DR. ROGER NAKATA, D.O. · KIMLY HOANG-NAKATA, M.ED.
ACHIEVE EDUCATION · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
A Powerful Partnership for Children
Dear Families,
We created Achieve Education because children need more than academic instruction. They need to feel safe, seen, supported, and empowered to learn.
Our work began from a shared mission: to bring together the best of education, pediatrics, brain science, emotional regulation, and family partnership — so children can thrive in school and in life.
Together, we bring an integrated perspective to whole-child learning — through MindSmart Learning, our programs, and our books — helping families and schools understand that learning is not separate from emotional regulation, confidence, resilience, sleep, stress, mindset, physical well-being, or a child's sense of safety.
Between us, we have sat with thousands of children — in exam rooms, in classrooms, and at kitchen tables. And we have seen the same truth again and again: a struggling learner is almost never a lazy one. Behind most ‘won’t’ is a ‘can’t yet’ — a skill not yet taught, a worry not yet named, a routine not yet built. When the whole child is understood, the whole child moves forward.
Together, we believe children thrive when science, compassion, and purpose come together.
You should know who is writing to you.
Dr. Roger Nakata, D.O.
- Board-Certified Pediatrician
- Trusted Medical Voice
- Champion for Children's Health
- Holistic Learning Blueprint Founder
- International Keynote Speaker
FOUR-TIME SAN DIEGO TOP DOCTOR · 2021–2024
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Kimly Hoang-Nakata, M.Ed.
- CEO & Founder, Achieve Education
- MindSmart Learning Specialist
- Expert in Education, Learning Support, Emotional Leadership & Family–School Partnership
- International Keynote Speaker
- Award-Winning Author & Educator
IIBA AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2025 FINALIST
Read Kimly's story →Different training, same table. One of us reads a child’s health story; the other reads a child’s learning story. We believe families deserve both stories read together — because that is where the real answers live.
Kimly asked me to tuck one more photograph into this letter — two, actually. She keeps them together on purpose.
I went from being called 'mute' as a child to becoming a messenger of transformation — not because fear disappeared, but because I learned that my voice could serve a purpose greater than my fear.
Enclosed you will find the seven things that shape how we work with every child.
It all blends into one clear purpose: to help children become confident, capable, independent learners for life.
P.S. — Every child has limitless potential. Potential grows in the right environment: with support, tools, encouragement, and care. That environment is what we build.
If you are reading this while worried about your own child, start where we always start: one honest conversation. Tell us what school looks like at your house — the homework battles, the tears, the shrugged shoulders — and we will tell you plainly how we can help, and how we would begin.
With care and purpose,
Dr. Roger Nakata
PEDIATRICIAN & CO-FOUNDER
Kimly Hoang-Nakata
CEO & FOUNDER, M.ED.
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