Opened Palm

Social Enterprise: Empowering young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and working to increase the BME presence @UniOfOxford and @Cambridge_Uni

[Opened Palm @openedpalm]

"In primary school, I thought I was a total loser. I thought I would never achieve what I wanted to achieve in the future" - R. #OpenedPalm

[Coach Chi - Purposeful Parenting @Chiomawow]

Thank you for raising the aspirations of #BAME #youth!

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Big well done to our 2019/2020 mentees!! We are so, so proud of you all!! #OpenedPalm #OxfordAdmissions

[☆ ‧dreamboy··‧̩̥˟͙冬˟͙‧̩̥l @LilNasX]

when i said “i got the horses in the back” it was in reference to reversing the ongoing climate change, water pollution, and catastrophic political climate we are witnessing in these trying times.

[Opened Palm @openedpalm]

We received this incredible message from one of our students today and THIS is exactly why we do what we do. It is so important to empower the next generation and nothing should stop them from achieving their goals ❤ #aimhigher #progress #raisingaspirations

[Black Working Women @bwwnetwork]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Ending the day with a celebratory meal at Nando's. Thanks for a very fun day, @KebleOxford and @OxfordACS and hopefully our students will be seeing you again VERY soon!

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Next on our visit, Pembroke College! #funfact three Opened Palm Facilitators (Esther, Kenny and Patrick) graduated from Pembroke in 2017 and 2018 📚 🎓

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Huge thanks to @KebleOxford and @OxfordACS! #aimhigher #raisingaspirations #oxforduni

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Representatives from @OxfordACS giving our students a tour and talking to them about their experience at the university so far 😊

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Hello, Keble College!

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Today is a VERY exciting day as we're heading to Oxford for a #aimhigher visit day with some of our students. Stay tuned for updates!

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A great session today with our special visitors from various fields (Med, Engineering, Advertising and Banking) who did Q&As and 1-1s with our students on their university journeys! #aimhigher #raisingaspirations

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[Tunji Akintokun MBE CMgr CCMI 🇬🇧🇳🇬 @Tunji_Akintokun]

Went to see my mentee @EstherJimJim (Desdemona) & the cast of @InterTheatre in Ring of Envy, a brilliant adaptation of Othello based in a boxing ring. Absolutely amazing performance by the cast & super proud of you Esther ❤️

[Bankra @bankratravel]

To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Windrush docking in Tilbury, we’re launching a new inter-generational blog series! Paving The Streets With Gold will feature the amazing contributions & experiences of the Windrush trailblazers & generations that followed! ✊🏾🇬🇧

[Opened Palm @openedpalm]

Our founder, @EstherJimJim will be chairing this panel at @InterTheatre on Wednesday 16th May. Be sure to grab tickets and don’t miss out! https://t.co/POiWOyAvQK

[Bankra @bankratravel]

Check out the amazing work of our friends over at @BlackandHooded ✊🏾 @shani_akilah our co-founder is featured too! #Blackandhooded

[Intermission Youth @InterTheatre]

Book now for our panel discussion on 16 May on the transformative power of the arts feat. forensic psychiatrist Dr Tim McInerny, lawyer & poet @PoetryLawyer, artistic director @DarrenRaymond, chaired by IYT & Oxford grad @EstherJimJim. Tickets £10: https://t.co/v6C6WyNipg