Letters From Home: The Emotions Behind Every Journey

There are moments in life when words carry more weight than any achievement, test result, or academic milestone. Words that close distances, cross borders, and hold in them the strength of love, sacrifice, and hope. A few days ago, we witnessed one of those moments.

One month after the start of their journey at H-FARM International School, the students of the Technology Leaders of the Future program received a surprise: a letter from home, written by their parents or loved ones, and filled with love, pride and encouragement.

These students arrived from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Moldova, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Belarus and the Baltic States, each of them carrying a story of ambition and courage. At a young age, they chose to leave home to follow a demanding academic path in STEM, far from everything familiar. Along the way, they embraced not only a rigorous new curriculum, but also a new culture, a new language, and a new sense of independence.

Yet even the strongest minds need a reminder of where they come from. And that is what these letters became: a bridge between who they were, who they are becoming and who stands behind them, always.

More than paper and ink

When we placed an envelope in front of each student and told them it had arrived from home, some hesitated before opening it, as if holding a piece of their own past. Others smiled nervously, already sensing what was coming.

“Dear son, we love you very much and think about you every single day. You are our pride and our sunshine…”
He carefully pulled out the photographs included: family celebrations, school memories, childhood snapshots and held them as if rediscovering home.

“I am so proud of you. You made the impossible possible. Never doubt yourself, my son. You are stronger than you think, smarter than you think, and more persistent than you think. I will always be by your side.” Her words captured what so many parents feel but rarely say aloud.

“Your bright future begins in this school. You can overcome any difficulty. Be true to yourself and do not forget to enjoy this stage of life. We believe in you and we are waiting for you at home.”

Not a single letter sounded the same, and yet each one carried the same message: We believe in you. We are proud of you. You are never alone.

The human side of excellence

At H-FARM, we believe that academic excellence is essential—but the human factor makes the difference. The students in this scholarship program are extraordinary: intellectually curious, resilient, passionate about science and technology. But what this moment reminded us of is that talent is never an isolated force. Behind every young achiever, there are stories: stories of families who made sacrifices, who made hard choices, who encouraged courage.

Education, for us, is not only about shaping minds. It is about shaping people. It means teaching innovation without losing emotion, embracing ambition without losing humility, and pursuing global journeys without forgetting where we come from.

When a letter becomes a mirror

As we watched them read, we saw something powerful happening. These letters didn’t simply remind the students of their families—they reminded them of themselves.

Because behind words like “We are proud of you”, “You made the right choice”, “Keep believing in yourself”, something deeper emerged: gratitude, awareness, a quiet fire inside. Many of them had travelled thousands of kilometers to build a future in STEM, but journeys like this are not made only with logic or intelligence—they are made with heart.o con la logica. Si affrontano con il cuore.

More than a school, a community

When we launched the Technology Leaders of the Future program, we built a path of merit, challenge and international education. But we also built something more: a home away from home. A place where we study advanced mathematics but also learn empathy. Where we explore robotics, but also our emotional intelligence. Where future innovators discover that their humanity will always be their greatest power.

We will continue to push them toward academic excellence, innovation and bold ambition. But we will also continue to remind them of something equally essential: the future is built not only by brilliant minds, but by grounded hearts.

And sometimes, all it takes to keep going is a letter from home.

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