• Has been teaching preschool since 2002 (19 years)

• Earned her Child Development Certificate

• Earned her Nursing Assistant Certificate

• Raised 9 children and has 15 grandchildren

• Enjoys scrapbooking, genealogy and traveling

• Began dancing at the age of 3 and teaching children’s dance since age 18

• Bachelor’s degree from University of Utah in Business Marketing

• Began teaching at Wasatch Dance Center in 2008

• Has been involved with the preschool at WDC for 8 years

• Three beautiful daughters and loves working with children

• Graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in Elementary Education

• Licensed Elementary Educator in the State of Utah

• Former 4th Grade teacher in Wasatch County

• First year teaching at Utah Arts Collective Preschool

• Mom of 3 young active boys

• Graduated with a BS in Elementary & Early Childhood Education

• Taught 5th Grade for 5 years

• Homeschooled children for 8 years

• Teaching preschool since 2017

• Taught PE to K-6 for 1 year

• Certified Creation Coach (kinda like a life coach)

• Began dancing at the age of 3

• Participated in high school and college dance programs

• Trained specifically to teach younger children

• Director of Competition Teams for younger children at UAC

• Director of the Utah Arts Collective children’s dance program

• Believes in the importance of dance education, helping build self esteem and confidence

• She is our Dual Immersion Spanish teacher

• Originally from Santiago, Chile, and has been living in the Heber Valley for 9 years

• She loves to inspire her students with catchy songs, illustrations, books and fun crafts

• Her goals for classes at UAC include: helping children learn in a fun and easy way, maintaining an environment where they can find confidence, and helping them incorporate their new language skills in life

• She likes the phrase, “children are not distractions from important work. They are the most important work.”
C.S. Lewis

• She is the mother of 4 bilingual children, having success in education

• Has been teaching the 2-year-old preschoolers at WDC for the past 4 years

• Graduated in Psychology at the University of Utah

• Served on multiple PTA/WPN boards in local schools including PTA President at Midway Elementary School

• Busy raising 4 active kids ages 11-17

• Currently certifying as a Real Estate agent

• Graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art, with an emphasis in photography

• Has 18 years of teaching experience

• Has coached High School Drill Team for the past 12 years

• Professional photographer, owns Nicole Walton Photo

• Raising 3 boys, ages 6, 4 and 2

• Has a Master Gardener Certificate and worked in Landscape Design

• Created and written curriculum for the art and music programs at WDC

• Has taught with the WDC program for more than 15 years

• Studied early childhood development programs and curriculum

• Currently pursuing her education with online courses from Brigham Young University Idaho