Classical Fellowship Portland, OR

Sarah is a proud mom of six who has been homeschooling for 25 years. She first opened a CC catalog in 2014 — and the rest, as her family would say, is history. Since then, she has served as a tutor in Foundations, Essentials, and Challenge, a Support Representative, and a Practicum Speaker. She has seen four of her own children graduate from Challenge IV — and has two more students at home for two more years.

The Vertner family is a living picture of what this journey builds. Four Challenge IV graduates. Two still at home. Twenty-five years of homeschooling. Sarah has not just read about what classical, Christ-centered education does in a family — she has seen it firsthand, in her own home, across multiple children, over many years. And this fall, she begins her own Master's degree in Classical Studies at Southeastern University — a lifelong learner, still pursuing, right alongside the families she serves.

Their family lives in the western part of Oregon — where the wonder of God's creation is on full display and the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty feels like a natural response to what surrounds them. That wonder, Sarah says, is just the beginning of doxology.

Classical Fellowship in Portland, Oregon is a weekly, in-person community for Challenge IV graduates — a place where the classical conversation continues, the skills keep being practiced, and graduates are reminded of their purpose and mission: to know God and make Him known. Sarah is building a community in Portland where graduates find companions and colleagues in that search.

"The Portland Area Classical Fellowship will provide Challenge IV graduates with the incarnate community that they are missing since graduation — continuing to keep the skills of the Classical Arts integrated into our daily experiences, reinforcing the community of
like-minded friends and fellow believers as students are reminded of their purpose and
mission: to know God and make Him known."

— Sarah Vertner

Classical Fellowship Site Director — Portland, Oregon

What is Classical Fellowship? Classical Fellowship is a weekly, in-person community for Challenge IV graduates — a place where the classical conversation that began in Challenge continues, deepens, and takes root in whatever calling each student is pursuing after graduation.

When can my student start? Classical Fellowship is designed for students who have completed Challenge IV. When your graduate is ready, the path is waiting.

No matter what your student's calling, pairing SEU Online with Classical Fellowship means

that your Challenge IV graduate doesn't have to lose classical community and Christian

formation that has been built.

Classical Fellowship is where those fifteen skills keep being practiced — in community, with

a Site Director who knows the CC model, alongside peers who share the same classical,

Christ-centered foundation — while your graduate pursues wherever God is leading them.

You don't have to watch it stop at graduation. There is a place for it to keep going.

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Four seminars. Two years. Weekly community. Classical formation.

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