BCP Blog
What’s Ahead for BCP From our Board Members
We’re proud of the Baltimore Curriculum Project’s (BCP) deep roots in Baltimore and its public school system. Before we opened our first three neighborhood conversion charter schools in 2005, we had nearly a decade under our belt working with Baltimore City Public...
How to Support Teachers With Instructional Coaching
I’ve spent three decades in the classrooms of Baltimore City Public Schools, first as a teacher at Collington Square Elementary then as the school’s staff developer and later assistant principal. In 2015, I joined Govans Elementary School as assistant principal, the...
Addressing Children’s Mental Health: Wolfe Street Academy’s Collaborative Approach
April is Mental Health Awareness Month and the perfect time for us to examine the important role schools and educators play in our students’ mental health. At the Baltimore Curriculum Project, Maryland’s largest and oldest operator of neighborhood conversion charter...
Helping Students Master Mathematics
I love math and love teaching math. I taught math at an elementary/middle school in Chicago and at the Baraka School in Kenya. What I really love are fractions, especially when cooking and doubling recipes. Fractions are handy, tangible and practical. The recent data...
How School Leaders Can Create Better Teacher Support in Public Schools
Teaching and working in public schools are rewarding and challenging, especially right now. Our profession is experiencing a huge shift in how content is taught. Remote learning during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing learning gap continue to...
Hampstead Hill Academy’s 8-Year Recharter
Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) recently received an eight-year renewal term as a public charter school. The unanimous vote on February 23, 2023, by the Board of School Commissioners, Baltimore City Public Schools, is an incredible accomplishment for HHA students,...
The Role of Schools in Violence Prevention
There is an absolute crisis of violence across our country. In Baltimore, over the past five years, one in eight shooting victims taken to hospitals in our region has been a child between the ages of 10 and 19. How violence affects our communities and schools is a...
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