Meet the BCP Board Member: Mike Niccolini
We continue our series of profiles on the community leaders who serve on the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) board with a conversation with Mike Niccolini, Co-Chairman of the BCP Board and co-founder and president of MCM Capital, LLC. Mike’s reflections on his BCP service connect deeply to BCP’s 30th anniversary, the impact of BCP’s founding […]
Gov. Moore and State Leaders Visit Hampstead Hill
On Nov. 21, Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland; Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Mayor; City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises; Brooke Lierman, Maryland Comptroller and Hampstead Hill Academy parent; and several other elected officials, visited Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) in Canton. HHA is a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school and one of the […]
Community Partner Spotlight: CBRE
A year ago, this past Thanksgiving, CBRE , a commercial real estate firm in the Inner Harbor, began its outreach with City Springs Elementary Middle School, one of the six neighborhood conversion charter schools in the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network. In fall 2024, a CBRE colleague introduced the firm to Aaron Trumnio, City Springs’ […]
Love No Ego Program Visits Frederick and Pimlico
Community Partner Spotlight: Unlimited Potential Mentoring
“Be who you needed when you were younger.” Haneef Hardy, founder of the nonprofit Unlimited Potential Mentoring (UPM), lives by those words. This motto also drives his nonprofit, which supports children and teens in Baltimore and his native Philadelphia through three programs. In mid-December, prior to Winter Break, Mr. Hardy and his team launch the […]
HHA PTO Annual Fitness Fundraiser a Huge Success
This fall, Hampstead Hill Academy’s PTO hosted its annual schoolwide fundraiser. Students rose to the challenge with enthusiasm, determination, and plenty of school spirit. To support the PTO’s work, students solicited pledges from friends and family as they committed to 30 minutes of fitness for 14 days in a row, highlighting the importance of daily […]
2025 BCP Holiday Art Contest Winners
For the fourth year in a row, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) proudly hosted its annual Student Art Contest to create the artwork for the upcoming BCP holiday card sent to donors and supporters. The contest provides students in Kindergarten through 8th grade an opportunity to showcase their artistic talents and creativity. This year’s theme […]
City Springs’ Leader In Me Class Inspires PreK-8 Leaders
Pimlico’s Class of 1960 Returns Home
Over 65 years after they first walked the halls of Pimlico Elementary School, four members of the Class of 1960—Harry Fox, Lois Landsman, Martin Stein, and Donna Wolf—returned to their alma mater for a special visit. The idea began when Martin Stein reached out to Principal Nneka Warren with a photograph from 1959 of the […]
Celebrate the Season of Giving with BCP
As we enter this season of gratitude and generosity, Giving Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025, offers a meaningful opportunity to give back and make a difference in our city. At the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), every donation, big or small, helps strengthen our neighborhood charter schools and support the students, teachers, and communities we serve. When […]