The Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust, in partnership with our eighteen independent member schools, recruits and supports through the admissions process academically ambitious, African American students with financial need from the Baltimore area. Once students are enrolled, B.E.S.T. positions them for success through academic preparation, leadership development and support programs. Our Member Schools: The Boy's Latin School The Bryn Mawr School Calvert School Friends School of Baltimore Garrison Forest School Gilman School Jemicy School The Key School Maryvale Preparatory School McDonogh School The Odyssey School Oldfields School The Park School of Baltimore Roland Park Country School St. Paul's School St. Paul's School for Girls St. Timothy's School Severn School Waldorf School of Baltimore
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808 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201, US
We celebrate B.E.S.T. and Garrison Forest School Alumna, Crystal Lee, for her tremendous service and recent promotion!
Congratulations to Crystal Lee on her promotion to Deputy Director of the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T.)! Crystal recently celebrated a major milestone with B.E.ST. - a decade of service as a highly revered, respected, and valued member of our team!
Last Week over 250 current, newly enrolled and college-aged Alumni families gathered at The Odyssey School to celebrate the end of the school year and beginning of summer break at our Kick-Off to Summer Celebration. Click on the link below to read more and see photos from the event: https://lnkd.in/eGe_av4W
The 2025-2026 B.E.S.T. Admission Season is here! Now through September 30th, we are receiving applications for students seeking admission and financial aid for grades K-9 at one of our 17 independent Member Schools. Click the link below to learn more and please spread the word and share within your networks! https://lnkd.in/epreRXg
Congratulations to our esteemed Board Vice President and B.E.S.T. Alumna, Tiffani Collins, for her recent award!
Congratulations to Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T.) Board Vice President, Tiffani Collins, for her recent Public Service Award from the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, Inc. We are so proud of you, and so grateful for your leadership and service on our Board!
That’s our President, Karlo Young! Congratulations!
Congratulations to Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T.) Board President, Karlo Young, for being named a RealLIST Connector 2024. https://lnkd.in/eJf9jWdz Adding this to the list of all the ways you work to strengthen Baltimore!
As the end of the school year quickly approaches, the B.E.S.T. Board of Trustees gathered for its final Board meeting at McCormick & Company. Thank you to B.E.S.T. Trustee and Vice President Human Resources, David Ascione for hosting us at McCormick’s global headquarters and inviting us to stock up on the wonderful array of McCormick & Company products at the Company Store.
B.E.S.T. Alumni are simply the BEST! Such a fun night connecting with some of our local Alumni at Easy Like Sunday in Cross Keys.
An awesome evening of mission-driven connection at our Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust (B.E.S.T.) Alumni Cocktail Party at Easy Like Sunday in Cross Keys! A special thank you to Alumni Trustees, Keyia Yalcin and Joshua R. Perry, for being with us and sharing remarks.