- Medita Wheatley, Author
- Medita Malone Wheatley was born in 1946 in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. She received her primary and secondary education in Tortola and Antigua. At the undergraduate level she studied Spanish, English, Education, and the Teaching of Reading at the University of the West Indies, College of the Virgin Islands, and the Monterey Peninsula College. At the graduate level she studied Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Medita has fifty four years of teaching experience at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. She has lectured at HLSCC for sixteen years. In 2024, Medita launched the edited book titled, “A Snapshot of The Virgin Islands Secondary School Under Principal Carlisle Scott”. This book features several first-hand accounts from students and teachers who were impacted by the legacy of Mr. Scott during his tenure between the years 1956 and 1968. In the book, Mrs. Wheatley highlights the invaluable contributions of Mr. Scott to the students who attended the Virgin Islands Secondary School, which have had positive, far-reaching implications for the overall educational landscape in the Virgin Islands. Mrs. Wheatley, who was personally influenced by Mr. Scott’s formal and informal lessons, edited the text with a deep sense of commitment, which she intended to see through to completion. Medita is a mother of seven and grandmother of ten.
