Medino Abraham did not make the grade to attend Santa Rosa Secondary in Santa Rosa Village, Moruca, Region One (Barima/Waini); he attended Santa Rosa Primary Top and completed the Secondary Schools Proficiency Examinations then written by students in the community high school system, but today the 45-year-old religious and social educator is the holder of two university degrees.
“In a way I felt deprived of a secondary education because I didn’t make the marks to be among the first batch of students of the then new Santa Rosa Secondary School. They picked the cohort with the best marks because it was a new initiative. They needed the high flyers to show the authorities the need for the secondary school. Not boasting, but I have a bachelor’s degree and a master’s and I hope my journey can inspire young people,” he said. Abraham’s first degree is in pedagogy and education; his master’s is in Society and Frontiers with a focus on bilingual and Indigenous People’s education. He added, “And you never know, God willing, I could go to a further stage, to do a PhD.”