استمع إلى قصص النجاح التي غيرت الحياة مباشرة من خريجينا.

Jenni discovered Begin Anew when a friend referred the program to her. She had moved to Tennessee from Ohio where she had studied Phlebotomy. When she moved to town, Jenni was unable to continue on in her career because she had not finished her GED. She had completed most of the tests back in 2016 but had struggled with finishing Math and Science.

"Math has always been a struggle but doing it here [at Begin Anew] everybody was so supportive, and it was a good welcoming environment, and I think that really helped."

She joined our Franklin Campus in Fall of 2023. She came to class often and studied hard with the tutors. Throughout the program, Jenni had experienced testing anxiety. She would do great in the classroom, but when she traveled to the official testing site would score half as good as what she would on practice exams. Testing in an unfamiliar environment, she would struggle to focus on the test.

Through the newly available TABE testing, Jenni was able to take a new test at our Franklin Campus. The ability to take the official exam in a comfortable environment helped Jenni to relax and focus on the test. She aced both her Math and Science tests and achieved her High School Equivalency Diploma!

"It was a roadblock. I was in a construction zone for so long and that was holding me back from life. Now that I got it, I don't have that worry anymore."

We are so happy and excited for Jenni as she continues her studies in Phlebotomy starting in August!

2021 خريج معادلة الثانوية العامة

مارست مارغريت (مالي) الصبر بالتأكيد خلال العديد من الصعوبات في حياتها. بدأت عندما غادرت هندوراس مع والدتها التي أرادت أن تتمتع مالي بحياة أفضل. لحسن الحظ ، انتقلت مالي إلى تينيسي ووجدت في النهاية بيغن من جديد.

التحقت مالي خلال الأشهر القليلة الأولى من الوباء العالمي في عام 2020 ولم تختبر التعلم الشخصي في الوقت الذي سبق حصولها على معادلة المدرسة الثانوية في عام 2021. عملت معلمة مالي ، معلمة الرياضيات السابقة مورين "ريني" هيريل ، كمدربة مالي الوحيدة أثناء سعيها للحصول على شهادتها. عقدت جلساتهم ، التي عقدت على Zoom أو FaceTime ، حول جدول عمل مالي بدوام كامل. حدثت العديد من هذه الدروس بينما كانت تحمل ابنتها ميلاني جولييت في حضنها. قال ريني: "إنها ذكية للغاية وفهمت المواد دون الكثير من المتاعب". مرة أخرى ، كان تصميمها واضحا جدا ". لقراءة المزيد انقر فوق قصة مالي.

David moved to Nashville from Texas in 2024 and was excited to become a Real Estate Agent. He passed all the necessary exams but found out that he needed his High School Diploma to receive his license. He encountered a roadblock and that’s when he did a search online to find Begin Anew. He would tell you that the Lord led him to Begin Anew. He showed up to our Woodbine campus ready to go and was paired up with a tutor.

He spent time studying, working with tutors, and practicing outside of the classroom. In the first two months he passed two exams, and a couple of months later he passed his third exam! Then came the reading and language exam. David has dyslexia and this would be his biggest hurdle yet.

Despite challenges, he continued to work with his tutors and in 2025, a new avenue presented itself with access to the TABE exam. He was able to take this exam at a Begin Anew campus and have it proctored by a friendly face (Landon Stratton, Program Manager), the first face he saw when he came to Begin Anew. He passed and this spring we all celebrated with him!

We are excited for David as he now has his Real Estate Agent License!

Through Oak Cottage’s partnership with Begin Anew, Utopia enrolled in the Computer and Job Skills (CJS) course and HSE program. She graduated the CJS program in December of 2024, and she was determined to get her High School Equivalency Diploma. Math was a difficult subject for her, but in spring of 2025 she scored the highest of the five HSE subjects on her Math Exam. She was officially a graduate!