Q&A With Author Carole Boston Weatherford
Award-winning children’s and young adult author Carole Boston Weatherford has written more than 80 books, several in collaboration with her son, artist Jeffery Boston Weatherford. Among the awards her 80-plus books have garnered are two NAACP Image Awards, 18 American Library Association Youth Media Awards, a Newbery Honor, Coretta Scott King Award and four Caldecott […]
National History Days at City Springs and Hampstead Hill
Young historians at two Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools spent weeks preparing for their National History Day presentations. Each year, the nonprofit National History Day (NHD) program sponsors a competition for 6-12th graders around the world. Students choose a topic and conduct extensive research, presenting their conclusions and evidence through a series of contests, first […]
Frederick Math Students Master Mathopoly
Frederick School Elementary 4th and 5th graders participated in Ingenuity’s Mathopoly Competition on January 25, 2025. This citywide event featured 96 students from eight Baltimore City elementary schools. Teams competed in a series of math games, including solving Olympiad-style math problems on a life-sized Ingenuity-created, Monopoly-inspired game board. For the 2025 Mathopoly competition, held at […]
Meet the Board Member: Keith Scroggins
Keith Scroggins, the retired Chief Operating Officer for Baltimore City Public Schools and Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) educational partner, brings extensive school system expertise to the board and a deep passion for improving opportunities for young people in his hometown. We spoke with him about his BCP service and his vision for Baltimore’s educational landscape. […]
Breslin Ocampo, WSA, Class of 2019
Breslin Ocampo, graduate of Wolfe Street Academy, Baltimore City Curriculum (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school, loved her time as a Wolfe. She’s taken the many lessons learned there to Cristo Rey Jesuit High School where she is a junior. WOLFE STREET ACADEMY: Attended Pre-K through 5th Grade, then attended Crossroads School for middle school where […]
BCP Community Partner Spotlight: Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund
The Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund (JHNF), part of Johns Hopkins University’s Community Health Investment program, partners with Wolfe Street Academy (WSA), a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school serving the Upper Fells Point communities. JHNF provides fresh fruits and vegetables to Wolfe Street families in need of healthier food choices. Created in 2007, […]
Q&A With Theresa Braxton, Pimilco Community School Coordinator
Theresa Braxton, Community School Coordinator for Pimlico Elementary / Middle School, is an author, community advocate, and passionate champion of the Park Heights community. Raised in the neighborhood near Pimlico and a former Baltimore Public City Schools teacher, she wrote Momma I Don’t Like My Hair in 2017 and is working on her second book […]
Inside the Classroom: A Look at DI Learning
Since 1996, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) has brought Direct Instruction (DI) to Baltimore City Public Schools, helping students achieve better outcomes. Developed in the 1960s by Siegfried “Zig” Engelmann, DI is a teaching method that helps student master essential skills for reading. Rooted in the principles of explicit teaching and data-driven instruction, DI emphasizes carefully […]
Hampstead Hill Players Present Finding Nemo, Jr.
On February 13-15, 2025, at Hampstead Hill Academy, the Hampstead Hill Players will present the musical Finding Nemo, Jr. The show is performed and presented by the 4th through 8th grade actors and crew members in the afterschool club. It represents hundreds of hours of dedication and work since October, 2024, when the club called […]
Elected Officials Visit BCP Schools
Over the past few months, several elected officials and one former Baltimore City Mayor visited Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools to share their experiences and civic leadership journeys and inspire the next generation of leaders. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates visited Frederick Elementary School to talk with 4th and 5th graders during the […]