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 […]
Empowering Middle School Leaders for Real-time Impact and Long-term Change
Twelve years ago, a group of us at Hampstead Hill Academy, a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion public charter school in South Baltimore, launched Leaders Go Places (LGP) with our middle school. The initial idea and early funding for the incentive-based program to encourage and empower 6th through 8th graders to focus on academics, […]
Learning to Lead: Engaging Middle Schoolers in Civic Responsibility
Teaching civic engagement and civic responsibility to middle schoolers is always interesting. This particular presidential election and moment in our country’s polarized political climate makes it especially interesting. Civics instruction is important from a young age because students oftentimes feel powerless at their age. They know that adults are making decisions that impact their […]
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month at BCP
Schools across the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network of neighborhood conversion charter schools celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 through October 15 with presentations, cultural events, books, art and music lessons, and community events. We spoke with Rosalia Castelan, Community Site Specialist/Latino Outreach at Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) on the many activities for the […]
Kat Locke-Jones Named Maryland Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Hampstead Hill Academy’s Kat Locke-Jones on her selection as the 2024-25 Maryland Teacher of the Year! This coveted Maryland State Department of Education honor was announced at a gala event on Friday, October 4th in Hunt Valley with her Hampstead Hill colleagues and husband Nick Jones, a teacher at REACH Partnership School, celebrating […]
Azaria Kwaw, HHA, Class of 2015
We talked with Azaria Kwaw at Morgan State University, who has been part of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) family since before her formal education. Her mother is Bernarda Kwaw, Principal at Govans Elementary and BCP veteran for several decades. Each of Azaria’s three siblings also attended Hampstead Hill. Hampstead Hill Academy, Attended 3rd-8th grades, […]
Mrs. Jackie Clary Thomas Selected as 2024 Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award Winner
Mrs. Jackie Clary Thomas, first grade educator at Hampstead Hill Academy, one of the oldest community charter schools in the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network, has been named the second recipient of the annual Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award. The award, which comes with a cash prize of $2,500 to the winner, […]
Kat Locke-Jones Named 2024 Baltimore City Schools Teacher of the Year
Kat Locke-Jones, 7th Grade ELA and Social Studies teacher at Hampstead Hill Academy, for being named the 2024 Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year! Ms. Locke-Jones, who was a finalist for this prestigious award in 2023, was surprised on Wednesday, May 8th at school by Dr. Sonja Santelises, CEO of Baltimore City Public […]
Courtney Scott, HHA, Class of 2020
Courtney Scott: Hampstead Hill Academy, Class of 2020 Attended Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) from Kindergarten through 8th grade At HHA, participated in the school musicals from 5th-8th grade, Girl Scouts from 1st-8th grade, Leaders Go Places leadership committee from 7th-8th grade, and Builders Club in 8th grade. Baltimore City College, Class of 2024 President, Baltimore […]
Hampstead Hill Academy Breaks Ground for Major Facility Expansion
On April 18, 2024, Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA), one of the highest performing Pre-K through 8th grade public schools in Maryland, celebrated an exciting new chapter: a 12-month construction project to expand HHA’s facilities. This project includes a new gymnasium with seating for spectators, an additional classroom, and new student restrooms which will provide an […]