Erin Underwood is a mama to 4 incredible young men, ages 12-17, who have been braving homeschooling since the beginning. She was first introduced to Charlotte Mason after reading For the Children’s Sake when her oldest was 5 (who will be graduating this year) and she knew she had found a friend and mentor in Miss Mason! 

She grew up homeschooled and wanting to be Anne of Green Gables. She hosts a Charlotte Mason monthly reading group in her home and for the last five years has been the co-director of a CM co-op with about 100 students! She loves to nerd out about Shakespeare, science (especially upper level science), Plutarch, fairytales and all things Charlotte Mason. 

After reading and talking about great books and ideas with her boys, in any 'extra' time she likes to squeeze in time to read, sew, knit, be outdoors, laugh with friends, hang out with her amazing husband, and generally tries to live as much like a hobbit as possible.

Amy lives with her husband and five children in an immigrant and refugee filled community in the Portland metro. She first discovered Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy when her oldest was a pre-schooler and immediately knew that this was the road she wanted to travel in pursuing the “atmosphere discipline and life” of education in their home. Over the past decade, she has come to deeply value Charlotte Mason’s philosophy as a way of living and learning which has brought flourishing not only to her own family, but has also become a source of blessing to their wider neighborhood and community as well. She is a life-long-learner and passionate about the healing nature of stories, poetry, and art as well as the sacred beauty found in the most quotidian moments of life.

Sarah Dempsen, a second generation homeschooler, developed a passion for education when she stumbled on Charlotte Mason’s philosophy fifteen years ago. The premise that a child is a whole, unique person was an instant draw to her child-loving soul. She has enjoyed learning alongside her three daughters, age 13, 15, and 16 for more than a decade, and is excited to start all over again with her new baby boy. She and her family live in beautiful Yakima, Washington where she can found either in the kitchen or at the dining table where the Dempsens spend an inordinate amount of time reading and talking about living books over nourishing food. Since favorite books speak volumes about a person, she would like you to know that her favorite books include The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien, The Enchanted April by Von Arnim, and Piranesi by Clarke, all of which she thinks you should read as soon as possible. 

Sarah Dale is a second-generation veteran homeschooling mom. With her loving husband’s support, she homeschooled both her daughter and son through high school graduation. 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. Now that her homeschooling journey has ended, she works for an Oregon charter school where she gets to pursue her passion of encouraging other homeschooling mamas.

Bethany thrives on the green of the Northwest. Hiking the foothills and reading rich books underpinned her own homeschooling experience and inspired her to immerse herself into Charlotte Mason’s philosophy. With her husband, Patrick, and five lovely children, Annaleah (13), Elisha (11), Meredith (9), Cyrus (7), and Hadassah (5), they journey through each up-and-down day of homeschooling, seeing the fruits of Christ and the CM philosophy gradually appearing in their home. Bethany’s spare time goes into upkeeping their property and supporting her husband’s entrepreneurial spirit as they labor to bring Christ to the world through overseas businesses

Kerry embraces life with compassion and empathy for the humanity of others - especially her children. Stumbling upon Charlotte Mason through the influence of a friend in a time before her eldest daughter could even walk, she dove in early with an eagerness to have a solid foundation of “why” before the duty of education was made formal. Almost a decade of study later, she is confidently and imperfectly in the midst of educating her kids at home. Kerry spends most of her time with her husband Wesley and two daughters Euphemia (11) and Gweneviere (9) at their forest farmhouse outside of Snohomish where she dabbles in homesteading, preservation, and herbology. Kerry and her family love to travel and spend a prolonged period of time in sunnier skies during the gray PNW winter. They take their lessons with them when they travel, embracing a relaxed CM approach to world-schooling when away from home.