by Baltimore Curriculum Project | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, Hampstead Hill
The facts grow more alarming with each passing year. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services data shows that children and teens who spend more than three hours a day on social media are two times at risk of mental health issues like depression and anxiety....
by Baltimore Curriculum Project | Nov 28, 2023 | Blog, City Springs, Hampstead Hill
This fall, several Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) leaders attended national conferences of top educators across the country or led programs for emerging educational leaders. We asked them to summarize a few takeaways from their experiences. Harold S. Henry, Jr.,...
by Harold S. Henry, Jr. | Oct 20, 2023 | Blog
I never wanted to be a principal. This is a common refrain from many school leaders, but it could not be more true for me. I resisted at every opportunity leading up to accepting the role at Frederick Elementary School (FES) in 2017, when FES became a Baltimore...
by Todd Wade | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, City Springs
In 2007, City Springs Elementary / Middle School, a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) public charter school serving children and families from some of the City’s most underserved neighborhoods, pioneered Restorative Practices. Today, BCP’s six neighborhood...
by Laura Doherty | Sep 22, 2023 | Blog
We know we can teach every child. However, we cannot teach a child who does not come to school. Yet, nationally and in Maryland, student attendance continues to be a challenge for schools, “a hidden educational crisis,” so dubbed by the U.S. Department of Education....
by Laura Doherty | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog
There’s been a battle for years over how children learn to read and the best way to teach them to read. These “reading wars” have heated up again since the pandemic and the post-pandemic learning loss facing our nation. While Maryland students have made impressive...
