Schools’ (City Schools) approved calendar for SY 25-26 included three built-in snow days. On January 25, 2026, Baltimore was blanketed with more than eight inches of snow and ice, bringing much of the city to a standstill. City Schools, the educational partner for the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) for 30 years, […]
Community Partner Spotlight: The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland
Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is proud to spotlight The Boys’ Latin School of Maryland for their outstanding support of Hampstead Hill Academy’s (HHA) National History Day on January 16, 2026, part of the BCP Volunteer Service Days to celebrate BCP’s 30th anniversary. Boys’ Latin’s new partnership and commitment to service played a meaningful role in […]
Q&A with Darren Meredith, “Are You Smarter Than A BCP Student?” Celebrity Panelist
When Darren Meredith takes the stage on April 30, 2026, to square off with his fellow celebrity panelists against two groups of talented Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) students, he will be making history. The Northrop Grumman associate pathways electrical engineer will be the first BCP alumnus to participate as a celebrity contestant for the BCP […]
BCP Volunteer Day of Service: Hampstead Hill Academy National History Day Recap
Dozens of volunteers supported Hampstead Hill Academy’s (HHA) National History Day, a powerful showcase of student learning, collaborative projects, and creativity. This year’s event, held on January 16, 2026, marked the seventh year for HHA’s competition, with every middle school student participating. Students across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades presented 70 projects, including exhibit boards, […]
BCP Attendance Initiative Mid-Year Update
Since the launch of the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) Chronic Absenteeism Attendance Initiative in August 2025, BCP has made strong progress in building systems, strengthening school practices, and increasing awareness around student attendance across all six BCP neighborhood conversion charter schools. The Initiative, which is generously funded through The Abell Foundation and The Richman Foundation, […]
BCP Hosts Coaches’ Training
Highly trained academic coaches are one of the foundations of the educational model for the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network of neighborhood conversion charter schools. Each school has full-time coaches — former BCP master teachers — working with the school’s seasoned and new faculty to improve teaching and student success. Coaches work individually with teachers […]