Biography
My overall objective is not merely for our people to survive but also for them to live satisfactorily. I believe that a person’s quality of life is enriched by the standards of all our lives. Everyone is encouraged to appreciate the intrinsic worth in all of life and take the time to understand and cherish themselves, their places of origin, and the world’s breathtaking sceneries.
I was born on December 5th1962, to the parents of Winefred McIntosh and Daniel Delancy in the Bight, Providenciales. During my early childhood years, I spend most of it in Kew North Caicos with my maternal grandfather James Delancy and his wife, Irene Delancy. Those were the days that helped to transform me into the hard-working woman that I am today. It was those days when I attended school, only four out of five days.
In 1973, my family relocated to Providenciales, where I attended the Bight Primary School (Presently the Ianthe Pratt Primary). September of 1974, after being successful in my Common Entrance Examinations, I started my high school journey at the Turks and Caicos High School, where I graduated in July of 1979.
After completing high school, I returned to Providenciales intending to become a nurse. However, with limited opportunities at the time, I decided to take anything available in the line of employment. The opportunity arose for me to fill in as a student-teacher at the Bight Primary in place of a teacher who was on leave, and this is when my teaching career began. After a month, I was transferred to the Five Cays Primary (Enid Capron Primary), where I taught for 4 months and returned to the Bight Primary.
After a year of being a student teacher, I decided that I needed training to remain in the profession. My training began in Antigua and the Teachers’ Training College for two years, where I graduated with a diploma in Primary Education (1980-182). I returned home and continued teaching at the Bight Primary School and made every effort to attend the many workshops offered, especially the two-week workshop that was always on offer during the beginning of summer.
Later on, I attended the University of Hull in the United Kingdom, where I enrolled for a course in Primary Administration (1989 – 1990). On my return home, I was promoted to Principal of the Bight Primary after the school’s Patron, Mrs. Ianthe Pratt, retired in 1990. The school was renamed the Ianthe Pratt Primary School in 1991. I stayed in the position of Principle until July of 1997, when I decided to resign.
The love and joy of my life next to my family is being in the classroom interacting with students and having a sense of accomplishment when I know that I have helped a student. I returned to classroom teaching at the British West Indies Collegiate, where I am still today. I am now a Mathematics teacher, teaching across all high school grades. To accomplish this, I have completed several online courses. These include; Curriculum Development in Mathematics (Emphasis on IGCSE), Success with Mathematics, and Assessment in Secondary Mathematics. I believe that one should see to develop oneself at all times to meet the demand and challenges we now face.
I am a Christian and an ardent member of the Jericho Baptist Church, where I have held several leadership positions, including that of Youth Leader. I am also a proud single mother of three lovely children, Drax, Daniela, and Dante. As a single mom. I have had my good days as well as my bad days. All in all, I can truly state that I am proud of the children that I have raised.