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
Community Partner Spotlight: LETS GO Boys and Girls
Our success, and the success of our students, faculty/staff, and parents is due in large part to the commitment of Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) partners, including our overarching partner, Baltimore City Public Schools. This month, we introduce you to LETS GO Boys and Girls, Inc. Who is LETS GO? LETS GO Boys and Girls, Inc., […]
Wolfe Street Coders Participate in National Hour of Code Day
On December 8th, excited, engaged 2nd through 5th grade Wolfe Street Academy (WSA) students packed into the school cafeteria to participate in the online National Hour of Code program, now a hallmark of Computer Science Education Week. WSA coders joined the 100 million or so students worldwide who enjoyed Hour of Code, a free program […]
Restoration of Peely Wheely, Wolfe Street’s Historic Sculpture
Since 1978, the large, whimsical bronze sculpture, Peely Wheely, has greeted Wolfe Street Academy (WSA) students and visitors alike with its Seussian characters, perfect for an elementary school. This November, Peely Wheely underwent a multi-pronged conservation effort designed to ensure its cherished spot in front of WSA for decades to come. Artist Jim Paulsen, who […]
Wolfe Street Academy’s New Website
In November, Wolfe Street Academy, part of Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) network of six neighborhood charter schools, launched its brand-new website! After months of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially share it with you. www.wolfestreetacademy.org The website, designed by Kalix Marketing Group in collaboration with Wolfe Street Academy’s Principal Mark Gaither, refreshes […]
Celebrating Our Families’ Hispanic Heritage
September 15th – October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month with celebrations at each of our six Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter schools. Two of our schools, Hampstead Hill Academy and Wolfe Street Academy, serve a robust Latino population and have exciting programs for this month and throughout the year that celebrate and connect […]
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT: Wolfe Street Academy
Wolfe Street Academy (WSA) has been a neighborhood conversion public charter school with the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) since 2007. BCP has been working with WSA since 1998 on the Direct Instruction curriculum, the research-based curriculum used by all BCP schools to customize each child’s reading plan and success. WSA has been and still is […]
Physical Improvements to Pimlico and Wolfe Street
This June, Pimlico Elementary / Middle School and Wolfe Street Academy received two major beautification/facility improvements. Pimlico received landscaping of its front, side and back entrances, thanks to funding from a grant by Concentration of Poverty Grant that provided an emphasis for School Beautification. It provides a lovely welcome to students, staff, families, stakeholders and […]