Address: 7321 Parkway Dr S., Hanover, MD 21076

County: Anne Arundel

Grades: 6 - 12

Phone: 443-757-5277

Principal: Dwight Jefferson

School # 6223

MyCSP.org

What makes us unique:

Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter (CSP), in partnership with students, parent, and the community, provides a rigorous and quality education for middle and high school students with a special focus on science, math, and technology. By incorporating math and technology in the classroom and encouraging students to participate in an informational society, CSP students have the skills and experience to advance and excel in higher education and the workforce.

Community:

Chesapeake Science Point (CSP), as with all Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF) schools, participates in the Professional Development offered by both its County Partners and CLF. During the Summer, our IT staff participates in CLF's extensive PD. For community engagement, CSP Students excel at civic clubs and extracurriculars that engage their local and regional communities. For example, the "Harvest for the Hungry" Food Drive and "Poetry Pumpkin Night" draw many supporters. Participation in the County STEM Fairs, MathCOUNTS, and HS Math Competitions are a part of the school culture. In addition, CSP and CLF foster community engagement with our sister academies and the wider MD community by hosting annual STEAM and Civic events that include, but are not limited to: CLF MakerFEST, CLF CultureFEST, Sumobot Tournament, Black History Month Essay & Poster Contest, etc. Further, we partner with MD STEM Festival and participate in the Pi-Day in Annapolis, the AASHTO TRAC Bridge Builder, CLF Enrichment Services, and the CLF Advanced Studies Programs (vary year to year). More info at: http://clfmd.org/upcoming-events.

Mission and Vision:

The Vision of CSP is to foster collaboration among students, parents, educators, and the community in order to provide an educational environment sustained by a nurturing, disciplined, and dynamic learning culture. CSP is committed to ensuring learning experiences that will assist our students in achieving their maximum potential, allowing them to excel in an increasingly technological, interconnected and global society.

​Programs:

After School Programs (Believing that the school is an extension of students’ homes and CSP offers about 13 Middle school and 14 High school after school clubs so that students stay at school and can be comfortable at school.)

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Teachers and staff

6730 Baymeadow Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21060

Anne Arundel County

Grades: K-5

410-760-2072

Principal: Kimberly Jacovics

School # 6233

MonarchAcademy.org

What makes us unique?

Monarch Academy students engage in hands on learning experiences through fieldwork and interaction with experts that result in the production of authentic products. Two times per year each grade features and explains their learning to families and community partners through their WingSpan celebration of learning.

One of the fundamental habits of excellence that our students embrace is that of Service and Compassion. All our students engage in a meaningful way in service to their community, such as a school wide lunchmaking event for a local shelter.

Another unique feature of our educational philosophy is the importance of a connection to the natural world through cultural arts electives called “Earth Matters” and “Adventure.”

Mission and Vision:

Our mission is to prepare students for citizenship by developing critical thinking skills, creative problem solving skills, self discipline, and a commitment of service to others in the community in which they live.

Programs:

Advisory

After School Programs

Arts Integration

College Preparatory

Direct Instruction

Dress Code

Experiential Learning / Project-Based

Extracurricular Activities: bucket drumming, Polynesian dancing, art club, Pokemon club, running club, basketball club, and board game club

Habits of Mind/Excellence

Portfolio Evaluations

PTA

Responsive Classroom

Restorative Practices

Student Service

Students in grades 4-8 go on a multi-day camping trip each year

TranZed School, honoring the individuality of children

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2525 Kirk Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218

County: Baltimore City

Grades: 4 - 8

Phone: 443-642-5320

Principal: Archie Tyson

School #0375

BaltimoreCollegiate.org

What makes us unique?

Our academic and co-curricular program is designed to challenge our students to think critically, reason

analytically, communicate clearly and solve problems. These four pillars of excellence and mastery will

be accomplished through an integrated curriculum in which students investigate essential questions.

Students also participate in a number of extracurricular activities such as debate, robotics, ceramics,

chess, photography and global travel to enhance experiential learning.

Community:

Throughout the year Baltimore Collegiate hosts a number of events and opportunities to foster community engagement and partnership. Such events include, but are not limited to, Volunteer Day, Community Clean Up, partnership initiatives with area schools, sports camps and summer learning programs. Some additional examples are outlined below:

Professional development in collaboration with other schools/staff

Partnerships for annual student leadership summits

Hosting arts events for the surrounding community

Mission and Vision:

Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys provides the finest liberal arts education possible to Baltimore’s next generation of young men, ensuring that they will become responsible citizens trained to lead and serve our community, our nation, and our world.

​Programs:

Advisory (Each boy is part of a small advisory group consisting of his peer and a staff member to discuss questions about areas of growth and development. At times, advisories may address personal questions or issues that a boy may face.)

Arts Integration (To develop love and appreciation for the arts: ceramics, art classes, illustration techniques, choir, dance, music and drama)

College Preparatory (rigorous coursework and advanced studies such as algebra and classical literature with the goal of getting every boy to and through college)

Debate (tool for gents to incorporate critical thinking and logic as a way to enhance their classroom lessons and expand their intellectual capacity. Boys participate in healthy, thoughtful verbal sparring)

Dress Code (One of our goals in the holistic development of every boy is to make sure that they are well versed in proper attire. The Collegiate uniform is not just a dress code. It is represents a form of identity, unity and discipline.)

Experiential Learning / Project-Based (Each year we dream big as we endeavor to develop our gents into global citizens. As part of our Global Expedition program, gents participate in experiential learning abroad in places such as London, Montreal and Australia.)

Extra curricular (art, field trip, or sports including: basketball, baseball, flag football, lacrosse, swimming, track & field)

Individualized learning (We know that all boys learn differently. For this reason, teachers receive professional development to offer differentiated lessons for all classes.)

PTO/PTA (Our parent group, The Villagers, serves as the backbone and biggest cheerleading section for our school. They work to support us to offer educational events, learning-centered activities and partnership with teachers and staff in all that we do. Our parents are a major part of our village. )

Responsive Classroom (Strategies to keep gents consistently engaged in academics, actively promote a positive school community, implement effective self management tools and foster emotional and developmental awareness. We push gents to be aware of who they are, where they are and their areas of needed growth.)

Restorative Practices (peer mediation and conflict resolution help to foster each boy’s emotional development)

Student Service (BCSB is built on service. Our core virtues, wisdom, courage, resilience, compassion and integrity, pave the way for our gents to put their best foot forward to be agents of change in servanthood and leadership.)

Summer Programs (focus on reading, math and science. We also incorporate activities such as dance, music and outdoor experiential learning.)

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Teachers and staff

Founding Family

4410 Frankford Ave., Baltimore, MD 21206

County: Baltimore City

Grades: K - 8

Phone: 410-426-3650

Principal: Elena Lokounia

School # 0335

Baltimore International Academy

What makes us unique?

Baltimore International Academy (BIA) has two signature programs, full Language Immersion and the International Baccalaureate. Language immersion program students learn core subjects (Science, Social Studies, Math, Target Language Arts) through one of five languages; Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), Arabic, Russian or French. Students become fluent in speaking, understanding, reading and writing in their target languages. Beginning in the second grade, students receive one hour of English language arts daily to learn the mechanics of their native tongue. International Baccalaureate (IB) students learn through inquiry-based instruction, project-based assessments, and collaborative group work. The international mindedness and critical thinking skills they gain by learning through the IB programs is already setting them apart; their scores are higher than their City counterparts in the State’s reading and math assessments.

Community:

BIA hosts cultural and fund-raising events. We have a cultural event for each of our target languages (Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French). We have donated funds and goods to homeless shelters, women’s shelters (in Baltimore area), to Puerto Rico, Haiti, and the Philippines (hurricanes and earthquake disasters).

Mission and Vision:

Baltimore International Academy is committed to providing an academically rigorous, internationally orientated and socially responsible learning environment that challenges all students to achieve. Our programs provide a culturally and linguistically diverse education to help our students develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills necessary to participate responsibly in a changing world.

​Programs:

Advisory

After School Programs

Dress Code

EGATE Center

Extracurricular Activities

International Baccalaureate

Language Immersion

PTO/PTA

Student Service

Summer Programs

Lottery Preferences:

Siblings of current students

Learn More

Baltimore International Academy (BIA) is a free, public charter school chartered by Baltimore City Public Schools and open to all Baltimore City residents. BIA serves students in Grades K-8. Kindergarten and First Grade are the typical entry points for immersion programs. BIA is funded by Baltimore City Public Schools, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the United States Department of Education grant funds.

Our Program

BIA offers both language immersion and is seeking candidacy for the International Baccalaureate (IB) program in the Primary and Middle Years Programames. Students choose one of five language immersion tracks (Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, or French) and become fully immersed in their target language for their entire career at BIA. By the end of the program, students are bilingual and biliterate in both English and their chosen target language. Students will also have the opportunity to take another language as an elective once they reach the Middle School level.

Language immersion programs originated in Canada in the 1960s and they are designed for students who are NOT native speakers of the target language. Over 95% of BIA students speak only English at home. Students typically enter the program in Kindergarten or First Grade and the vast majority do not have any background in the target language.

English

In Kindergarten and First Grade, BIA students are learning to read and write in their target language only. However, in 2nd Grade, English Language Arts (ELA) is introduced as a formal subject for one hour per day. Students will go to a separate teacher who specializes in English Language Arts. Students will continue to receive ELA for one hour per day from 2nd Grade all the way through 8th Grade. While BIA introduces English in 2nd Grade, some immersion programs wait until 5th Grade to introduce English.

Homework

Homework will come home in the target language. We do not expect our parents to be proficient in the target language, and we know that the vast majority of them are not! Homework will always be a review of what was already learned in class. Parents should provide a quiet place for their students to complete homework and encourage them to complete all homework to the best of their ability. It is the teacher's responsibility to check for understanding and make sure that the student is grasping the concepts being taught. However, the teacher will usually send a homework calendar home in English so that parents know what their children should be working on each night. Homework may also be posted on the BIA website.

128 W. Franklin St., Baltimore, MD 21201

County: Baltimore City

Grades: 6 - 12

Phone: 443-642-2048

Principal: Cristina Easton

School # 0348

blsyw.org

What makes us unique?

Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women (BLSYW) is a college preparatory school with an emphasis on leadership and academic excellence and enrichment in a single sex environment. Our program demonstrates a strong commitment to math, science and technology – fields where women are underrepresented and where Maryland needs to cultivate a strong knowledge base and workforce – as well as to the arts and humanities which teach students to appreciate and engage critically the world that they will lead.

Mission and Vision:

The BLSYW Way embodies leadership, girl power, college readiness, high expectations and a strong support network. Through academics and social emotional learning, BLSYW students are taught to develop a strong sense of self, sisterhood, compassion, and good decision-making.

Programs:

Advisory: Leadership

After School Programs

Arts Integration: Arts & Athletics

College Preparatory: dual enrollment partnership with Baltimore City Community College and University of Baltimore. Advanced Placement classes

Dress Code

EGATE School

Extracurricular Activities: Play on Purpose, Competitive Middle & Upper School Cheer Leading, MS&HS Basketball & Volleyball, Competitive Dance, Competitive Step Team, Under Armour, MZ Sit Kidz, Competitive Robotics, BLYS Ambassadors, BOND@BLYS, Drum Line, Band, Chorus, National Council of Girl Schools, the Student Leadership Network Schools (Young Women’s Leadership Network).

Gender Equity

Internships: Urban Alliance, Rosedale Federal Bank

Portfolio Evaluations: Action Research Project (8) & Senior Capstone Experience (12)

PTO/PTA

Private/Public Collaborative: co-teach one class for grades 11-12 with Bryn Mawr

Restorative Practices

STEM: STEAM: Norfolk Grumman, Prometric, Bryn Mawr Collaborative, University of Baltimore, Balt City CC, BioEyes, NSA, Black Girls Who Code

Student Service

Summer Programs

Community:

The Arts: Center Stage Theater, Everyman Theater

Cultural Institutions: Enoch Pratt Central Library, Walters Art Museum

Lottery Preferences:

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1600 Guilford Ave, Baltimore, MD 21202

County: Baltimore City

Grades: PK - 8

Phone: 410-528-5393

Principal: Allison Schecter

School # 0336

BaltimoreMontessoriCharter.org

What makes us unique?

Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School is a mission-driven school in Greenmount West, the urban heart of Baltimore’s Arts and Entertainment District. Together with our community partners and families, we transformed two vacant buildings and an empty lot, and opened our doors in 2008 as Baltimore’s first public Montessori school. Today, our school features beautiful spaces for learning and play, high quality learning environments for students beginning at age 3, Seed to Table - our thriving student-powered cooking and gardening program, supportive and visionary leadership, talented and dedicated staff, and a dynamic and engaged parent community.

Community:

Providing enrollment and outreach support for local schools looking to boost enrollment, through school partners directly and through advocacy groups like Live Baltimore.

Providing space and programming support for the Greenmount West Community Center Foundation.

Connecting families to comprehensive mental health supports through range of supports through A Better Tomorrow Starts Today, in addition to supports from Family and Child Services, and free parenting workshops through the Family Tree of Baltimore.

Mission and Vision:

Our mission is to build a diverse and respectful community of joyfully engaged learners by providing a holistic Montessori environment that supports individual fulfillment, compassion, self-discipline, lifelong learning, and a deep awareness of our responsibility to contribute meaningfully to our world.

Programs:

Advisory

After School Programs

Debate

Experiential Learning / Project-Based

Extracurricular Activities: 25+ after school clubs and activities, including chess, debate, Chinese and Spanish, mandolin, science, sports, Seed to Table, Student entrepreneurship, overnight camping trips

Free tutoring

Habits of Mind

Individualized Learning

Montessori

Responsive Classroom

Restorative Practices

STEM: STEAM

Summer Programs

Lottery Preferences:

Neighborhood

Siblings of current students

Teachers and staff

http://cityneighborshamilton.org/

Baltimore City

Serving Grades K-8

Our Mission

The mission of City Neighbors Hamilton is to provide an extraordinary public school education with high academic achievement for all students. Our ultimate goal for our school is that through project-based learning, arts integration, parental involvement and community outreach, the students leave enlivened, with deep awareness of themselves, their families and the outside community, and with the capacity to be good citizens.

Our Educational Approach

The staff of City Neighbors Hamilton share the goal that every parent has for his/her child: to learn and be successful in school and in life. The educational approach at City Neighbors Hamilton focuses on teaching for thinking and understanding. Using the State Content Standards as an academic framework, we set high expectations for every child. We believe in a project-based learning environment where children can learn more in the process of exploring ideas, making predictions, building models of their ideas, and testing outcomes as they apply their knowledge. Through this process, we encourage children to be empowered by the construction of knowledge, by reflection upon their own lives, and through consideration of what is good for the community at large. As a result, our students become passionate learners as we engage them in work that makes sense to them.

Our Vision

At CNH our classrooms serve as individual model communities where issues are discussed, differences in perspectives are welcomed and children work cooperatively, rather than competitively. The CNH governance model – including parents, business and community leaders, teachers, students and the principal – reflect our commitment to cooperative governance, based on the principles of human dignity, consensus, and freedom. Our belief and experience is that when given a strong structure to support generative thinking as well as meaningful activities to perform, all children and adults strive for excellence. Because of this focus, CNH’s impact on the lives of students and families and the community will be powerful, positive and long lasting.

Our Philosophy

Our unique model combines a progressive education with a powerful governance model that relies on meaningful parent involvement, community outreach, and the inspiration of the schools of Reggio Emilia.

Our Statement on Diversity

Diversity is essential to who we are. In this spirit, City Neighbors Hamilton embraces the diversity within our school, community and world. We endeavor to create an environment that values all people of any ability, age, family structure, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. We strive to create this environment through our curriculum, interactions, staffing, policies and procedures. As the families, staff, and students of City Neighbors Hamilton, we accept the responsibility to help every member of our school feel safe, respected, and valued.

What is Reggio Emilia?

Reggio Emilia is the name given to a teaching style that has evolved in the Northern Italian municipality of Reggio Emilia. Fundamental to this educational philosophy is the perception of children as being strong, intellectually rich, and possessing great potential. In this educational model, the teacher works with children to stimulate and deepen critical thought in a research partnership. In Reggio Emilia, knowledge is seen as something that is socially constructed and should be based on ideas and experiences that are real and meaningful to the child.