Community Partner Spotlight: Live Baltimore
The dozens of community organizations and nonprofits that support the work and vision of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) are essential partners to ensuring that BCP fulfills its promise as Maryland’s oldest and largest operator of neighborhood conversion charter schools. Few partners understand the foundational value of having a thriving community school as the anchor […]
12th Annual “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student” a Great Success!
On a perfect spring evening on the Baltimore waterfront, on May 13, 2024, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) celebrated its 12th “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student?” annual gala. Held at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, the event welcomed over 200 attendees, which included sponsors, friends, BCP board members and many BCP administrators, faculty, and […]
What’s Happening in BCP Schools? Are You Smarter Event Photos
BCP’s annual gala, “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student?” was a great success! Check out all the photos from May 13, 2024. PHOTO GALLERY
Wolfe Street Academy’s New Classroom Libraries for Equity
Equity work has long been central to Wolfe Street Academy’s (WSA) mission and curriculum. The school has a diverse student community of 250 Pre-Kindergarten through 5th graders. More than 80 percent of WSA students are Latino, 15 percent are African American, and five percent identify as other racial backgrounds. The school’s equity work first focused […]
BCP Community Partner Spotlight: Girls on the Run of the Greater Chesapeake
We truly appreciate each Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) partner. They play a significant role in our ability to meet our mission and the missions of our six neighborhood conversion charter schools. Each, especially our overarching partner, Baltimore City Public Schools, is integral to the success of BCP students, faculty/staff, and parents. This month, we celebrate […]
Wolfe Street Students & WJZ-TV Celebrate the Solar Eclipse
The Solar Eclipse on April 8th was big news around the world, especially at Wolfe Street Academy (WSA). WJZ-TV (CBS News) spent the afternoon with the 114 students who participate in WSA’s Out of School Time program, the school’s robust after-school enrichment program run by Calcy Blackwood. The students, WSA principal Mark Gaither, teachers, and […]
The Power of Arts Education at BCP
March is Arts in Our Schools Month across Maryland and the nation. To celebrate, we’re sharing just a few of the wonderful ways that students at Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter schools enjoy an arts education steeped in self-expression and creative joy. In its report on the Arts and Public Education, the American […]
Community Partner Spotlight: the Board Room Chess, Inc.
Partners play a significant role in the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) ability to meet our mission and the missions of our six neighborhood conversion charter schools. Each partner, especially our overarching partner, Baltimore City Public Schools, is integral to the success of the BCP family of students, faculty/staff, and parents. This month, we celebrate the […]
2024 Brenda Kahn Memorial Award for Educational Excellence
Each year, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) selects a BCP teacher from its six, neighborhood conversion charter schools as the recipient of the Brenda Kahn Memorial Award for Educational Excellence. BCP Principals nominate potential awardees for demonstrating the qualities exemplified by the late Brenda Kahn, who had an extensive career with Baltimore City Public Schools […]
The Value of the Baltimore Curriculum Project Model for Families & Neighborhoods
