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Pimlico’s Class of 1960 Returns Home
Over 65 years after they first walked the halls of Pimlico Elementary School, four members of the Class of 1960—Harry Fox, Lois Landsman, Martin Stein, and Donna Wolf—returned to their alma mater for a special visit. The idea began when Martin Stein reached out to...
Celebrate the Season of Giving with BCP
As we enter this season of gratitude and generosity, Giving Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025, offers a meaningful opportunity to give back and make a difference in our city. At the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), every donation, big or small, helps strengthen our neighborhood...
BCP Volunteer Days of Service
The Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is grateful to all the volunteers who continue to support our students and school communities! Pimlico’s Trunk or Treat Our Pimlico Trunk or Treat event, held on October 30, was a huge success thanks to the support of our...
MSDE Star Rating: Celebrating Our Schools
The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) recently released its annual star ratings, offering a clear way for families and the community to understand school performance. Ratings are based on multiple factors, including academic achievement, student growth,...
BCP Helps with Public Sculpture Restoration Near City Springs
David Hess, award-winning Baltimore sculptor and furniture maker, has 32 public art sculptures dotted across Maryland, most of them in the Baltimore region. In 2006, Mr. Hess installed Baltimore Passage in Albemarle Square, just a few blocks from City Springs...
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...
BCP Grads Going Places: Cindy Ibarra, Hampstead Hill Alumna
Part of the first Leaders Go Places (LGP) program at Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) thirteen years ago, Cindy Ibarra took those early leadership development lessons to heart. LGP is an HHA-created program that combines incentives for academic, leadership, and...
BCP Principals Featured in Baltimore Banner
Two Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Principals are featured in the Baltimore Banner article, “Baltimore’s education dynasty gathers around a Roland Park dinner table” (October 16, 2025). The article by education reporter Liz Bowie tells the story of Matt Hornbeck,...
Pimlico Student Leaders Receive Governor’s Citation
The Community Helpers Club at Pimlico Elementary / Middle School (PEMS) loves making a difference. This group of middle school leaders, led by Theresa Braxton, PEMS’ Community School Coordinator through the school’s lead agency, Park Heights Renaissance, and Shantel...
City Springs and Hampstead Hill Students View Restorative Practices Documentary
The City Springs Elementary / Middle School (CS) 8th grade joined their peers at Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) on October 3, 2025, for an HHA Leaders Go Places (LGP) meeting in HHA’s Newstead Gym to view the new short documentary, “Restorative Practices Make Strong...
Innovative Attendance Incentives
Every student in school, every day. That’s the goal across the network of Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter schools. For our 30th year, BCP has kicked off an ambitious goal for a critical challenge facing public schools across the...
BCP Premieres New Documentary on Restorative Practices
September 29, 2025, in Hampstead Hill Academy’s Newstead Gym, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) kicked off its 30th year celebration with another “first”—its first-ever film premiere. Restorative Practices Make Strong Schools, the short documentary created by Voices...
BCP In the News
Check out recent media mentions of the Baltimore Curriculum Project.
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Baltimore Magazine
Ego Nwodim, SNL star and Baltimore native, is partnering with BCP to teach educators and students improv skills to use as problem-solving and life skills. Baltimore Magazine featured her work with BCP in its annual GameChangers issue.
WMAR-2 NEWS
Matt Hornbeck, Principal of Hampstead Hill Academy, was interviewed about the negative impact of social media on teenagers and HHA’s strategies to address this important issue.
BALTIMORE BUSINESS JOURNAL
Hampstead Hill Academy broke ground on April 18, 2024 for an exciting expansion and renovation project to benefit the school and the Southeast Baltimore community.