"Free Minds has been an inspiring program. Interacting with my peers in the classroom has given me a new outlook on the power of education and how all of us putting our minds together can make anything possible."

--Yvonne Flores

"I loved reading Plato's Republic, because it challenged me. It has also opened my eyes to question myself and how I want to be effective in my life. It is causing a change in me, to seek out my passion--develop it and be a contributor to my community."

--LaKesha Thomas    

"Frederick Douglass's autobiography made me cry. It was very unexpected. So many things about his childhood pulled at my heart. Maybe because I'm a mom, and his autobiography starts by telling about his birth and his relationship with his mom. His story was hard to read, because it is true."

--Fionna Hernandez

"I was pretty ambivalent about poetry before we started but found myself really enjoying reading and discussing it. I will definitely continue to read poetry after this is over, which is pretty surprising to me!"

--anon

"It was so bold to know that the [Actors from the London Stage] directed themselves and performed on a minimal stage set up. It both inspired me and gave me the courage to be just as bold with my creativity."

--Estephania LeBaron