In this paper on action research conducted at the SOS Children's Village Lekenik in the period of time of two school years, I was trying to discover if I can influence on the children's self-esteem and knowledge of English as a second language. In the first part of this action research, it's about the SOS Children's Village Lekenik, the children at risk who lost their parents because of the abuse and neglect, the psychological construct of self-esteem, motivation in English learning, strategies for learning the English language. In the second part the action research it's about what is the action research, the concepts, and the plan itself. The plan itself consists of the work it's done, children who participated, the problems I encountered. In the conclusion, I discovered that the working with those children is challenging. That the grit, the motivation and their sychological state of mind influence their self-esteem and performance in English classes. There is a greater deal we must consider when working with those children, and all participants like SOS mothers, psychologist, and pedagogy are the variables that influenced the final result. The result itself isn't great, only one child showed progress but this action research can help others who work with those children.