What’s Happening at BCP Schools: Teacher Apprciation
May is Teacher Appreciation Month! Teachers and staff at our six charter schools enjoyed breakfast, lunches, and sweet notes of thanks from parents and students. We are grateful for our incredible educators every day of the year. A huge shout-out to Kathryn Locke-Jones, Hampstead Hill Academy middle school teacher, for being named one of three […]
Wolfe Street Wolves Wins BCP Sweep of BoardRoom Chess End of Year Tournament
Wolfe Street Academy’s (WSA) Chess Club, The Wolfe Street Wolves, won first place at the invitational chess meet sponsored by Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) afterschool program partner, Boardroom Chess. All three BCP schools competing “swept the board” in the elementary/middle category with WSA in 1st Place, Frederick Elementary/Middle taking 2nd Place, and Govans Elementary “Dragons” […]
BCP Job Fair, June 10
Govans Elementary And Loyola University Collaborates To Paint Iconic Horse Sculpture
Maryland is known across the globe for thoroughbred racing. And the newly painted, modern horse sculpture in front of the Govans Elementary School building has the provenance befitting the state and sport. The iconic sculpture, “The Of Course Culture Horse” by Stan Edmister, was built in 1980. For decades, it proudly stood watch over the […]
What’s Happening at BCP Schools: Earth Month
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 […]