News and Press
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...
Q&A With Marc Lester, Pimlico’s Restorative Practices Director
Restorative Practices is the cornerstone of each neighborhood conversion charter school in the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network of six Baltimore schools. The focus on and devotion to daily practices of using positive, community-building interactions for...
Follow BCP for 30 Voices for 30 Years
This school year, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is proud to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. For three decades, BCP has been deeply committed to empowering students, supporting families, and strengthening neighborhoods through high-quality, community-centered...
BCP Grads Going Places: Henry Burger, Hampstead Hill Alumnus
We continue our regular look at graduates of Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools and the impact of their BCP education. This month, we talked with Henry Burger, a sophomore at Calvert Hall College, a Catholic, all-boys’ high school, about how his years in...
Volunteer Days of Service – Make a Difference in Our Schools!
To celebrate our 30th anniversary, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) is inviting parents, neighbors, community members, and friends to roll up their sleeves and join us for our first-ever Volunteer Days of Service at our six schools across Baltimore. These...
Baltimore Curriculum Project Board Meets at Wolfe Street Academy
On September 11, 2025, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Directors held its first meeting of the new school year at Wolfe Street Academy. Principal Mark Gaither welcomed board members and shared updates on Wolfe Street’s strong start to the year, as is...
New Pimlico Turf Field Coming!
Permits are official and in place for a new turf field and four-lane running track at Pimlico Elementary / Middle School. The new field will feature space for football, lacrosse, soccer, and track and bring even more opportunities for our students and the historic...
Remembering Bernice Whelchel, Former City Springs Principal
Bernice E. Whelchel, former principal of City Springs Elementary/Middle School, a partner school with Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) since 1996, when BCP was founded. Mrs. Whelchel, powerful advocate of Direct Instruction for Baltimore City Public Schools and the...
Back-to-School Events Launch 30th BCP Year
The Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools kicked off the 2025–2026 school year with a series of joyful back-to-school celebrations this August. These events gave families the chance to meet teachers, explore classrooms, gather resources, and start the year with...
BCP In the News
Check out recent media mentions of the Baltimore Curriculum Project.
WMARABC2
Today Show
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.