August 1st

It is a true pleasure for me to write this letter of recommendation for Donatella Valdiviezo, who
has been my student in Santisimo Redentor school since 4th year. Donnatella is, without
question, one of the most outstanding students I have taught at this school in many years of
teaching.

Donnatella is a careful and creative thinker with an eye for details and a devotion to the
language. She has the terrific ability to draw on her own experience and observations to
develop thoughtful opinions on a variety of issues. She has already known she wanted to
develop her language skills from the very beginning and made a great effort to achieve her
goal. Her intelectual curiosity about the topics we covered in class is amazing and she is always
bringing light to our class not only in relation to content but also with her generosity and
kindness. Her regular contributions to full-class discussions provided insight both for her peers
and for me as a teacher.

Donatella is also invaluable in small-group interaction with her peers. Without my asking, she
takes on the responsibility of helping her classmates consolidate vast amounts of information
into coherent sets of ideas, and she quickly becomes a study group leader.

Donnatella amazes me with her writing: she is one of the best writers in the class . And what

is perhaps even more impressive is that she takes the task of improving her writing as or more
seriously than any other student in the class. She is definitely an excellent student, but she is
also personally delightful. She is as comfortable with herself as she is engaging, pleasant, and
humorous. As I got to know Donnatella over these years, I became only more impressed by the
wide range of her abilities—and by her modesty about them.

Finally, I wholeheartedly recommend this girl as a prospective school student. I can also
envision her as a highly competent and caring professional someday, which I say as a high
compliment indeed. Please contact me if there is anything else I can do on her behalf.

Sincerely,

Ximena Valeria Pèrez

English Teacher from Santisimo Redentor School