Natasha at Jacari
Jacari starts peer tutoring at Bristol High School
We’re excited to launch a brand new project this month - peer tutoring, where A-level students tutor and mentor younger EAL children at...
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Anna at Jacari
- Nov 1
- 1 min
Theatre fun for Bristol children
We were really pleased to host our first kids' event of the academic year recently - a theatre show and workshop at The Trinity Centre,...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Oct 18
- 2 min
Jacari wins a free photoshoot
We are delighted to be selected as one of the winners of Fortitude Communications’ charity competition to receive free professional...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 29
- 2 min
We need volunteers!
It’s our busiest time of the year for recruiting new volunteer tutors. Our team and student committee members are all out and about in...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 28
- 2 min
Introducing new trustee Katy Isaac
We are really pleased that Katy Isaac has joined Jacari's board of trustees as our EAL and Teaching Trustee. Katy brings so much valuable...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Sep 22
- 2 min
Cook for Jacari
We’re planning a really special event this autumn inspired by our former volunteers' memories their time tutoring children. During our...
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Anna at Jacari
- Sep 16
- 2 min
Welcome to new team members
We are excited to welcome two new additions to our Jacari Bristol team this week! Introducing Ashley Ashley George has joined us as an...
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Allen Olayomi
- Sep 5
- 3 min
The impact of the summer break on disadvantaged pupils
Many parents and educators worry about the potential effects of the long summer school holidays on pupils. As the research referenced in...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Aug 25
- 1 min
Jacari receives funding from the Swire Charitable Trust
We are delighted to receive a grant of £20,000 from the Swire Charitable Trust. The grant will go towards funding our programmes in...
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Ben at Jacari
- Aug 23
- 1 min
Jacari Stories: Deniz and Tamara
We love hearing from the stories of our pupils and volunteers on how Jacari has impacted them. We wanted to share Deniz's and his...
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Torie at Jacari
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Jacari Stories: Aga and Sophie
We love hearing from our pupils and volunteers about their reflections on Jacari tutoring and what impact it had on them. We wanted to...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Aug 9
- 3 min
Jacari Stories: Maryam, Maya and Sofia
We love hearing from our pupils and volunteers about their reflections on Jacari tutoring and what impact it had on them. We wanted to...
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Anna at Jacari
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Jacari receives funding from Postcode Local Trust
We are delighted to receive a grant of £20,000 from Postcode Local Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of the...
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Anna at Jacari
- Jul 27
- 2 min
Read our 2021/22 impact report
We are excited to share our latest impact report with you, which includes information about the young people we supported in the 2021/22...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Alumni Q&A with Susanna Pressel
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? It was when I was an undergraduate way back in the 1960s. 2. Tell us about the activities you were...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Summer celebration event
Last Friday, friends of Jacari came together to celebrate the achievements of our amazing pupils and volunteers and our impact as a...
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Aggie at Jacari
- Jul 13
- 2 min
A trip to the zoo
A group of Jacari pupils, their families and our volunteers visited Bristol Zoo Gardens in May. The trip was very popular - we had over...
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Allen Olayomi
- Jun 28
- 3 min
The impact of the pandemic on EAL pupils
The world has - thankfully - reached some semblance of normality since the early days of total lockdown, yet the effects of the Covid-19...
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Natasha at Jacari
- Jun 8
- 2 min
Celebrating our communities this June
June is the Month of Community, a time when we can come together to celebrate everything that makes our communities great, whether that’s...
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Natasha at Jacari
- May 17
- 1 min
Alumni Q&A with Richard Sides
1. When did you volunteer with Jacari? I was Oriel's representative to Jacari in 1957-58. 2. What activities were you involved in as a...
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