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Name: Teach Them Diligently (Branson)
Start: 2025-05-15T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-17T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Branson, MO

Conferences, conventions, seminars, and other events of interest to the Charlotte Mason homeschool community.

Announcing the Charlotte Mason Together Retreat

For many years now I’ve been on the lookout for the perfect location at which to hold a gathering of all of us, my Charlotte Mason friends (and I count you as one of those friends) and I. Because I…

Sonya Shafer
November 8, 2018
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Sonya Shafer speaking at a Charlotte Mason homeschool conference

Keep Learning

One of the things I love about the Charlotte Mason Method is that I get to keep learning—as an adult! Just this past year I’ve been challenged by Joseph Haydn’s daily creativity, encouraged by Oliver Wendell Holmes’s contentment at home,…

Sonya Shafer
August 23, 2016

Staying Encouraged

I have to smile when I recall three texts I received last week. The first message was from a dear friend who is providing CM-inspired Little House camps this summer. She sent me some sweet photos of the children copying…

Sonya Shafer
June 18, 2014

SCM on the Road

We’re looking forward to traveling the country and meeting up with many of you at homeschool events throughout 2014! In just a couple of weeks we will begin traveling from Minnesota to Florida and from Maryland to Colorado, with stops…

Sonya Shafer
February 12, 2014
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Encouragement Conference

Encouragement. We all need it. Sometimes more than we know. When you’re first starting to learn about Charlotte Mason methods and everything is new, encouragement can assure your heart and give you confidence to keep moving in the right direction.…

Sonya Shafer
December 11, 2013
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New Charlotte Mason Homeschool Conference: Preschool through High School

We are delighted to present a brand new Charlotte Mason homeschool conference coming this summer: Preschool through High School the Charlotte Mason Way! This two-day event, hosted by River City Homeschool Adventures, will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday…

Sonya Shafer
June 20, 2013
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Women talking at a homeschool convention

Between the Lines at a Convention

We are gearing up for traveling to homeschool conventions over the next several weeks. And as I check each convention’s website for a schedule, I am reminded how much that goes on at a convention is not on the schedule.…

Sonya Shafer
March 6, 2013
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2 Great Reasons to Attend a Homeschool Convention

Where does the time go? It’s hard to wrap my mind around the fact that my friend Karen (the other half of Simply Charlotte Mason) will be graduating her two youngest children this year. It’s a big commitment to homeschool…

Homeschool Convention Tips and Help

As you read this we will be on our way to another homeschool convention, this time in Duluth, Minnesota. Conventions can be great opportunities to recharge your batteries, discover new resources, and connect with kindred spirits. They can also become…

Sonya Shafer
April 13, 2011
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Of Carnivals and Conventions

The new issue of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival is now online and we’re pleased to be the host this time! As we mentioned last time, a blog carnival is a collection of blog posts about a common topic gathered…

Sonya Shafer
March 22, 2011

Preparing for a Homeschool Convention

I well remember the first homeschool convention I attended. I was very excited to gain the insights and tips from the workshops I had selected from the brochure’s schedule. I was eager to listen to veteran homeschoolers, get some encouragement,…

Sonya Shafer
April 23, 2009

2008 SCM Event Photos

We enjoyed getting to travel and meet many of you during 2008! And thanks to my husband John, you can take a look back over the year with us. John hauled his trusty digital camera to several of our All-Day…

Sonya Shafer
January 7, 2009

CM Seminars in Nashville & Charleston

I love doing the All-Day Charlotte Mason Seminars! It’s so much fun to meet other CMers and spend the day discussing how practical and do-able the Charlotte Mason method really is. So what is an All-Day CM Seminar like? Glad…

Sonya Shafer
August 6, 2008

A CM Planning Getaway

Do you feel like a cloud is hanging over your head this summer? I don’t mean a typical rain cloud; I mean a cloud called “Planning.” Sometimes that planning cloud casts a little shadow over all our activities. We know…

Sonya Shafer
June 18, 2008

SCM at the NICHE Conference

We are in Iowa this week getting ready for the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators’ conference Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7, in Des Moines. You can find the details on the NICHE site. Sonya will present a…

Sonya Shafer
June 4, 2008