Faculty & Staff
Founder + Lead Educator
Throughout her career, Nicole has had experience teaching a wide range of students and subjects in colleges, prep-schools, and private-homeschool settings. She has taught mathematics, science, grammar, phonics, composition, literature, history, geography and nature-studies. Nicole has professionally trained through the Institute for Excellence in Writing and studied towards Level I Classical Educator Certification while working for Classical Academic Press. As of 2025, she has logged over ten-thousand hours privately tutoring and homeschooling students ages six to eighteen, both in-person and online.
Nicole earned a BA in Philosophy and BA in Political Science from Assumption College and an MA in Liberal Arts, with a focus in Philosophy and Theology, from St. John’s College, Santa Fe.
Outside of the classroom she enjoys trying as many outdoor sports as possible and getting more people on bikes as a PMBIA & GSMBC certified mountain bike instructor.
Nicole Corbo
Outdoor Program Leader & All-School Assistant Teacher
Audrey’s teaching career began during her undergraduate studies when she volunteered to help local students improve their reading skills. This experience inspired her drive to educate and empower kids through learning. She has over three years of experience working with children in an educational setting and experience in mathematics, science, and English language arts tutoring. Previously to joining The Small School, she worked in education research and statistics. Audrey holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Memphis. Audrey strives to combine her passion for academic learning with outdoor education. You can often find her enjoying and recreating in the New Mexico wilderness. She is an active volunteer with search and rescue and is certified in Wilderness First Aid. As the Outdoor Program Leader, Audrey seeks to create engaging outdoor experiences for students that instill creativity, thoughtfulness, resiliency, and enrichment.
Audrey Garrett
Student Support Specialist
Anne is an educator with 26 years of teaching experience. She has been a preschool teacher, school and family counselor, program director, and tutor. She earned her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont, California. Anne loves making mixed media, watercolor, and oil paintings. She loves hiking and adventures with her husband and two dogs.
Anne Vidovich-O’Shea
Humanities Teacher
Andrew Wood
Mathematics & Electives Teacher
Taran Clammer
Mathematics Tutor
Aaron Finn
STEM Educator