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Baltimore City Community College weds the unique advantages of a community college—affordability, open public education, convenient location—to people’s growing needs for learning designed to make them more employable and educable. In Maryland, state-supported initiatives to address workforce shortages in high-demand career fields complement federal efforts to get people learning and working. Students are taking advantage of newly available scholarships as well as public and private grants. Community colleges help you create pathways - toward four-year college and university life, internships and jobs. Start here - get there!
"The Heart and the Future of the Community" Pre-K - 5th Grade Elementary School
BCCC: A Great Place to Work and Learn! Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) is a crossroads of diverse peoples, of learning and work, and the multiplicity of stakeholders we serve: individuals, businesses, government and educational institutions of the community at large. Our employees enjoy a collegial environment that is both challenging and welcoming. We stay innovative as we strive to be the leader in providing quality education that responds to and meets the needs of a diverse population of learners. Our common theme: Moving Fast Forward into the Future - Focusing on Students! underscores our belief that one’s course in life is not determined by chance or current circumstances. Students come here to change their lives through education. Explore current employment opportunities here through the links on this page. Apply for any of the positions online or pick up an application at our West Pavilion Campus!
Founded in 2007, Learn It is a diversified education organization that provides academic, enrichment and professional services to public, private and charter schools across the company. Over 100,000 students have participated in Learn It programs. Currently, Learn It partners with over 150 school districts across the country to provide academic support services including: afterschool enrichment, academic support, special education services, and performance management programs. Learn helps students and schools succeed by delivering fresh, practical programs that change the trajectory of every student we touch. We work with public, private and charter schools around the country to create standout academic, enrichment, and specialized programs.
Founded in 2007, Learn It is a diversified education organization that provides academic, enrichment and professional services to public, private and charter schools across the company. Over 100,000 students have participated in Learn It programs. Currently, Learn It partners with over 150 school districts across the country to provide academic support services including: afterschool enrichment, academic support, special education services, and performance management programs. Learn helps students and schools succeed by delivering fresh, practical programs that change the trajectory of every student we touch. We work with public, private and charter schools around the country to create standout academic, enrichment, and specialized programs.
A part of the Academy of Innovation, the Recording Arts, Media and Production (RAMP) program is a true innovator and reaches across several curriculums currently taught in the Baltimore City Public School System. RAMP’s pride and specialty is promoting critical thinking, problem solving and creativity while providing a relative and challenging environment for the growth and development of its learner participants. The RAMP program prepares the 21st Century learner for current and future success in career pathways in the world of media, entertainment and technology including but not limited to: •learning applications and mobile device development; •audio recording, radio, TV and film; •media and show production; •web and game development; •introduction to computer science; •innovative thinking; various 21st century skill sets •soft skills as well as hard skills While immersing its learners into these exciting career exploration opportunities, RAMP maximizes these experiences through the infusion and use of relevant applications including but not limited to the employment and practical application of acoustics and physics; communication and teamwork skills; reading, comprehension and research skills; solving math problems; higher level computer usage; troubleshooting and much much more. The RAMP program, a school to careers program with its college-like expectations, fueled with its Career Tech and Education (CTE) component, Interactive Media Production, are preparing its learners for a successful future whether it is college or an engaging entry-level job.
BCCC offers one of only four UB Math and Science programs in the state of Maryland and has the distinction of being the only UBMS program established by a Community College in the state. Each year the BCCC UBMS program services approximately 60 students recruited from specially targeted Baltimore City High Schools. Eligible students live in households where parents or guardians do not have a degree at or above the bachelor's level. BCCC Upward Bound Math and Science program consists of Saturday sessions, high school visits, an intensive six-week summer academic and residential program; as well as a college bridge program. At the heart of the program is academic study in science, math, engineering, and biotechnology. Additional course work in English composition, literature, computer literacy, study skills and leadership training supplement the academic services. Individual and group counseling on personal and academic matters and financial aid information is readily available. SUCCESS IS OUR PATH! Imagine...Believe...Achieve
BCCC offers one of only four UB Math and Science programs in the state of Maryland and has the distinction of being the only UBMS program established by a Community College in the state. Each year the BCCC UBMS program services approximately 60 students recruited from specially targeted Baltimore City High Schools. Eligible students live in households where parents or guardians do not have a degree at or above the bachelor's level. BCCC Upward Bound Math and Science program consists of Saturday sessions, high school visits, an intensive six-week summer academic and residential program; as well as a college bridge program. At the heart of the program is academic study in science, math, engineering, and biotechnology. Additional course work in English composition, literature, computer literacy, study skills and leadership training supplement the academic services. Individual and group counseling on personal and academic matters and financial aid information is readily available. SUCCESS IS OUR PATH! Imagine...Believe...Achieve
Our biggest - and BEST event of the year - the March for the Animals, will take place on Sunday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Druid Hill Park in Baltimore. Join us for our 20th annual 1.5 mile walk-a-thon and festival. The day's activities will include pet contests, demos, vendors and great food, all to benefit the animals of the Maryland SPCA. The March for the Animals raises critical funds needed to help save the lives of the thousands and thousands of pets that come to the MD SPCA every year. All donations go directly to provide care, shelter, food, spay/neuter and medication to the animals in our adoption center. For a list of all available pets at the Maryland SPCA, please go to www.mdspca.org 3,000 pets a year are saved by the MD SPCA. We also spay/neuter nearly 9,000 animals a year. We do not receive any operating funds from the government or money from national animal welfare organizations and rely on donations to care for our animals.
MODEL EXPERT TEAM.... -CLOTHING -CREATE PORTFOLIOS -COSMETICS - COMPLETE FOTO SHOOTS -PROMOTIONAL EVENTS - RUNWAY COACHED -ECT. -FASHION SHOWS -EVENTS & APPEARANCES. - We are a non-profit organization that gives back to the community in many ways..we run a program for misguided young ladies called' From Buds to Roses' that helps encourage them to stay in school and graduate...and once they do we give them scholarships and a contract with our agency.... also we support cancer, lupus, diabetes and autism during all our promotional events...we have a runway fashion show with different up coming designers every season...from photo shoots to mag publications & runway fashion shows to giving back to our communities in many many ways we are bbp #sexy at its finest....
With Baltimore’s ever-growing fringe theatre community, Charm City Fringe is bringing artists out of the woodwork to present what they do best: their art. Each year Baltimore’s performing artists will be given the opportunity to shine during the Fringe Theater and Performing Arts festival. Held in Baltimore, we encourage all residents, and Marylanders as a whole, to take this opportunity to witness the incredible performing arts Baltimore has to offer at an affordable price.
Founded in 1931 as the Society for the Preservation of Maryland Antiquities, Preservation Maryland was the first statewide nonprofit organization in Maryland and one of the first statewide organizations in the country. The goals and objectives in 1931 reflected the period’s strong interest in colonial and revolutionary history. Over the years Preservation Maryland has expanded its mission. In 1948 Preservation Maryland began its three-decade-long management of Historic Hampton on behalf of the National Park Service. In addition, Preservation Maryland also acquired and/or managed several other endangered historic properties, restoring them and opening them to the public: Rodgers Tavern, Wye Mill, Sotterly, and Waverly. It was during this period of stewardship that Robert G. Merrick joined the board of directors, later becoming president. Through work with Historic Hampton, Preservation Maryland leaders played a role in the formation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and later with the creation of the Maryland Historical Trust. Gradually, beginning in the late 1970s, Preservation Maryland divested itself of historic properties and their direct management, concentrating instead on larger outreach, funding, and advocacy efforts. In this way, the history of the organization mirrors the history of the preservation movement nationwide. Of statewide organizations, Preservation Maryland is now one of the largest grant makers, leveraging state and foundation support for programs such as Save Maryland’s Treasures and the Historic Communities Investment Fund. It has also become best known for its advocacy, in both public policy and direct action to save threatened historic resources. The creation and expansion of these programs is a direct result of Preservation Maryland working closely with state agencies and elected officials. Maryland has one of the nation’s best state preservation programs including the Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit, the heritage area program, and the preservation grant fund. In 2001, the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented Preservation Maryland with the Trustees Award for Organizational Excellence. One of the preservation field’s highest honors, the award recognized Preservation Maryland nationally as a leading preservation organization in the areas of funding, outreach and advocacy. In the same year, a major advocacy effort by Preservation Maryland in the west side of downtown Baltimore culminated in the execution of an agreement between the State and the City of Baltimore that saved hundreds of buildings and made preservation a cornerstone of the $1 billion redevelopment effort. This initiative was lauded by Richard Moe, president of the National Trust, as “America’s largest preservation-based revitalization effort”. Preservation Maryland received the Seal of Excellence for successfully completing the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organization’s Standards for Excellence certification program. Certification in the Standard for Excellence program is bestowed only to the most well-managed and responsibly governed nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated compliance with 55 specific Standards for Excellence based on honesty, integrity, fairness, respect, trust, responsibility, and accountability. Preservation Maryland is one of only 64 organizations that has met, complied with, and integrated the Standards for Excellence into all its activities to successfully complete this voluntary certification program.
Full Circle has built a strong body of work that tackles challenging subjects of urgent interest to citizens of Baltimore and the region. The company has developed a signature way of working that involves exploring a carefully selected theme for up to a year, commissioning work from multiple choreographers on that theme, creating opportunities to involve members of the community in the creative process, and presenting the new works on a single theme together to offer audiences varied perspectives on each topic. In 2006, Full Circle embarked on a year-long exploration of race and discrimination titled Borders Uncrossed. This challenging project brought together local and visiting choreographers, dancers, and non-dancers for an honest investigation of the entrenched ideas that affect our perceptions of each other. Sacred Body was created in 2008 to encourage discussion about spirituality and religion: how and why people pray, religion as a source of conflict within our families and across communities, and how faith can provide support for the suffering and unite as well as divide. This project included public school choreographic workshops and a partnership with local Native American dancers. In 2009, Full Circle produced The Unconscious: Dreams and Fears, an intensive choreographic crucible that examined diverse aspects of the mind and invited members of the community to participate in the artistic journey. Full Circle worked with Baltimore City public elementary school students as part of this project, providing school-based workshops followed by performance opportunities around the city. Marking the company’s 10th anniversary year, Full Circle set out to challenge its audience to think in new ways about water’s place in our world. Debuting in February 2010, Aqueous: Awakening Our Connections to Water explored water’s impact on our lives, from the devastation of its absence to the solace it can bring to one’s soul. And In 2011, Full Circle tackled the sensitivity, humor, candor, and angst over the topic of body image in B.A.R.E: Bodies, Attitudes, Reflections, Exposed. This concert involved considerable input from the community, imagery, and text that all convey the many personal, social, and media-driven perceptions of the body. Full Circle’s 2012 and 2013 productions were part of a two-part series, Moving Passages: Dances Inspired by Writing. Moving Passages featured new choreography inspired by writing of the past and present, from famous sonnets to twitter feeds, as well as free childrens’ writing and performance workshops open to the public. The first 2014 performance of Impulse: Responses to Music, Rhythm, and Sound reflected months of exploration into the age-old question asked every concert: “What came first? The movement? Or the music?” For this project, Full Circle collaborated with local musicians—a jazz band, drummers, a violinist—to deliver something that is too rare in Baltimore, original choreography performed to live music. The fall 2014 performance of Bloodlines: Upheaval and Peace was a thought-provoking journey through family issues—both contemporary and timeless—and the marks they leave on all of us. Fight and Flight was a special performance commemorating 15 Years, and also served as a benefit for the Baltimore City Cancer Program, raising funds for underinsured and uninsured women undergoing breast cancer treatment. The choreography created for this project drew upon workshops and discussions with the women of the Baltimore City Cancer Program’s breast cancer support group. Full Circle Dance Company has performed locally at the Hippodrome Theater and Lyric Opera House, Artscape, Baltimore Theatre Project, the Baltimore Museum of Art Exhibit Expressions series, and by invitation at the annual Maryland Council of Dance Festival Concert, the Howard County Arts Council annual Celebration of the Arts Gala, as well as the annual Baltimore Dance Invitational. The company has also performed by invitation at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, the Broadway Dance Center's Choreographers Performance Outlet in New York, the Music City Arts Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Dance Place, Joy of Motion Dance Center’s Jack Guidone Theater in Washington, D.C. for the Annual Choreographer’s Showcase, Grace Street Theater in Richmond, VA as part of the K Dance Yes! Virginia Dance invitational and Starr Foster’s Annual Richmond Choreographer’s Showcase, Dogwood Dance Theatre in Richmond, VA for the en Route! Touring Dance Project and the Annual Richmond Dance Festival, the Atlas Performing Arts Center as part of the annual INTERSECTIONS Festival in D.C., the annual INERTIA Dance Concert at Towson University, the annual AKIMBO Artwalk in Baltimore, and the Tempe Center for the Arts for the Breaking Ground Choreographer’s Showcase in Tempe, Arizona. Full Circle has extensive experience incorporating community groups into its creative process, and has given workshops at Roland Park Elementary Middle School, Irvine Nature Center, Maryland School for the Deaf, and Baltimore City Cancer Program as well as public workshops at its home studio. Full Circle is the company in residence at Morton Street Dance Center, Inc. The important partnership between the school and company creates opportunities for professional dancers to share their knowledge with young dancers in training. Full Circle Dance Company is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt non-profit organization (Baltimore, MD | EIN: 47-5593783). 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The Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore, Inc., a non-profit organization, was established in order to allow its members to gain knowledge and skills in gem cutting and in identifying and evaluating lapidary materials. We've since expanded our interests to include gaining a knowledge of jewelry, and jewelry fabrication. Through formal classes which are open to the public, field trips, exhibitions, and cooperation with other societies, we endeavor to further our own knowledge and that of the general public. We'd love to have you as a member of the Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore! In order to join us, prospective members must attend three (3) meetings during a twelve (12) month period. An application for membership may be submitted during the third meeting. * Annual dues for individual membership is $18.00 * Annual dues for family membership is $30 for two adults living in the same home and children under the age of eighteen (18) years residing with them. * There is a $10 initiation fee per adult which covers the cost of a membership badge, bylaws and roster. Dues and initiation fees are payable upon application to membership. But you don't have to join to attend meetings (though we'd love it if you did!) Benefits of Becoming a Member * Discounts on Guild classes * The option to sign up and use the workshop during open shop hours (if paying open shop fees for that year; $50/year -- includes ability to use torches, lapidary equipment and anything else, based on your level of experience) * Fun!
"Harris' exhibit is a clear example of chromatic maximalism in its purest form of expression. In this intricate dramatically lit labyrinth of art, visitors wind through a maze of walls covered floor to ceiling in Harris' unique and vibrant paintings. 'During a visit to the Chartre Cathedral in France the force of the light projected through her beautiful windows confounded Harris. From that moment on he dedicated his work to the constant obsessisve search for the recreation of those colors in his work and space. His
BIG performs 90+ times per year in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties. These performances include our regular mainstage shows, shows for organizations from Bank of America to Johns Hopkins, and shows for private parties. Since 2007 BIG has hosted the annual Baltimore Improv Festival. In an average year, BIG performs for around 4000 people. Education BIG teaches 30 seven week Improv Classes for adults each year through BIG University serving an average of 300+ students. BIG has taught classes for teens and workshops for younger students. We have performed at schools including Park School, McDonough School, and Roland Park Elementary. Starting this year, BIG is a registered performer with the Young Audiences of Maryland. We perform assemblies and teach residency programs in schools throughout Maryland. Outreach In addition to education, BIG has performed & taught workshops for numerous charitable organizations including the Childrens’ Inn at NIH, the World Trade Center Institute, Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program, Earl’s Place, & Business Volunteers United
Our Mission: The mission of Goaldiggers the Sankofa Project; is to connect underserved teen girls of African descent to education and gain college access; by introducing them to the study of their ancestry and ethnic identity reinforcing a positive self-concept. Anthropological methodology, genealogical research and DNA testing will uncover and assure their ethnic identity. To culminate the two-year experience, participants will travel to Ghana, West Africa for a cultural immersion voyage
We want to ensure the preservation of this promoted social gentility, graceful intimacy, and partnership. Our Goals To teach and chronicle the history of hand dance and other ethnic dance indigenous to the African American Experience, i.e. Jazz. To instill confidence, elegance and sophistication to a new generation and rekindle the spirit of an older generation. To create opportunities for two generations to co-exist in a facility; thereby, learning to appreciate each other’s differences. Dancing for Good Health The members of NBHDA are comprised of a group of devoted individuals who are committed to the preservation of Hand Dancing. “Dancing is good for your health and your relationship. Dancing also heals your soul and touches your heart”, said Shirley Duncan a member of Charm City Dancers. Learning to dance could add cheer to your life and a whole new dimension to the style and relationship and perhaps your Holiday plans. Dancing brings people together socially, from all aspects of life, the Gardener, Fireman, Lawyer, Doctor, Clerk, Banker, Police just to name a few. Shirley has taught hundreds of folks whom never danced. Dancing all over Baltimore taught; youth, adult, and senior dancing helps them physically and mentally because it’s an activity that you do together with a partner and line dance with a group of people. This is an alternative from being a couch potato and watching T.V. Hand Dancing and line dancing is the new craze in Baltimore. Shirley Duncan and John Grant started the new Baltimore Hand Association in 1995, since that time several groups have spun off from her and everyone is dancing and teaching dancing Now the association has a traveling Dance Troop called the Charm City Dancers. Charm City Dancers has thousands of people dancing here in Baltimore and surrounding counties. Some dance for exercise, fun, socially, pleasure, relaxation, entertainment and competition. Hand dancing is a partnership between a man and woman. The man leads the dance and the woman follows his lead and together they create grace and style on the dance floor, and it is a beautiful thing to see. Anyone can dance if they can count to six and know their right from left. You can learn to dance. Hand dancing is a good exercise and it helps you with your coordination, relaxation and its good for the mind. When you are dancing to the music on the dance floor something great and exciting is happening, dancing makes you use your body and muscles you normally do not use. Shirley Duncan’s partner was Lewis Neal; they have been dancing together since 1990 and competing since 1996. We are the 1999 Atlantic Regional Hand Dance Champions and participated in competition from Calf. To Fla. Locally, the company has performed at area colleges, University Dance Festival Center Stage, the Afram Festival, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Walter’s Art Gallery, the NAACP National Convention 2000, City Health Fair, Constitution Hall in D.C., Smithsonian Institution, National Veterans Creative Art Festival, Art Scape, International Festival Television show, Moon Man show, Coffee with Marty Bass, To The point, The Bottom Line, The Ro’s Show. Shirley and Lewis just recently won the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival and won Place and received a Gold medal with an all expenses paid Trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota to participate in a production at the Ted Mann Performing Arts Center starring movie star Jane Power and representing the State of Maryland. The Charm City Dancers has moved hand and line dance classes to the surrounding counties: Hartford, Howard, and Anne Arundel. Shirley Duncan was recently awarded The Comeo award for her black tie TV Show from Cable Access Broadcasting Company, from Coppin State College. Shirley Duncan was contracted to produce the Afro Charities Gala Dance celebrating 110 years of existence, with a Dance Production, dancing styles from 1982 to 2002, starting with the Cake Walk to Line and hand dance. This affair will be held December 7, 2002, at the Hyatt downtown Baltimore. Shirley has a new class beginning on Saturday December 15, 2007, at 12:00 p.m. at The Park Hill Child Care Center. The Morgan State University and the Department of Housing, contracted Shirley to teach hand dancing to the seniors and youth for cardiovascular exercise, have recently tapped Ms. Duncan.
CFUF provides services to low‐income fathers who wish to accept the financial and emotional responsibilities of fatherhood; attitudinal‐based employment training and placement services to both men and women through STRIVE Baltimore; support for low‐income parents to be parenting partners or to form families; and training and support for STRIVE graduates to earn higher wages and pursue careers. The aforementioned services are provided through the following programs: STRIVE Baltimore, Career Path Wage Advancement Initiative, Adult Basic Education, Baltimore Responsible Fatherhood Project, Alumni Services, and Couples Advancing Together.
This year’s biggest and most exciting growth in the program is in the implementation of our new and innovative project-based school year programming. With input from principals, heads of schools, MGP directors and based on research on the developmental needs of middle school students this program builds on the best of MGP. Project-based learning addresses the common needs of students from both school communities, enabling them to: *Work towards the mastery of non-cognitive and executive function skills. *Facilitate strong relationships between students from both communities *Embed MGP into the fabric of both school communities *Help directors connect with students and their families, thus helping MGP to be able to track our students as they move through high school. *To entice more students from both schools to join MGP.