Today we prove that obstacles and people can’t stop you from achieving your dreams. It is all in your will to make things happen for yourself and how powerful your mindset can be and by achieving this small pebble on a big rocky path you show yourself and others that you can make it happen. With that in mind I share my diploma with my mother because I am showing her that I can make it happen. Mom I share this certificate with you, to show you that we can keep dreaming even when you think you can’t.

“Step by step, I am learning English,” she said. “Not big increments. Little by little, I am learning.”

"The instructors welcome questions and I like working at my own pace and also having the opportunity to practice with other students in class."

“I am so happy. I never thought I could get my GED,” Patty says. “When I took my last test and passed, I cried. I can’t believe it, but I did it.”

“They are professional, knowledgeable, and caring,” she says. “If any of us students needed help, they were there for us. They have provided a wonderful learning environment and foundation to build for further education.”

"My main objective is to have my own business, to obtain a good quality of life, and not depend on anyone."

“If you have the mindset to do it, you’ll do it,” Terry said. That is a lesson she will make sure her son learns, too.”

“It was scary, but the teacher made it really easy,” she says. “Whenever I needed help, she was there to guide me and so was the rest of the staff. There was a lot of ‘You can do it.’ Just them being supportive helped me out so much. It made me feel I can do it. They motivated me.”

"I want to learn English so that one day I can continue being a nurse and treat patients with great kindness and respect."