It has been an exciting few weeks for City Springs Elementary / Middle full of awards, honors and activitie. Please help City Springs continue to provide the programs and services that support outstanding students and teachers by donating at: www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/city-springs
City Springs Teachers Elena Gagnier Simmons and Dorothy Glewwe were two of the the top 10 semi-finalists for the 2018 Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year Award.
City Springs Elementary / Middle School student Tajma Burnside was selected to receive the The Baltimore City Youth Commission "We Are the Dream" Award. This award honors civically engaged youth under the age of 25 from Baltimore City, who emulate Dr. King's dream and passion for empowering and uplifting the community.
Principal Rhonda Richetta gave a presentation on Restorative Practices at the Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts the Courts’ Tenth Annual Urban Child Symposium: Restorative Practices and the Urban Child: Rethinking School Discipline on April 4, 2018 the John and Frances Angelos Law Center. City Springs 5th grader, Cavoi, closed out the Symposium by leading attendees in a mindfulness breathing exercise.
The Maryland State Senate passed a resolution on April 5, 2018 to recognize City Springs Elementary/Middle School teacher Wyatt Oroke for his "dedication and commitment to education through empathy, critical thinking and social justice while fundraising for the victims of Hurricane Harvey."
City Springs Elementary / Middle Academic Coaches Stacey Hicks, Jenae Toulson, and Tiffany Key provided their second training for Hopkins students who volunteer at City Springs at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School on April 6, 2016. They trained students in reading intervention strategies (Step Up and Duet Reading; gave an overview of Direct Instruction (DI); showed a video on how students learn to read using the DI curriculum; and provided a synopsis of Singapore math.
EduLab@LightCity kicked off on April 18th with Atman Smith and Ali Smith of the Holistic Life Foundation, Inc. in conversation with Rhonda Richetta, Principal of City Springs Elementary/Middle School, moderated by Karen Webber of Open Society Institute-Baltimore. ... See MoreSee Less
Another Are You Smarter than a BCP 5th Grader? has come and gone. The teams tied, allowing the adults to leave with their dignity intact. Thank you to Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelis, Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Darryl De Sousa, WYPR's Tom Hall, BCP Founder Muriel Van Dusen Berkeley and Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP Partner Stuart Simms for competing! Thank you to our sponsors: McGraw-Hill Education, Venable LLP, Brown Advisory, WYPR, Chesapeake Employers Insurance, Congressional Bank, Coppermine Fieldhouse, Executive Insurance Benefits, EY, Gerry's Tire and Automotive Service, Jmore, Summit Business Technologies, T. Rowe Price, Pompeian, MDmojo, MECU of Baltimore, Leonard Paper Company, and The Children's Bookstore. ... See MoreSee Less
Remember when Mr. O appeared on the The Ellen Show? Help us prepare more Baltimore Curriculum Project teachers like Mr. O for the classroom by making a gift at: www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/newteachers?modified=1?modified=1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiGjxl3XKJQ&feature=youtu.be ... See MoreSee Less
Looking forward to seeing Muriel Berkeley compete in Are You Smarter than a BCP 5th Grader? tomorrow at 6:15pm at City Springs Elementary / Middle. There are still a few tickets left at bcp.givezooks.com/events/are-you-smarter-than-a-bcp-5th-grader-2018
Muriel Berkeley was the founding president of the Baltimore Curriculum Project (BCP) which operates five Baltimore City charter schools that serve every family in their zoned neighborhoods. She founded BCP in 1996 and retired from BCP in 2012.
Berkeley taught for most of her career: in elementary school classrooms in North Hanover Township, New Jersey and Baltimore City; in middle school classrooms in Baltimore City; and in undergraduate and graduate school classrooms at Goucher College, Towson University and George Washington University. Berkeley earned a BA in Social Relations at Radcliffe College, Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Social Relations at the Johns Hopkins University.
Currently, Berkeley serves on the Advisory Board of Open Society Institute-Baltimore, the Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP), and the Board of Trustees of the National Institute for Direct Instruction (NIFDI).
Commissioner Berkeley was appointed to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners in 2015. She serves as a member of the Teaching & Learning Committee. ... See MoreSee Less
This year at Are You Smarter than a BCP 5th Grader? we are raising funds to support BCP's Summer Training Institute for New Teachers. We don't let teachers "sink or swim" when they enter the classroom for the first time. Help us kickstart our fundraiser before the event this Thursday. ... See MoreSee Less
Congratulations to City Springs Elementary / Middle School Teachers Elena Gagnier Simmons and Dorothy Glewwe on being two of the the top 10 semi-finalists for the 2018 Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year Award! ... See MoreSee Less
And so ends an amazing #WEDay Baltimore. Thank you WEMovement for making BCP, City Springs Middle/Elementary School Frederick Elementary School Hampstead Hill Academy and Wolfe Street Academy a part of it! ... See MoreSee Less
City Springs Elementary / Middle Teacher Wyatt Oroke speaks at #WEDay Baltimore WeMovement ... See MoreSee Less
BCP is excited to be part of WE Day Baltimore! ... See MoreSee Less
CHAMPS is a research-based approach to behavior management that helps classroom teachers design (or fine tune) a proactive and positive classroom management plan that will overtly teach students how to behave responsibly. By following the effective, research-based practices outlined in CHAMPs, teachers develop methods for clearly communicating their expectations on every classroom activity and transition. BCP began using CHAMPS in 1996. For more information visit Safe and Civil Schools.
