Ms. Kydi grew up skiing double black diamonds in Winter Park, Colorado, and has her eye on Corbett’s Couloir at Jackson Hole someday.
She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado and an AA in Psychology from Colorado Mountain College, with experience spanning preschool teacher’s aide roles, elementary school volunteering, and a coaching internship with the Special Olympics — where she worked with athletes ages 8–12 and kept one rule simple: “If you had fun, you won.” That philosophy travels directly into her teaching. Ms. Kydi does not believe in one-size-fits-all learning and designs hands-on activities around each child’s development, skills, and interests.
What drew her to preschool specifically is the sheer scale of what happens in those early years. Children between zero and five develop 80–90% of their fine motor skills, and Ms. Kydi wants every moment of that window to feel as nurturing as possible. Watching preschoolers discover how big the world is — through their eyes, day by day — is, she says, what keeps this work exciting.
She is also a cosplayer who styles her own wigs, builds her own props, and runs an Instagram page. She collects Pokémon plushies — including several Japan-exclusive pieces — and attends concerts with friends.