Randallstown Teacher Noted For Afterschool Program

OWINGS MILLS-REISTERSTOWN, MD - From Baltimore County Public Schools: Da’Nall Wilmer, Grade 5 teacher at Randallstown Elementary School and founder of the Boys in the Good leadership program, will be honored with a 2018 Impact Award by the Fashion Umbrella Foundation.

The award will be presented at the foundation’s gala to be held on Saturday, March 24 at the Columbus Center, 701 East Pratt St., Baltimore. More information about the event can be found on the Fashion Umbrella Foundation’s website.

Wilmer founded Boys in the Good in 2016. ‘Good’ stands for giving, optimism, originality, and determination. The weekly afterschool leadership development program serves boys in Grades 3 – 5. The initiative began approximately four years ago, when Wilmer discovered that most of his students did not own ties or know how to tie them. That led to a drive to secure ties for them and to Mr. Wilmer's Well-Dressed Workshop, GQ Tuesday (where students came to school dressed for success each Tuesday), and then to Boys in the Good.

Through Boys in the Good, students participate in weekly character education workshops, community service activities, monthly guest speakers, and a number of enrichment opportunities, including field trips to college campuses. The program is fully funded this school year by New Psalmist Baptist Church.

Photo of Da’Nall Wilmer courtesy of Baltimore County Public Schools