Nicole Dickson has lived in Colorado most of her life with the exceptions of a few years in southern California. She received her bachelors’ degree and Master’s degree at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She has three children: one attends college in Hawaii and the other two attend a local high school where they play soccer and football. Mrs. Dickson has four dogs that keep her very busy. She spends most of her time at her children’s sports games. What she enjoys most in life is teaching kindergarten. She loves watching them grow and learn as they explore their first year of school. Mrs. Dickson's goal is to make Kindergarten a nurturing, exciting, and fun place that creates a foundation for a love of learning.