BCP Community Partner Spotlight: Loyola University Maryland
For several years, Loyola University Maryland (Loyola) has partnered with the Govans Elementary School (GES) community in numerous ways. Each semester, 25-plus Loyola early education majors serve as regular tutors in GES classes and afterschool, while other students from the university have helped GES artists reimagine a historic landmark public sculpture. An ongoing connection […]
WJZ-TV & Others Make Govans’ Career Day Special
Govans Elementary School, part of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network of neighborhood conversion charter schools, celebrated American Education Week in November. The week includes visits from school by mothers, fathers, and guardians, community partners, and for the much-anticipated Career Day, a host of adults and mentors representing various jobs. This year, WJZ-TV broadcast from […]
BCP and National Bullying Prevention Month
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, an effort to bring awareness to school communities about the effects of bullying and how to prevent it. With Restorative Practices at the center of each of the six Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter schools, BCP educators and staff create a safe, supportive learning environment. BCP school […]
Community at the Center: Wolfe Street and Govans Elementary
At Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), we believe that schools are more than places to learn—they are community anchors. This has been foundational for BCP for three decades. Since 1996, we have focused on offering the best instructional method we knew – Direct Instruction. When BCP became a charter school operator, we focused intentionally on converting […]
Govans’ Library is 4th in City Schools’ Bibliovation Circulation
2,446 books. That’s a lot of books circulated to the students at Govans Elementary School (GES) for the 2024-25 school year – nearly 70% of GES’s entire library collection. It was also the 4th highest circulation in all of Baltimore City for Bibliovation Circulations. “This is a remarkable achievement and a direct reflection of your […]
BCP Community Spotlight: Hi Neighbor! Program
In 2021, the first grade teachers at the Church of the Redeemer Parish Day School and Govans Elementary School wanted to create a way to build community. The schools, located a little over a mile apart in North Baltimore, collaborated on the Hi Neighbor! Program, a partnership rooted in celebrating the diversity and connections across […]
BCP Celebrates Cultures and Global Spirit
In a vibrant celebration of diversity and cultural heritage, several Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools hosted International and Multicultural Days this May, turning schools into colorful hubs of global exploration and unity. Festivities included deeper learning by students of the rich diversity represented at BCP schools and opportunities for festivities with family and the larger […]
BCP Transformational Principals
Each May, the nation observes National School Principal’s Day on May 1, a day to mark the many ways, every day, principals transform schools and communities. Baltimore City Public Schools, the educational partner of Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), recognizes the need for school leaders to inspire and model the values and approach they wish to […]
Strong Schools as Catalysts for Neighborhood Renewal: Govans Elementary School
We continue our series of exploring how each of the strong schools in the network of Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter schools plays a vital role in the revitalization of communities. In April, we explore the anchor role and impact that Govans Elementary School (GES) is having on the greater Govans area in […]
Govans’ Diamond Girls Fashion Show Recognized by the National Council of Negro Women
