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BCP Leaders on the National Stage

BCP Leaders on the National Stage

This fall, several Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) leaders attended national conferences of top educators across the country or led programs for emerging educational leaders. We asked them to summarize a few takeaways from their experiences. Harold S. Henry, Jr.,...

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Reflections of a BCP Principal

Reflections of a BCP Principal

I never wanted to be a principal. This is a common refrain from many school leaders, but it could not be more true for me. I resisted at every opportunity leading up to accepting the role at Frederick Elementary School (FES) in 2017, when FES became a Baltimore...

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How Restorative Practices Changes School Communities

How Restorative Practices Changes School Communities

In 2007, City Springs Elementary / Middle School, a  Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) public charter school serving children and families from some of the City’s most underserved neighborhoods, pioneered Restorative Practices. Today, BCP’s six neighborhood...

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Why School Attendance Matters

Why School Attendance Matters

We know we can teach every child. However, we cannot teach a child who does not come to school. Yet, nationally and in Maryland, student attendance continues to be a challenge for schools, “a hidden educational crisis,” so dubbed by the U.S. Department of Education....

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The Science of Reading & The “Reading Wars”

The Science of Reading & The “Reading Wars”

There’s been a battle for years over how children learn to read and the best way to teach them to read. These “reading wars” have heated up again since the pandemic and the post-pandemic learning loss facing our nation.  While Maryland students have made impressive...

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Addressing Summer Slide

Addressing Summer Slide

Use it or lose it. As adults, we understand that if we don’t practice our skills, we can soon forget the knowledge we’ve worked so hard for. Educators face this each year with “summer slide” or “summer slump,” which are the common terms for the student learning loss...

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What’s Ahead for BCP From our Board Members

What’s Ahead for BCP From our Board Members

We’re proud of the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) deep roots in Baltimore and its public school system. Before we opened our first three neighborhood conversion charter schools in 2005, we had nearly a decade under our belt working with Baltimore City Public...

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How to Support Teachers With Instructional Coaching

How to Support Teachers With Instructional Coaching

I’ve spent three decades in the classrooms of Baltimore City Public Schools, first as a teacher at Collington Square Elementary then as the school’s staff developer and later assistant principal. In 2015, I joined Govans Elementary School as assistant principal, the...

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Helping Students Master Mathematics

Helping Students Master Mathematics

I love math and love teaching math. I taught math at an elementary/middle school in Chicago and at the Baraka School in Kenya. What I really love are fractions, especially when cooking and doubling recipes. Fractions are handy, tangible and practical. The recent data...

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About the Baltimore Curriculum Project

Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is the largest operator of local neighborhood, public charter schools in Maryland. We create safe, supportive learning environments for children PK-8 by providing innovative, research-based educational strategies, intensive teacher training and extensive support for administration and staff. We support our local neighborhood needs by tailoring our resources and support through community partnerships.

As one of the longest-running charter operators in Maryland, our schools are regularly recognized as some of the most highly acclaimed neighborhood charter schools in the state. 

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