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Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student – Platinum Donors
Thank you to our generous Platinum level donors for the 2025 Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) “Are You Smarter Than a BCP Student?” gala on May 15 at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Each of these wonderful partners is continuing its Platinum-level ($5,000 and...
BCP Grads Going Places: Andrew Gao, Wolfe Street Alumnus
Andrew Gao spent two years at Wolfe Street Academy, a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter school. The STEM introduction he received at Wolfe Street sparked his passion for science and helping others. Last year, at Baltimore Polytechnic...
Govans’ 2nd Grade Scientists
Science and math got very hands-on on March 10, 2025, when the Poly STEM Outreach Club, a new, student-created outreach club at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, visited Govans Elementary School, a Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) neighborhood conversion charter...
Q&A With Dr. Darrell Gray, II, President/CEO, Wellpoint Md. & BCP Panelist
Growing up in the Baltimore area, Dr. Darrell Gray, II, would often tag along with his father, while the elder Dr. Gray tended to his patients in his Baltimore city internal medicine practice. His mom, a public-school special educator, served as a lasting role model...
BCP Celebrates Youth Arts Month
March is recognized nationwide as Youth Arts Month, a time to celebrate the vital role that arts education plays in shaping well-rounded students. Across the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network of six neighborhood conversion charter schools, the arts are woven...
Frederick’s Living Wax Museum
On February 27, Frederick Elementary School (FES) continued its schoolwide Black History Month celebration by showcasing Black history and achievement through the students’ Living Wax projects. Students in PreK-5th spent the month researching historical and modern...
BCP Board Meeting Recap: Key Updates and School Progress
The Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) Board of Directors met on March 6, 2025, at Frederick Elementary School (FES) to discuss updates on finances, school performance, and future initiatives. FES Principal Tetra Jackson reported improved student attendance at...
Strong Schools as Catalysts for Neighborhood Renewal: Pimlico Elementary / Middle School
Strong schools are key to revitalizing communities, serving as anchors that foster local engagement and attract families and businesses. Pimlico Elementary / Middle School (PEMS), in collaboration with Baltimore’s historic Park Heights community, is playing a central...
HHA Historians Advance to State National History Day Competition
Several 8th grade historians at Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) advanced to the state-level competition of the National History Day (NHD) competition after competing at the districtwide level on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Patterson High School. Six projects from the...
Pimlico’s Black History Month Celebration
Black History Month in February was celebrated across the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) network of neighborhood conversion charter schools in many ways throughout the month. Celebrating the diverse cultures of our school communities is central to BCP’s mission....
BCP Readers
Teaching every child to read is the foundation of Direct Instruction (DI), the proven, research-backed classroom instructional program Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) piloted almost 30 years ago in Maryland. Now widely used by the Baltimore City Public Schools,...
Corey Isaacs Named 2025 Winner of Brenda Kahn Memorial Award for Educational Excellence
Congratulations to Mr. Corey Isaacs, 7th grade ELA teacher, at Pimlico Elementary / Middle School, who is the 2025 recipient of the Brenda Kahn Memorial Award for Educational Excellence. This annual award recognizes excellent teaching at Baltimore Curriculum Project...
BCP In the News
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MARYLAND MATTERS
Wolfe Street Academy and Principal Mark Gaither are featured in this story about state school funding for the community school model.