Classical Fellowship 2026 Sites
Meet the women leading these communities!
Classical Fellowship Sites Across the US
Phoenix, Arizona
Melbourne, Florida | Tampa Bay, Florida
Marion, Illinois | Indianapolis, Indiana
Albany, Oregon | Portland, Oregon
Dallas, Texas | Georgetown, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas | Culpeper, Virginia
Interactive Online Community*
*For students across the US who don't yet have a site within driving distance
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.
One of the most important questions a family asks about
Classical Fellowship is this: Who will be there for my graduate?
We want you to know exactly who.
Classical Fellowship is not just a program — it is a community.
And every community needs a person at the center of it who knows this journey,
loves this work, and is ready to walk alongside your graduate.
These are those women.
🌿 Phoenix, Arizona — Beth Ahlman
Homeschooling for 41 years, in CC since 2011, a mother of five and grandmother of sixteen — Beth has cultivated lifelong learning across generations, and she is bringing it to Phoenix.
Read Beth's full story → Beth Has Cultivated Lifelong Learning Across Generations
🌿 Melbourne, Florida — Heather Rutkowski
A decade in CC, a tutor, a published author, and a mother who just celebrated her first Challenge IV graduate — Heather is cultivating a Classical Fellowship community in Melbourne where the conversation keeps going.
Read Heather's full story → Reaching a Milestone, Continuing
the Conversation
🌿Tampa Bay, Florida — Shannon Castaneda
A decade in CC, a Challenge Director, a Support Representative, and a mother of two graduates — Shannon comes alongside families and students alike, encouraging every one of them to trust God and take the next step.
Read Shannon's full story → Shannon Meets Families at the Threshold
🌿 Marion, Illinois — Becky Phillips
Two decades, six children, and a question that followed her around the globe — Becky found her answer and is bringing it to Marion.
Read Becky's full story → Becky Never Stopped Asking
🌿 Indianapolis, Indiana — Abby DuBois
A mother of five, a lead-learner in CC, and earning her M.A. in Classical Studies — Abby is building a hospitable space in Indiana where no student walks their journey alone.
Read Abby's full story → Abby is Leading the Way
🌿 Albany, Oregon — Diane Gray
Eighteen years in CC, having served across multiple levels and leadership roles, a mother of seven and a grandmother still homeschooling — Diane has lived this journey into the next generation, and she is building a community in Albany where it continues.
Read Diane's full story → Diane Has Lived This Journey Into the Next Generation
🌿 Portland, Oregon — Sarah Vertner
In CC since 2014, having served as a tutor, Support Representative, and Practicum Speaker, a mother of four Challenge IV graduates with two still at home — Sarah has seen firsthand what this journey builds, and she is bringing it to Portland.
Read Sarah's full story → Sarah Has Seen Firsthand What This Journey Builds
🌿 Dallas, Texas — Licia Holloman
Seven years directing Challenge levels, a homeschool mom with a heart for mentorship — Licia is building a table in Texas where your graduate has a seat.
Read Licia's full story → Licia Spent Seven Years Building
🌿 Fort Worth, Texas — Christy Barker
Fifteen years in CC, twelve years as a director, two Challenge IV graduates, and still homeschooling her youngest — Christy has never stopped walking alongside families.
Read Christy's full story → Christy Has Never Stopped Walking Alongside Families
🌿 Georgetown, Texas — Carrie Overfield
Fifteen years in CC, a tutor at every level, a mother who has graduated two and is still homeschooling two more — Carrie believes healthy Christian fellowship is what carries every graduate into their calling.
Read Carrie's full story → Carrie Has Already Experienced What Comes Next After Graduation
🌿 Culpeper, Virginia — Lauren Surber
A homeschool mother of five, a decade in CC, and a Challenge A director — Lauren is rooted in Culpeper, Virginia, and ready to walk alongside your graduate wherever God is leading them.
Read Lauren's full story → Lauren is Leading the Way in Virginia
🌿 Interactive Online Community
Classical Fellowship Online is a weekly, interactive online community where Challenge IV graduates keep practicing the classical arts alongside fellow believers — whatever path lies ahead. Whether your graduate is continuing education through college, trades, or taking time to discern the next step, there is a place for them here.
Our Online Site Director, Shannon Castaneda is building a community* this year online where the fifteen skills keep being sharpened, where deep conversation leads to wisdom, and where graduates grow together in the grace and knowledge of our Lord.
*For students across the US who don't yet have a site within driving distance.
For 2026 Challenge IV graduates and CC alumni
&
Families with a rising Challenge III or IV student
Foundations · Essentials · Challenge Families
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 continue to be 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.
FALL 2026 REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Sites:
Phoenix, AZ | Albany, OR | Portland, OR | Melbourne, FL
Tampa Bay, FL | Marion, IL | Indianapolis, IN | Dallas, TX
Fort Worth, TX | Georgetown, TX | Culpeper, VA
Interactive Online Community*
*For students across the country who don't yet have a site within driving distance
Four seminars. Two years. Weekly community. Classical formation.
Classical Fellowship Information Meeting - Challenge IV Grads & Alumni | Rising Challenge III & IV
CC Plus Programs Information Meeting - Foundations | Essentials | Challenge Families
Registration link: Now Open
Questions: rthompson@classicalconversations.com