2023 Md. Legislative Session Updates and Funding Approval for Hampstead Hill Academy Expansion
The 2023 Maryland General Assembly Session ended with good news for education in Maryland and for the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP). As part of the 445th Session of the Maryland General Assembly, BCP’s Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) was awarded $250,000 from the state budget to be used for the school’s planned expansion and renovation of […]
BCP’s Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student was an A+ Success
On April 20, 2023, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) returned to its in-person annual gala, Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student? Held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, this fun event welcomed 200-plus attendees for dinner, drinks, and a fun-filled quiz show featuring a panel of BCP students competing against a panel of local […]
BCP Jobs Update
If you missed our Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Teacher and School-based Job Fair on March 25, there are still a few openings for the 2023-24 school year. Our Job Fair was a great morning of presentations and discussions about what makes working at a BCP school so unique. Our principals also conducted pre-interviews with registered […]
BCP Grads Going Places: Gladys Gonzalez, Wolfe Street Academy Alumna
Govans’ Robotics Team Wins Award
The talented, tenacious Govans Dragon Designers won the 2023 FIRST LEGO League Challenge Champions Award on February 11, 2023, at the Baltimore City qualifier. Congratulations to the team’s three 5th graders and seven 4th graders and coach Lisa Nemeth, who teaches kindergarten at Govans Elementary School (GES). The school is one of six schools in […]
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT: Hampstead Hill Academy
Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) is one of the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) oldest and top-performing neighborhood conversion charter schools. BCP began working with HHA in 1996. When the Maryland charter law was established in 2003, HHA became one of the first conversion charter schools in Baltimore City–and is one of Maryland’s highest-achieving charter schools and […]
Women’s History Month News
Happy Women’s History Month From BCP! To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is showcasing a few of its female leaders. These women—and the many female teachers, counselors, community liaisons, and staff at BCP’s six schools—are making a difference in helping to transform Baltimore’s public school educational landscape with neighborhood conversion charter […]
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday and Read Across America Day
Our BCP schools celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America Day on March 2 with fun celebrations of Dr. Seuss’ lasting impact on book lovers everywhere. We thought we’d take a page from his wonderful books and share the news, Seussian-style. Do you like to read? We like it a lot. BCP schools know […]
BCP Student Art Showcased at City School’s BMA Exhibit
Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) young artists’ work was selected for the 2023 fyi…For Your Inspiration exhibit at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Held March 12-19, the exhibition showcases the work of pre-K through 12th grade students in Baltimore City public schools. Students from BCP schools City Springs Elementary / Middle School and Pimlico Elementary / […]
Pimlico’s “Stop the Bleed” Program with Sinai Hospital
FACT: Hemorrhaging is the #1 preventable cause of death after injury. FACT: 6th-8th graders at Pimlico Elementary / Middle School have the knowledge and skills to save a life, thanks to their “Stop the Bleed” training through the school’s unique Pimlico/Sinai Middle Grades Health Science Program, a three-year partnership with LifeBridge Health and Sinai Hospital. […]