Meet Mr. Trumino, City Springs’ Community School Coordinator
At Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) charter schools, the role of Community School Coordinator is essential. BCP embraces the community school model, which means that providing wrap-around services for its students and families is as important as what happens in the classroom. Each school’s Community School Coordinator, hired by that school’s lead community partner, manages and […]
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 […]
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 […]
All BCP Pre-Ks Are Now MSDE-Accredited
In May and June, the Pre-Kindergarten programs at City Springs Elementary / Middle and Hampstead Hill Academy received Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) accreditation. This impressive achievement means that all six of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Pre-K programs at BCP’s neighborhood conversion charter schools have MSDE accreditation. MSDE Pre-K Accreditation is a testament […]
BCP Community Spotlight: St. Vincent de Paul Church
The St. Vincent de Paul Church has been serving the families and community members in East Baltimore since 1841. Baltimore’s oldest parish church in continuous use, St. Vincent de Paul Church – fondly known as “St. V.’s” – also has a deep history of serving the Perkins Home (now Perkins Square) community and City Springs […]
Renewing Transformation: City Springs Elementary / Middle School and the Perkins Somerset Oldtown Neighborhood
BCP Peer Mediator Workshop with University of Maryland Law School
Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) Peer Mediator program trains selected students to work with their peers on active listening, conflict resolution, and controlling one’s anger — all key skills for BCP’s Restorative Practices program. The Peer Mediator Program was created in January 2023 at City Springs Elementary / Middle School by Todd Wade, City Springs’ Director […]
The Role and Impact of Assistant Principals on School Culture and Achievement
Each Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school has a team of school leaders, including Assistant Principals, who help to ensure a thriving school culture and climate. The Assistant Principals, seasoned educators and former classroom teachers, oversee a myriad of daily tasks and issues in support of Principals, teachers, staff, students, families, and community […]
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 […]