SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT: Govans Elementary School
Govans Elementary School, which serves the Govans community in North Baltimore, joined the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network of neighborhood conversion charter schools in 2015. In 2021, Govans moved to its state-of-the-art, new building on the site of the former building as a result of Baltimore City Public Schools’ 21st Century Schools Program. The new […]
Announcing the BCP Award for Excellence in Direct Instruction of Reading
The Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is thrilled to announce The BCP Award for Excellence in Direct Instruction of Reading. An anonymous donor who recognizes the power of Direct Instruction (DI) in accelerating student achievement has established a long-term endowment to fund this annual cash award of $2,500. This year’s inaugural award will be announced in […]
Frederick Elementary’s Green Team Focuses on a Better School and Planet
Earth Day may be in April, but the student environmentalists on the Frederick Elementary School (FES) Green Team are focused on creating a greener school, community and planet throughout the school year. Now in its second year, the Green Team–part of FES’s OST/After School program–is a group of enthusiastic team of six 4th and 5th […]
2023 Md. Legislative Session Updates and Funding Approval for Hampstead Hill Academy Expansion
The 2023 Maryland General Assembly Session ended with good news for education in Maryland and for the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP). As part of the 445th Session of the Maryland General Assembly, BCP’s Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) was awarded $250,000 from the state budget to be used for the school’s planned expansion and renovation of […]
BCP’s Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student was an A+ Success
On April 20, 2023, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) returned to its in-person annual gala, Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student? Held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, this fun event welcomed 200-plus attendees for dinner, drinks, and a fun-filled quiz show featuring a panel of BCP students competing against a panel of local […]
BCP Jobs Update
If you missed our Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Teacher and School-based Job Fair on March 25, there are still a few openings for the 2023-24 school year. Our Job Fair was a great morning of presentations and discussions about what makes working at a BCP school so unique. Our principals also conducted pre-interviews with registered […]
Addressing Children’s Mental Health: Wolfe Street Academy’s Collaborative Approach
April is Mental Health Awareness Month and the perfect time for us to examine the important role schools and educators play in our students’ mental health. At the Baltimore Curriculum Project, Maryland’s largest and oldest operator of neighborhood conversion charter schools, we provide mental health resources to our children and families to create the foundation […]
BCP Grads Going Places: Gladys Gonzalez, Wolfe Street Academy Alumna
Govans’ Robotics Team Wins Award
The talented, tenacious Govans Dragon Designers won the 2023 FIRST LEGO League Challenge Champions Award on February 11, 2023, at the Baltimore City qualifier. Congratulations to the team’s three 5th graders and seven 4th graders and coach Lisa Nemeth, who teaches kindergarten at Govans Elementary School (GES). The school is one of six schools in […]
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT: Hampstead Hill Academy
Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) is one of the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) oldest and top-performing neighborhood conversion charter schools. BCP began working with HHA in 1996. When the Maryland charter law was established in 2003, HHA became one of the first conversion charter schools in Baltimore City–and is one of Maryland’s highest-achieving charter schools and […]