Miss Lewin is also quite active at the Central High School in May Pen where she teaches. She currently coaches the quiz team, is a member of the Environmental Science Club and the photo editor for the school magazine.

While she has been strengthening her qualifications, it is the high points and appreciation she has received from her students that kept her motivated. She cited one incident as being the most memorable thus far in her career.

"Last year I had grade nine class and I gave an award for the most improved and the best student. The students did not know and so the boy that received it came to me and said 'Miss Lewin, I thank you for this token', and he said now he can put it on his dresser and every time he sees it he will remember that he achieved something," she said.

She added, "the girl who got one of the awards wrote me a nice little note saying 'thank you for believing in me."

She admits that as a high school teacher she often has to be more than a teacher. "I have to become motivator and guidance counsellor. The other day I had a class and I had to just spend the first 20 minutes talking to the students about life and encouraging them that they can achieve their goals," she said.

After the session she said she began to teach and the class went well.

Although teaching was a diversion from her childhood dream of becoming a veterinarian, she says even if she has the opportunity to pursue that profession, it would be on a part-time basis because education has become her first love.

While she admits that the education has many challenges that need to be addressed, she says she wants to spend another 10 years in the classroom before moving to another area of the sector. She also intends to pursue her Master's degree shortly after completing her Bachelor's degree.