Anne Bardaglio

Anne has decided to return to Matinicus, where she is working with school-board members and the teacher to develop a multi-age curriculum, update learning materials, and standardize procedures for Matinicus School. In addition, Anne will continue to be a presence in the classroom by organizing arts classes and assisting students with reading and writing assignments. 

Anne Bardaglio graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Women's Studies, Peace Studies, and History (individualized interdisciplinary major), with a minor in Studio Art, from Goucher College. Anne participated in several study-abroad programs. In 2000, Anne spent a year in Milan Italy through American Field Service. In 2003, she studied Ghanaian arts and culture through Goucher College's Intensive Course Abroad Program, and in 2004, Anne participated in the School for International Training program in Morocco, studying Moroccan culture, society, history, religion and Arabic. Recently, Anne completed a semester-long graduate program through the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, ME. Her documentary project focused on Matinicus Island and the school.

Anne was a research intern with the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, where she conducted and compiled background research for an upcoming documentary film. She was a photography instructor with Art on Purpose (AOP) in Baltimore, co-leading an after-school photography workshop as part AOP's citywide community-arts initiative. Anne also served as the regional field coordinator for American Field Studies in Baltimore and provided support and leadership for teams of volunteers in Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and Washington, DC.

Anne is from Trumansburg, NY and says: "This spring I accepted a place in Columbia University's nonfiction MFA program. Columbia was my first choice, and deferrals to the program were impossible to come by. I petitioned the department chair to grant a deferral and, although they were supportive, they explained, that if I wanted to stay on the island, I would have to reapply the following year. I decided three months ago to accept and leave Matinicus at the end of the summer.

Last week I realized I had made the wrong decision. I withdrew from Columbia's program, and told the school board and the Institute I wanted to come back and finish the projects I had been working on with Dotti and the board. One of the students had been off-island for a couple of weeks around the time I told people I would be coming back. She came down to my place on her bike today a couple of hours after getting home. One of the first things she said to me was, 'I'm glad you're staying.' I am too."