Nicole Brockman is the Interim Head of University School of the Lowcountry (USL). She joined USL in 2011 as a math tutor and then full-time math teacher the following year. She has also served as Department Chair and Head of the Middle School. She developed the hallmark individualized approach to mathematics education for the School.
Nicole graduated from Indiana University with a BS degree in Biology. Later, she followed her heart and went back to school to become a mathematics teacher. She graduated with honors from North Carolina State University with a BS in Mathematics and Education. Her teaching career spans over two decades of guiding children in public and independent schools.
In addition to teaching, Nicole sponsors USL’s Math Club and Chess Club. She led her students to eight State Championships (and two runners-up) in the last ten years at the SCISA State Math Meet. Nicole was honored as the 2017-2018 Middle School Teacher of the Year for South Carolina’s Independent Schools. She was named the South Carolina Middle School Math Teacher of the Year (SCISA) for 2022-2023.
Originally from Indiana, Nicole now resides in Charleston with her children, Evie and Riley. In her spare time, she enjoys hanging out with her family, golfing, and reading.
2017-2018 Middle School Teacher of the Year for S.C. Private Schools
2022-2023 Middle School Math Teacher of the Year for S.C. Private Schools
