Summer Facility Improvements
Place matters. Research over the past century has consistently found that school facilities impact teaching and learning in profound ways. Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) understands the importance of maintaining quality school facilities for our teachers and students. BCP continuously works with the Baltimore City Public School System (City Schools) to ensure our buildings provide the […]
Meet the BCP Board: Anne Perkins
Anne Perkins, a founding board member of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) was invited by founding board chair George Hess to join the Board in 1996 when BCP began. She knew that serving BCP was a perfect fit– she’s an attorney and served 14 years as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing […]
Sherie Turnage, CSEM, Class of 2013
City Springs Elementary / Middle School, Pre-K through 8th, 2013 Class President, 8th Grade Commencement Speaker, June 2022 (see speech below) High School: Institute of Notre Dame, 2017 College: Coppin State University. B.S., Social Work, 2022 Dean’s List, 2020 Maxie Collier Program, 2021-2022 Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP Leadership), 2021-2022 National […]
Storytime With Govie
Storytime With Govie, a recruitment event hosted by Govans Elementary School for families with children aged three to five in the Govans neighborhood, was a huge success. Held on August 15, the first-ever event was designed to introduce neighborhood families with young children to the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) conversion charter school. Parents and 13 […]
Summer Teacher Training at Baltimore Curriculum Project
Professional Development for our teachers and staff at Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is central to everything we do. Having highly trained master educators, both new and seasoned staff, in our classrooms and across our programs makes all the difference to our students and their families. Expert teaching, grounded in the science of how students learn […]
Jacqueline Roldan, HHA, Class of 2019
Jacqueline “Jacky” RoldanHampstead Hill Academy, Attended Pre-K through 8th, Class of 2019Commencement 2023 SpeakerMergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School (Mervo), Class of 2023, Valedictorian Culinary Trades Student Chair of fundraising and activities, Student Government Association (2021-2023) Enrolled in Adelante Latina (2020-Present) Participant of the International Traveling Club (2021-2023) Enrolled in Building Steps (2021-Present) Had perfect attendance […]
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT: Frederick Elementary School
Frederick Elementary School (FES) has a long history of educating young children in West Baltimore. In 2016, as part of Baltimore City Public Schools 21st Century School Building plan, the school board of commissioners decided to merge Frederick Elementary School and Samuel F.B Morse Elementary School. That same year, FES became a neighborhood conversion public […]
What’s Happening in BCP Schools
Summer is a busy time in the Baltimore Curriculum Project network of neighborhood conversion charter schools. Each school offers free, full-day academic-based summer programs to continue the learning and provide fun enrichment activities. Wolfe Street Academy’s Summer Program is a free, full day, academic based program for returning Wolfe Street Academy students in 1st-5th grades. […]
City Springs and Hampstead Hill get Summer Boost Funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies
This summer, City Springs Elementary / Middle School and Hampstead Hill Academy received national funding to address pandemic learning loss this summer. These two BCP charter schools are among the 18 Baltimore charter schools to receive summer 2023 funding from the Bloomberg Philanthropies. Funding is exclusively for charter schools. City Springs and Hampstead Hill are […]
Meet the BCP Board: Rob Sharps
Robert Sharps joined the Baltimore Curriculum Project board in September 2021 for a simple reason: he was asked. His friend, BCP board co-chair Mike Niccolini, tapped Rob, who is chief executive officer and president of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., for his financial acumen, his love of public education, and his passion for […]