Blind teacher Ingrid Peters awarded for contribution to education

Ingrid Peters and her granddaughter Akia Peters holding the plaque which was presented to her by the Guyana Teachers Union at this year’s observance of World Teachers Day.

“Teaching is a profession, not a job. It is a special calling from God,” Ingrid Peters said as she reminisced on her more than 35 years of service to Guyana’s children.

Now retired, the 53-year-old visually impaired teacher was pleasantly surprised last week when she received an award from the Guyana Teachers Union on World Teachers Day, for her outstanding contribution to education in Guyana.

Peters started her teaching career at the David Rose School for the Handicapped where she