BCP at the NWEA
Each June, educators and administrators from the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) attend the annual NWEA Fusion conference. The nonprofit NWEA, or the Northwest Evaluation Association, develops and oversees the annual assessments BCP uses to measure and guide its students’ academic performance, the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Growth assessments for students. From June 25-27, 2025, […]
Strong Schools = Strong Neighborhoods: Wolfe Street Academy
Located in Baltimore’s Upper Fells Point neighborhood, Wolfe Street Academy (WSA) has played a transformational role in driving both economic growth and a strengthened sense of community since WSA’s pioneering adoption of the Community School Strategy in 2006. One of the first community schools in Baltimore and Maryland, WSA is a leader in how neighborhood […]
Wolfe Street Academy Dedicates New Mural Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Heritage
Wolfe Street Academy (WSA), a Baltimore Curriculum Project charter school, held a dedication ceremony for its new mural titled Memoria y Esperanza (Memory and Hope) on July 15, 2025. The event, held on the WSA playground, brought together students, families, community members, and local leaders to celebrate the powerful new public artwork. Spanning an impressive […]
Meet the Board Member: George Hess
George Hess, the founding Board Chair for Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), has been at the BCP helm for nearly 30 years. Since 2017, he and Mike Nicollini have split leadership duties as Co-chairs. In 1996, the year BCP was founded, he was tapped by Dr. Muriel Berkeley, BCP co-founder, to serve as Board Chair for […]
Govans’ Library is 4th in City Schools’ Bibliovation Circulation
2,446 books. That’s a lot of books circulated to the students at Govans Elementary School (GES) for the 2024-25 school year – nearly 70% of GES’s entire library collection. It was also the 4th highest circulation in all of Baltimore City for Bibliovation Circulations. “This is a remarkable achievement and a direct reflection of your […]
Paige Golden, RN, CSEM, Class of 2012
Paige Golden is living her dream job. She’s a pediatric travel nurse currently on an assignment in Kansas at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Prior to that, her assignment was in the residential psychiatric facility of the ERC Pathlight Mood & Anxiety Center in Cockeysville, Md. It’s an exciting career that first sparked for Paige […]
What’s Happening in Our Schools: Celebrating Milestones Across BCP Schools
In June, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools proudly celebrated important milestones as students prepared to take the next step in their educational journeys. Our three elementary-only schools—Govans, Frederick, and Wolfe Street—honored their 5th grade students as they embark on their middle school journey. At our elementary/middle schools—City Springs, Hampstead Hill, and Pimlico—we celebrated the achievements […]
Celebrating Student Success: Where BCP Students Go Next
Each June, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools proudly celebrate their 5th and 8th grade students as they take the next steps in their educational journeys. Through joyful and heartfelt closing exercises, families, educators, and peers gather to recognize the achievements of these students and the bright paths that lie ahead. This year, more than 280 […]
T. Rowe Price Teaches City Springs’ 6th Grade to be Money Confident
This spring, 6th grade students at City Springs Elementary / Middle School learned much more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Thanks to T. Rowe Price’s Money Confident Kids Financial Literacy Curriculum, a financial literacy program geared for middle school students, they learned about budgeting, saving, earning interest, and more critical financial lessons. The innovative, interactive […]
2025 Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award Winners
Congratulations to Juwariyah Saboor, 1st Grade Teacher at Pimlico Elementary/Middle School, and Brianna Spady, 4th and 5th Grade Teacher at Wolfe Street Academy, on winning the Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award for the 2024-2025 school year. This annual award, presented by Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), recognizes two outstanding Direct Instruction reading teachers. […]