Rajesh is a 7th-grade student. Even though he came from a financially disadvantaged background and struggled with severe shyness, after one year at a HoPE Learning Center, he has become a star student with excellent grades. With encouragement and instruction from his teachers, he has grown tremendously, and now is finally becoming confident enough to speak out in English. Rajesh worked very hard to accomplish this, and working with him was a privilege to his teachers as well. Over the past year, Rajesh discovered that he had a talent for art. He showed great aptitude for making greeting cards, dolls,