16 to 61 and Beyond -A Teacher's Personal Journey

For students of all ages, schooling and education are pivotal building blocks for a successful journey through life. For author Claudette Garbutt-Harding, this educational journey continued long past her primary school and teenage years as she embarked on a life-long expedition of teaching and learning. In this captivating memoir, Claudette starts at the very beginning, sharing of her early years growing up in Belize in a house full of brothers. At the tender age of sixteen, she took her first teaching job and was swiftly promoted to the position of principal at seventeen. Despite this harrowing experience, she held on to her love of teaching, following her passion by moving to Jamaica to earn her college degree. After twenty-two years of living and teaching in Jamaica- finding love, getting married, and having children along the way-Claudette and her family took the biggest leap of all: moving to the United States to continue her teaching career as principal of two Adventist elementary schools. In the following years of work as a principal, ministry worker, and administrator, she led both students and teachers with grace and expertise while following her love for God and her vocation. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.5px 'Minion Pro'} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; font: 10.5px 'Minion Pro'; min-height: 13.0px} Join Claudette on her amazing life journey as she navigates faith, family, and education, relying on the love and guidance of God during every step. Claudette Garbutt - Harding from Belize, Central America started her career in education there at the tender age of sixteen. Her journey as a teacher took her to Jamaica and the United States. Now retired in Orlando, Florida, she continues in ministry beside her husband Dr Keith Harding.