Classical Fellowship Culpeper, VA
Culpeper, VA - Site Spotlight: Meet Laura Surber
For Challenge IV Graduates
The classical conversation continues in Virginia —
and Lauren Surber is leading the way.
Lauren Surber is a homeschool mother of five and a decade-long participant in Classical Conversations — rooted in Culpeper, Virginia, the area she grew up in and loves. Her husband Phil and she have been married for nineteen years, raising children ages 8 through 17.
What began as a search for community became a deep love for the classical Christian model of education — the kind
of formation that shapes not just students, but parents.
Lauren tutored for seven years in Foundations and Essentials before stepping into her role as a Challenge A tutor, mentoring middle schoolers as they grow in confidence and thinking skills. She also serves as a mentor for the Classical Learning Cohort — helping CC parents become more confident classical educators as they grow in the fifteen skills alongside their own children. And now, as a Classical Fellowship Site Director, she brings that same calling to young adults navigating early adulthood with classical formation as their anchor.
Lauren is currently pursuing a master's in Classical Studies with a concentration in Latin through CC's partnership with Southeastern University — a learner who leads learners.
"I very much look forward to working with young adults as they navigate early adulthood, hone
their classical skills, and continue to grow in their faith."
— Lauren Surber
Classical Fellowship Site Director — Culpeper, VA
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 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.
FALL 2026 REGISTRATION OPENS SOON
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Four seminars. Two years. Weekly community. Classical formation.
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