My journey into education began long before The Garden of Knowledge existed. It began in community rooms, makeshift classrooms, and charity centres across Bahrain, where I met children who were doing their best with so little. I saw how deeply they wanted to learn, how much they could achieve, and how unfair it felt that only circumstance stood in their way. Those years stayed with me. They shaped the way I see children, families, and opportunity. When I eventually opened The Garden of Knowledge it was with a quiet determination to create a place where students felt safe, supported, and seen.