From Police Officer to Educator

DALLAS, Texas, August 27, 2010: A young Grenadian has embarked on an educational journey and in the process accomplished many feats.

Adrian Peters, a former police officer, left Grenada in January 2004 to complete a first degree in Foreign Languages at Midwestern State University (MSU) in the United States and six years later he is about to start the journey towards a doctoral degree.

Peters began studies at the University of Ciego de Avila and then the University of Havana, Cuba in Interpretation and Translation in 1999 and then moved to MSU in January 2004 to complete a Bachelor Degree in Foreign Languages majoring in Spanish and French. He graduated with honours one year later.

Between 2006 and 2009, Peters completed Teacher Certifications in Spanish, French and English as a Second Language (ESL).

He also completed a Masters Degree in Teaching Foreign Languages at the University of Granada, Spain in December 2009 from where he also graduated with honours.

So far this year he has completed Principal Certification and will soon start his PhD studies in Education Leadership and Instruction.

Peters is currently an Assistant Principal at H Grady Spruce High School in Dallas, Texas where he now resides.

The Grenadian educator plans to gather as much experience as possible in preparation for his return to Grenada, where he intends to continue working with education, and educating.

“I understand the value of education and the difficulty some worthy Grenadians have in accomplishing their educational goals, and in many instances due to their inability to self-finance,” he said. Peters said his future mission in life is to assist others in seeking their educational goals.

“It’s not without great sacrifice, pain and even criticism that I have reached that far, but I didn’t turn back”. Adrian is now married to Demeatrice Robinson-Peters, who is also an educator.