Regional Symposium
Kirkland, WA
March 7th, 2026
The Uphill Road
Education for the Long Haul
We're hosting a one-day symposium in Kirkland, WA about the whole Charlotte Mason homeschool journey and how it culminates with those final years before your student moves on to their next stage of life.
Are you staring down those high school years and wondering if you can do it? Do certain topics like science labs and formal essays, transcript credits and GPAs, electives and literary analysis, leave you sweating? Do you wonder about how your relationship with your child (and your own sanity and self worth) are going to survive?
Or are you in the earlier years, wanting to see the big picture? Do you wonder if the things you're doing now are actually going to bring about the end results you're hoping for? Do you want practical encouragement and tips from those who are further on the journey?
It is so easy to gather up fears in your heart and worries in your mind when it comes to homeschooling all the way through the upper years. This symposium has been created by a team that seeks to replace those fears with peace and those worries with confidence. Come be washed in truth, redirected with fresh thoughts, supported with resources, and loved in community.
We hope to see you at "The Uphill Road"!
Our Program
9:00-4:00
8:30 - Registration and Settling In
Morning
Picture Study Immersion
Plenary I: Encouragement for the Uphill Road
by Karissa Strovas
Recitation Immersion
Plenary II: The Atmosphere, Discipline, and Life of a Writer
by Sarah Dale
Lunch
Provided
Please see registration regarding dietary needs
Raffle Prize Drawing
Afternoon
Hands-on workshops:
Unfiltered: CM with Teens - A Mother Daughter Panel - Karissa Strovas
Nature Study: Living a Legacy of Wonder & Connection - Carlyn Albers
High School Alternatives: When & Why - A Discussion - Bethany Lowndes
How to & Why: Transcripts - Sarah Dale
Difficult Subjects: The Bard, Plutarch, etc. - Kerry Kaminski
The First Years & Adding Kids - Bethany Lowndes
Geography Immersion
Plenary III: From the Driver's Seat to the Passenger's Seat
by Sarah Dale
Snacks, Coffee, and Tea will be provided throughout the day
*program may be subject to small changes
Our Speakers
Karissa Strovas
Karissa Strovas has been home educating and living a life steeped in stories alongside her children for over 17 years. Her brood of seven children span a fifteen year age range and a wide array of interests, so she always has her toes in multiple parenting seasons and perpetual adventures. She is on a continual quest to be a worthy "guide, philosopher and friend" for each of her precious people. Along with two friends, she founded a local homeschool co-op 8 years ago where she and her family continue to enjoy the "wide and generous feast" of Charlotte Mason in community with others.
Sarah Dale
Sarah Dale is a second-generation homeschooling mom. With her loving husband’s support, she homeschooled both her daughter and son for their entire education through high school. She discovered Charlotte Mason when her kids were in first and third grade. Mason’s philosophy of education deeply resonated with everything she knew to be true about the learning process. She is excited to share what she and her children have learned along the way and to encourage everyone on their homeschool journey.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
