BCP Community Spotlight: West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation
The West Baltimore Renaissance Foundation (WBRF), a division of LifeBridge Health Inc. founded in 2019 to support and bolster community wellbeing, is a proud supporter of Frederick Elementary School, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter serving the historic West Baltimore neighborhood. For the 2025-26 school year, WBRF generously gave $2,500 through its Small […]
Frederick Families Are Speaking Up—and the Results Are Strong
For years, Frederick Elementary School worked hard to encourage more families to complete the annual City Schools Family Survey. This year, that effort is paying off in a big way. Not only did more Frederick families respond this year than in years past, but their feedback reflects a strong and positive connection to the school. […]
Frederick Elementary Leads BCP on Cutting Chronic Absenteeism
Last year, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) launched the Transforming Attendance Initiative, to help its six-member network of schools address the critical challenge of chronic absenteeism, which public schools across Maryland and the nation are facing. During its first year of the program, BCP reduced network-wide chronic absenteeism from 45.55% to 37.85%. The Initiative reinforced the […]
2026 Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award Winner
Congratulations to Tamika Mickles, Pre-K Teacher at Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) school Frederick Elementary, on being named the 2026 Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award winner for the 2025–2026 school year. This annual award, presented by BCP, recognizes outstanding Direct Instruction (DI) reading teachers who demonstrate exceptional commitment to student achievement and literacy […]
Frederick Students Present National Park Trust Partnership Award
Each year, the National Park Trust (NPTP) presents the Bruce F. Vento Public Service Award to recognize elected officials who display outstanding skill, service, and innovation in environmental conservation and park advocacy. This year’s honoree, U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2nd District), received a special introduction by two polished public speakers and passionate advocates for U.S. […]
Community Partner Spotlight: National Park Trust Partnership
Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) has numerous local and regional partners who are valued resources for our network of neighborhood conversion charter schools. Our community partners help BCP students, educators, and our school communities thrive in and out of the classroom. Frederick Elementary School (FES) began participating in the National Park Trust Partnership (NPTP) Buddy Bison […]
Frederick 3rd Grade Meets Best-selling Author Kate Messner
In March, New York Times best-selling author, Kate Messner, visited Frederick Elementary School for a very special event. The author of more than fifty books for young readers, including The Next President, the Over and Under series, the History Smashers series, and more, Kate is the recipient of the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people. […]
BCP Volunteer Days at Frederick and Wolfe Street
Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) continued its 30th anniversary celebration with Volunteer Days of Service at Frederick Elementary School and Wolfe Street Academy. Frederick Elementary Science Fair and STEM Night, Nov. 24, 2025 Students, families, and community partners came together for an evening filled with curiosity, creativity, and celebration. Across the building, seven students from Pre-K […]
Love No Ego Program Visits Frederick and Pimlico
Innovative Attendance Incentives
Every student in school, every day. That’s the goal across the network of Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter schools. For our 30th year, BCP has kicked off an ambitious goal for a critical challenge facing public schools across the nation: chronic absenteeism. We’ve launched a new initiative this year to decrease chronic absenteeism […]