Mrs. Jackie Clary Thomas Selected as 2024 Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award Winner
Mrs. Jackie Clary Thomas, first grade educator at Hampstead Hill Academy, one of the oldest community charter schools in the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network, has been named the second recipient of the annual Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award. The award, which comes with a cash prize of $2,500 to the winner, […]
BCP Artists Exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art
BCP Strategic Plan Approved
At its most recent meeting on June 13, 2024, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Trustees approved a three-year strategic plan to guide BCP operational endeavors. For the past year, BCP has worked with EdScale, a strategic plan firm that consults with states, districts, schools, and education-focused organizations, to create the plan that focuses […]
Pimlico’s Middle School Health Science Program: Year in Review
Now in its fourth year, the Pimlico Elementary / Middle School (PEMS) Middle School Health Science Program, in partnership with LifeBridge Health, had a very active year of learning about medical career pathways. In 2023-2024, the program’s speaker series expanded to 15 speakers from Sinai Hospital from various departments. Students learned about careers in human […]
BCP Community Partner Spotlight: Morgan State University, Teacher Education and Professional Development
Each Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) partner plays a meaningful role in our ability to meet our mission and the missions of our six neighborhood conversion charter schools. Each, especially our overarching partner, Baltimore City Public Schools, is integral to the success of BCP students, faculty/staff, and parents. This month, we celebrate the Morgan State University […]
12th Annual “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student” a Great Success!
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 […]
City Springs Playwright is 2024 Young Playwrights Festival Winner
On May 18, 2024, at Baltimore Center Stage, Chaise Holland’s play, The Ending of My Story, had its world premiere at the 39th Annual Young Playwrights Festival. Chaise, an 8th grader at City Springs Elementary / Middle School, was one of six young, talented playwrights chosen from more than 200 Festival submissions across Baltimore City […]
What’s Happening in BCP Schools? Are You Smarter Event Photos
BCP’s annual gala, “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student?” was a great success! Check out all the photos from May 13, 2024. PHOTO GALLERY
Pimlico Artists Winners in 2024 Baltimore Links Poster Contest
Congratulations to the ten young artists from Pimlico Elementary / Middle School, a neighborhood conversion charter public school with Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), for their poster designs for the 2024 Poster Art Contest, sponsored by the Baltimore Chapter of the Links. The Links, Incorporated, an international nonprofit with chapters across the U.S. and globe, was […]
Kat Locke-Jones Named 2024 Baltimore City Schools Teacher of the Year
Kat Locke-Jones, 7th Grade ELA and Social Studies teacher at Hampstead Hill Academy, for being named the 2024 Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year! Ms. Locke-Jones, who was a finalist for this prestigious award in 2023, was surprised on Wednesday, May 8th at school by Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public […]