CMER Team

During an immersion, we delve into several subjects that appear on lesson plans for elementary students, experiencing them from the student’s point of view.  We read, listen, look, and narrate.

Something happens when you see Mason’s approach to lessons from this vantage point.  You can see the principles at play in the lessons, and you empathize with your students.  Attending and narrating is demanding; even more so when you’ve had little sleep or are in a room of strangers. These are situations that our students face, and taking in the view from their vantage point helps us see how we can better model, support, and encourage them.

If your kids are younger, this is a great time to catch a vision for what lies ahead.  

And, if your kids are older, there is still value for you. Narration is narration is narration. Older kids are dealing with knowledge that may be more abstract, detailed, or complicated, but the need to attend to and reflect on the material until it becomes one’s own remains the same.

If you’ve never experienced a CM lesson as a student, we invite you to join us in February and take the plunge! The Mini-Retreat option includes a full morning of immersion lessons and a talk on Mason’s twenty principles with ’26 plenary speaker, Art Middlekauff.

We are doing a new thing at CMER 2026! To mark the occasion of our tenth retreat, we are offering a Mini-Retreat option in addition to our Standard Retreat. The Mini-Retreat may be combined with the Standard Retreat or taken on its own.

The Mini-Retreat begins on Thursday with a lovely meal at The Hideaway followed by a presentation by ’26 plenary speaker, Art Middlekauff, on Mason’s foundational twenty principles. Then we will gather for dessert and a time with the CMER teens.

We start Friday morning off with a pre-breakfast immersion session with Art using Mason’s commentary on the Gospels in verse, The Saviour of the World.

After breakfast, we resume our immersion lessons with the CMER Planning Team tackling such subjects as history, geography, literature, Shakespeare, and more. Lunch follows, and we convene once more to go over the experience. What did we notice? Were there new ideas for us as a CM educators? What will we take-away?

And before you head home or into the Standard Retreat offerings, there is time for personal reflection or enjoying the beautiful surroundings at The Hideaway.

Whether you are new to CM or a veteran practitioner, we invite you to join us.

Registration is now open for the 2026 Charlotte Mason Educational Retreat.  Please, visit the CMER 2026 Website to see the speakers, sessions, schedule, and so much more.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the registration button.

We hope you are able to join us.