Q&A with Rob Salley, Chair of City Schools Commissioners and BCP Panelist
On Thursday, May 15, 2025, Robert “Rob” Salley, Chair of the Baltimore City Public Schools Commissioners, will be one of three celebrity contestants for Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student?” Mr. Salley brings his vast expertise to the event, as a former City Schools teacher, as Deputy Director for WestEd, […]
Hampstead Hill Academy Celebrates Grand Opening of Newstead Gym
After a year of construction—and a fair amount of classroom improvisation—Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) proudly opened its brand-new Newstead Gym with a ribbon cutting ceremony and community celebration on April 9, 2025. The 9,545-square-foot facility includes a modern gymnasium with spectator seating, a new classroom, and upgraded student restrooms. Designed to support physical education, school […]
Frederick’s Green Team Leads Sustainability Efforts
The Frederick Elementary School (FES) Green Team, the after school environmental club that oversees the school’s garden, has a new school greening initiative: composting. The students are promoting sustainable environmental practices to enhance the soil and plant quality of the FES Teaching Garden by composting from the school’s fruit and vegetable program to reduce waste […]
Meet the BCP Board Member: John Bullock
Baltimore City Councilman John Bullock, Ph.D., who represents the 9th district of West and Southwest Baltimore, has been a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board member since 2017. We talked to him about serving Baltimore’s school-aged children and their families and his love of educating the next generation of civic leaders as a political science professor […]
Strong Schools as Catalysts for Neighborhood Renewal: Govans Elementary School
We continue our series of exploring how each of the strong schools in the network of Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter schools plays a vital role in the revitalization of communities. In April, we explore the anchor role and impact that Govans Elementary School (GES) is having on the greater Govans area in […]
Govans’ Diamond Girls Fashion Show Recognized by the National Council of Negro Women
Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student – Platinum Donors
Thank you to our generous Platinum level donors for the 2025 Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student?” gala on May 15 at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Each of these wonderful partners is continuing its Platinum-level ($5,000 and above) for the second year in a row. We remain deeply grateful […]
Impactful Women Leaders: Dr. Rhonda Richetta, Principal City Springs Elementary / Middle School
In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with Dr. Rhonda Richetta, the Principal of City Springs Elementary / Middle School, since January 2005. City Springs has partnered with Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) since 1996. Dr. Richetta, who first came to City Springs as a special educator in the late 1990s, has seen many changes […]
Andrew Gao, WSA, Class of 2019
Andrew Gao spent two years at Wolfe Street Academy, a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school. The STEM introduction he received at Wolfe Street sparked his passion for science and helping others. Last year, at Baltimore Polytechnic School, he founded the Poly STEM Outreach Club, which is bringing STEM to elementary public schools […]
Govans’ 2nd Grade Scientists
Science and math got very hands-on on March 10, 2025, when the Poly STEM Outreach Club, a new, student-created outreach club at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, visited Govans Elementary School, a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school. The entire 2nd Grade enjoyed an hour-and-a-half of fun, engaging labs and experiments, presented in stations by […]