News and Press
Meet the Board Member: George Hess
George Hess, the founding Board Chair for Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP), has been at the BCP helm for nearly 30 years. Since 2017, he and Mike Nicollini have split leadership duties as Co-chairs. In 1996, the year BCP was founded, he was tapped by Dr. Muriel...
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...
Facility Improvements Underway Across BCP Schools
Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools are undergoing exciting facility upgrades this summer, reinforcing our commitment to providing students and staff with safe, high-quality, and engaging learning environments. All BCP schools are housed in buildings owned by...
Hampstead Hill’s Middle Grades Partnership Celebrates 20 Years
In June, Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) kicked off its 20th year with Middle Grades Partnership (MGP), a Baltimore nonprofit that matches middle schools within Baltimore City Public Schools with the region’s independent private schools for summer academics, enrichment...
BCP Grads Going Places: Paige Golden, RN, City Springs Alumna
Paige Golden is living her dream job. She’s a pediatric travel nurse currently on an assignment in Kansas at the Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Prior to that, her assignment was in the residential psychiatric facility of the ERC Pathlight Mood & Anxiety...
What’s Happening in Our Schools: Celebrating Milestones Across BCP Schools
In June, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools proudly celebrated important milestones as students prepared to take the next step in their educational journeys. Our three elementary-only schools—Govans, Frederick, and Wolfe Street—honored their 5th grade...
Celebrating Student Success: Where BCP Students Go Next
Each June, Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) schools proudly celebrate their 5th and 8th grade students as they take the next steps in their educational journeys. Through joyful and heartfelt closing exercises, families, educators, and peers gather to recognize the...
T. Rowe Price Teaches City Springs’ 6th Grade to be Money Confident
This spring, 6th grade students at City Springs Elementary / Middle School learned much more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Thanks to T. Rowe Price’s Money Confident Kids Financial Literacy Curriculum, a financial literacy program geared for middle school...
2025 Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award Winners
Congratulations to Juwariyah Saboor, 1st Grade Teacher at Pimlico Elementary/Middle School, and Brianna Spady, 4th and 5th Grade Teacher at Wolfe Street Academy, on winning the Robert Benjamin Excellence in Direct Instruction Reading Award for the 2024-2025 school...
Strong Schools = Strong Neighborhoods: Hampstead Hill Academy
There is no better example of how strong schools create strong neighborhoods than in Canton. Hampstead Hill Academy (HHA) embodies a broader national trend in which high-performing public schools are reversing the traditional "suburban flight" pattern. Cities like...
Preventing Summer Learning Loss
By Maura Colleen Farrall, BCP Lead Academic Coach Summer break is a wonderful time for kids to relax, explore new interests, and recharge after a busy school year. But it’s also a time when many students experience a setback in their academic skills, especially in...
All BCP Pre-Ks Are Now MSDE-Accredited
In May and June, the Pre-Kindergarten programs at City Springs Elementary / Middle and Hampstead Hill Academy received Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) accreditation. This impressive achievement means that all six of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP)...
BCP In the News
Check out recent media mentions of the Baltimore Curriculum Project.
MARYLAND MATTERS
Wolfe Street Academy and Principal Mark Gaither are featured in this story about state school funding for the community school model.