for two years after finishing high school braithwaite taught second grade at the grand turk christian academy, before deciding to further her education. she went on to study at the liberty university in lynchburg, virginia, earning a degree in government and history and then returned to grand turk to teach forth grade for an additional two years. deciding she did not want to become a teacher, she continued her studies, enrolling in law school at the university of the west indies (uwi), cave hill campus. braithwaite earned her bachelor of laws at uwi before pursuing a certificate for legal education from the eugene dupuch law school in nassau.