The Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) serves both middle and high school grades in a newly renovated school building in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood. As part of the ""100% Project,"" the school works with a small group of other schools to improve outcomes for students with resources from the state's School Improvement Grant. ACCE prepares students to make informed choices by providing exploratory experiences in a variety of careers. Frequent college visits, dual enrollment, early college institute, and a student internship program provide students with valuable experiences in the fields of their choice.

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At Augusta Fells Savage Institute, we tap into students’ potential and help them succeed academically, artistically, socially, and emotionally. Our mission is to prepare 21st-century leaders and learners in an arts-focused learning community where student achievement is the priority.

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Baltimore City College is the nation’s third oldest public high school. As an International Baccalaureate World School, City College offers a rigorous college-preparatory program that incorporates communication, intercultural awareness, and inquiry-based learning. Our school motto, Palmam Qui Meruit Ferat (“Honor to the one who earns it”), reflects our commitment to hard work and excellence. Graduates include Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, and Emmy Award winners; elected officials; professional athletes; and prominent artists.

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Baltimore Collegiate rigorously prepares male students for success in college and life with a traditional liberal arts curriculum in the humanities, math, science, and the arts. We offer high academic standards and support for each student's intellectual, social, and personal development. Character education helps our students form sound habits of body and mind. The Board of School Commissioners approved a recommendation to renew the school charters for Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys for 3 years, with conditions. Learn more at http://bit.ly/portfolio-rec.

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Baltimore Design School provides a unique educational experience for budding creatives and problem solvers. Our rigorous design program is recognized for its unique approach to learning in which middle school students get a solid foundation of design and studio skills followed by intensive academics and design study in high school. High school students choose and follow a four-year design curriculum in one of three tracks: architecture/construction design and management, graphic design/interactive media production, or fashion design. Each track includes a foundation freshman year followed by three years of CTE programs where students develop college-ready portfolios and receive career training. Partnerships with local colleges ensure that students who are serious about pursuing a career in their perspective fields are well prepared for the rigorous demands of college programs. Graduates of BDS have gone on to some of the top college programs in the area.

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Baltimore International Academy West opened in the 2019-20 school year, serving students in pre-k, kindergarten, and 6th grade. For the 2020-21 school year, it will also serve 7th grade and will ultimately serve students from pre-k to 8th grade, offering full immersion in the elementary grades and partial immersion in the middle grades. Like Baltimore International Academy, the new school will offer Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, and French language tracks. To find out more about the school and apply for the new school year, visit https://biawest.org/

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BLSYW prepares students for success in college and life. We engage young women in learning through a strong academic culture and innovative teaching practices, and we cultivate self-confidence, individuality, and a strong sense of community responsibility.

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At Baltimore Polytechnic, we prepare our students for learning with a rigorous and stimulating academic curriculum centered around STEM education and the humanities. Poly graduates go on to excel in STEM fields, college programs, and a range of professions. Poly offers programs to support learning, including the Ingenuity Project (which requires a separate application) and a college writing center, and over 45 clubs, including aviation, photography, and 3D printing. Our students’ success is a testament to the work we are doing as a school team and is reflected in results on measures of student achievement.

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Baltimore School for the Arts was established in 1980 to create opportunities for talented students who aspire to careers in the arts. BSA offers pre-professional training in dance, film, music, theater, stage design and production, and the visual arts, along with a rigorous college preparatory academic program.

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Through a partnership with Bard College, students at Bard High School Early College earn both a high school diploma and up to 60 transferable college credits and an associate in arts degree in four years. BHSEC provides a rigorous course of study that emphasizes critical thinking through writing, discussion, and inquiry. The school seeks to intellectually engage a diverse group of motivated high school students and prepare them for success in college and beyond. The curriculum is composed of a two-year college preparatory sequence in the 9th and 10th grades that segues directly into a two-year college course of study in place of the traditional 11th and 12th grades. BHSEC faculty members are experienced college professors. The Board of School Commissioners is delaying the vote until 2/25 for recommendations to renew the school charter for Bard. Learn more at http://bit.ly/portfolio-rec.

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Beechfield Elementary/Middle School is a community school that offers a full range of academic, enrichment, extracurricular, and athletic programs.

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At Benjamin Franklin High School, we build positive relationships and customize the educational program to meet the needs of each and every student who walks through our doors. We are a traditional high school that offers a comprehensive athletic program and opportunities for students to explore postsecondary school careers and opportunities. Nestled in the small South Baltimore neighborhood of Brooklyn/Curtis Bay, Ben Franklin provides students with the personal attention they need to be successful in school and in life.

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