Meet The Team

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 (9), Elisha (7), Meredith (5), Cyrus (3), and Hadassah (1), they journey through each up-and-down day of homeschooling, seeing the fruits of Christ and the CM philosophy already appearing in their home. Bethany’s spare time goes into upkeeping their property and supports her husband’s entrepreneurial spirit as they labor to bring Christ to the world through overseas businesses.

Sarah Dempsen lives with her husband and three daughters outside Yakima, Washington, where they delight in a view of Mt. Adams and rolling pasture land on every side. Discovering Charlotte Mason’s philosophy shaped the parenting and education of her children, Lyddie (13), Millie (12), and Rosie (10) from the very beginning of Sarah’s motherhood.  In the evening hours, she can be found cross-stitching, knitting, or feasting on the tall stack of books on her nightstand.

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 (9) and Gweneviere (7) 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. 

Leyla is a second generation homeschooler who found Charlotte Mason’s methods to be the perfect combination of a full education and her favorite things - beautiful books and time outside. An introvert with a craving for deep connection, Leyla leads multiple homeschool community-building endeavors in Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley. Ariana (11), Eva (10), and Ashton (7) enjoy every minute of their living education, insisting that they “don’t like school,” while Maya (4). Leyla’s family loves to travel, and every place they go convinces them that the PNW is the only place they want to call home.

Sarah May lives with her family on top of a foothill of the Cascades in Peshastin, Washington, surrounded by pine forests and beautiful mountains. Her three children, Charlie (17), Bekah (15), and Joe (12) have enjoyed homeschooling using Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy since 2015. Sarah May loves to spread the feast of ideas for her children while learning alongside them. There is joy and grace in every season.