Contact Information: kanderson@airlineschool.org, 207.584.3012
Hello! I'm Mrs. Anderson. I live in Amherst with Mr. Anderson, our three cats: Bou, Hermes, and Apollo, our two dogs Moxie and Hagrid, 5 hens, and a noisy rooster. Mr. Anderson is the Multimedia Design teacher at Hancock County Technical Center. This is my ninth year at Airline Community School as the K-2 teacher and my fourth year as assistant lead teacher.
My Teaching History
I completed my undergraduate degree at Smith College where I studied Studio Art with a focus in graphic design and elementary education. After graduation, I moved to Los Angeles, CA where I worked as a graphic designer for websites and print ads. Though I enjoyed design, I had always known that I would take after my mom and become a teacher one day. After four years in the city, I moved back home to attend graduate school at the University of Maine at Orono where I completed my Master of Arts in Teaching. I then spent the next six years working at Lyman Elementary School in RSU 57. I worked as a K-1 teacher, fourth grade teacher and then as a Literacy Coach for four years. While working as a literacy coach I completed my Certificate of Advanced Study in Literacy. In 2010 I was hired to teach Kindergarten at the Hussey School in Berwick. After two years in Kindergarten, I moved up to second grade for 4 years. As Mr. Anderson and I looked to moving closer to family, I took a position at Ellsworth Elementary Middle School, where I taught 3rd grade for two years, before joining the family at Airline Community School.
My Family
I grew up in Orrington with my mom, dad and brother. My dad currently lives in Brewer with his cat, Boots. My brother and his wife have three beautiful daughters. They live in Los Angeles, where my brother is a professor at UCLA.