News and Press
Meet the BCP Board Member: Mike Niccolini
We continue our series of profiles on the community leaders who serve on the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) board with a conversation with Mike Niccolini, Co-Chairman of the BCP Board and co-founder and president of MCM Capital, LLC. Mike’s reflections on his BCP...
Gov. Moore and State Leaders Visit Hampstead Hill
On Nov. 21, Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland; Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Mayor; City Schools CEO Dr. Sonja Santelises; Brooke Lierman, Maryland Comptroller and Hampstead Hill Academy parent; and several other elected officials, visited Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA)...
Community Partner Spotlight: CBRE
A year ago, this past Thanksgiving, CBRE , a commercial real estate firm in the Inner Harbor, began its outreach with City Springs Elementary Middle School, one of the six neighborhood conversion charter schools in the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network. In...
Love No Ego Program Visits Frederick and Pimlico
Helping young people better understand the power of their potential. Giving them the tools they need to embrace life with love and confidence, not ego. Freddy Love, motivational speaker and founder of The Love Not Ego Foundation, shared this and more with Pre-K...
Community Partner Spotlight: Unlimited Potential Mentoring
“Be who you needed when you were younger.” Haneef Hardy, founder of the nonprofit Unlimited Potential Mentoring (UPM), lives by those words. This motto also drives his nonprofit, which supports children and teens in Baltimore and his native Philadelphia through three...
HHA PTO Annual Fitness Fundraiser a Huge Success
This fall, Hampstead Hill Academy’s PTO hosted its annual schoolwide fundraiser. Students rose to the challenge with enthusiasm, determination, and plenty of school spirit. To support the PTO’s work, students solicited pledges from friends and family as they committed...
2025 BCP Holiday Art Contest Winners
For the fourth year in a row, the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) proudly hosted its annual Student Art Contest to create the artwork for the upcoming BCP holiday card sent to donors and supporters. The contest provides students in Kindergarten through 8th grade an...
City Springs’ Leader In Me Class Inspires PreK-8 Leaders
Every child can be a leader. It’s the attitude embraced by City Springs Elementary / Middle School, a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school. In 2017, City Springs officially adopted the Franklin Covey Foundation’s Leader In Me...
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 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.
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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.