Education takes time.
Efficiency is not our goal.
Like good moderns, we work to make our homeschool days smooth and efficient. We organize, streamline, plot and plan, grading ourselves on output and quantity.
Scholé attracts us, but how do we work at a leisurely pace when we have so much to do? Does scholé mean just not doing much work at all?
Our relationship with time, work, and one another is out of joint.
2023 LOCAL ONLINE RETREAT
Homeschool Essentials: Time
$37.99 - lifetime access
“There is no right time left for
what is not done in its own time.”
- Charlotte Mason
Homeschooling takes time because people take time.
EDUCATION DOESN'T HAPPEN BY THE CLOCK
Setting rigid schedules and measuring every moment will not get us a genuine education because hearts & souls aren't well formed that way.
TIME IS SHORT AND EVERY MOMENT CAN BE INVESTED
God gives us our time on earth and asks us to invest it for His glory & His kingdom. Our time is not our own, for it was bought with Christ's blood.
WHERE WE SPEND OUR TIME IS WHERE WE SET OUR HEARTS
You know people's actual priorities and desires not by what they say, but by where they spend their time.
Come spend the day with practical, hands-on, conversational, and relational sessions that will help you
- reframe your school "hours"
- value & wisely direct your student's "free" time
- get the most out of the limited time you have
- prioritize what truly matters
A professional development day for homeschool moms.
Ideal for new and experienced homeschooling moms from all backgrounds, the Time Essentials Retreat will help you:
- Value the time you invest in education.
- Know your day's limits without stress.
- Invest your time appropriately
- Practice effective time management
- Balance work, rest, and leisure
HOMESCHOOL ESSENTIALS: TIME
2023 Local Online Retreat
lifetime access: $37.99
"I really enjoyed this retreat. So much encouragement to dig deeper, ponder and contemplate. To take a deep breath and enjoy the journey. The perfect balance of philosophy and practice. Thank you!"
— Angelique Knauff
Hi - We're the Scholé Sisters!
And, like you, we homeschool our kids - for better or for worse.
We all have struggled feeling like our abilities did not match up to our vocation as a homeschool mom. We have hard and rough days that include yelling, huffy comments, and messy houses. We can cry about that (and sometimes we do). Or, we can laugh. We think we should choose laughter more often.
Homeschooling well can be an overwhelming and lonely task. We will give you practical help to make it less overwhelming and connect you with sisters who can relate to what you are going through and who will help you grow in love of God, your family, and wisdom as you do.
- Mystie Winckler
- Brandy Vencel
- Abby Wahl
"These women and the resources they offer have encouraged me probably more
than anything along my homeschool journey. The retreats feel like
meeting with wise, godly friends and mentors."
— Lindsay Ronning
Invite some friends! Make it a real retreat.
We want local connections and face-to-face discussion to be easy for you to do.
If you want to plan a local “teacher’s inservice day” for your own homeschool community at a local church, library, home, conference room, other retreat venue, or virtually – we’ll help you make it a day to remember.
Your local retreat gathering can happen live or be scheduled after October 9 with the recordings on your own time table.
Your local attendees will only pay $25 to attend (plus food costs if you do a catered meal), scoring a $13 discount off the regular price AND still receiving the replay recordings after the group invoice is paid. Part of that $25 will reimburse your own hostess kit cost and we will invoice you for $22/person after you submit a photo of your registration sheet (provided in the kit).
PLUS, as a hostess, you'll be invited into the Local Leader's Sistership Group with dozens of other local hostesses, several of whom have done events for 5 years now.
Use this Homeschool Essentials Retreat as an excuse to gather homeschool moms together and foster meaningful connections and relationships. We make it easy, promise.
We so appreciated an excuse to gather! I had a combination of church/co-op/book club members and we were all blessed by the talks and subsequent discussion. We are thankful for each one of you and the time and energy you were willing to pour into us!
— Angela Brace
Time is a gift we're supposed to invest.
Session 1
Time: What does it mean?
We're always lamenting our lack of time and trying to make the most of our time, but what are we really working with as the stuff of our days? How should we approach our days and years so that we live in light of eternity - which is the absence of time.
Session 2
Time: Why care about it?
What does Scripture have to say about time? Why did God make time and limit us within it? God Himself is outside of time, and eventually He will bring us to His eternal perspective, so what should our relationship be now, where we are, on earth?
Session 3
Time: How to manage it.
Time management doesn't really exist. There is only self-management. How do we talk about, use, and relate to time and how do we align our perspective and our practices to better match reality?
Session 4
Time: Tips & tricks
Investing time does come down to best practices, even if not all practices are practicable by all. Mystie, Abby, & Brandy will share what they've done at various points in their homeschools to use their time generously, gratefully, and graciously.
Plus, every session will have an application wrap-up segment where Abby will help you
reflect on the material and be prepared and excited to apply it in your own home.
This is the teacher's development day you need.
Sound check 9:00am Pacific
First session begins at 9:30am Pacific
Final session ends at 3:45pm Pacific
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW CAN I WATCH THE RETREAT?
The retreat will be broadcast live using Crowdcast. When you register, you will get email reminders with links 30 minutes before the sessions begin and you can also sign up to get text reminders with links as well.
If you are watching live on October 7, there will also be Zoom discussion groups available between sessions.
The replays will be available within your account on the Scholé Sisters website in a fun and easy-to-navigate format.
All the printable resources for the retreat are already available within the retreat area, which you get instant access to as soon as you register.
HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD I PLAN FOR ON THE DAY OF THE RETREAT?
The retreat will begin with a sound check at 9:00am Pacific.
The first session begins at 9:30am Pacific. There are times scheduled for discussion between the four live sessions. And the final session will end at 3:45pm Pacific.
If you are attending live online, we welcome you to join the Zoom rooms to join a small group of ladies to discuss online!
WHAT WILL I GET?
When you register for the Homeschool Essentials: TIME Retreat, you get:
- FOUR live online workshops on Saturday, October 7 designed to inspire you and provide actionable steps to help you improve your homeschool practices & mindset.
- Printable schedule of workshops and chats to help you plan your online retreat day.
- Questions and prompts printables to help you apply and think through what you've learned.
- Lifetime access to the replays.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
Registration for the retreat is $37.99 and includes lifetime access to the replays, including downloadable audio-only versions.
We do have group rates available and a special for hostesses who want to make a retreat day of it with their friends in-person, either live or later. Click here for more information on putting together a local group.
IS THIS RETREAT FOR ME?
This retreat is for homeschool moms who want more out of their school day than just checking boxes and getting it done.
It is for moms who want to learn and grow themselves while they are helping their children learn and grow.
It is for women who want to engage their hearts, minds, and actions in the pursuit of wisdom and truth.
We hope that's you.
WHAT IF I AM SICK OF ZOOM?
We feel you! Our retreat is broadcast on another platform that is simpler to use and provides a better chat functionality with other attendees.
Also, after the event, the replays will be available to watch on your own terms within your account area and you will also have audio-only versions that can be played off the site or downloaded.
CAN I DO THIS RETREAT DAY WITH FRIENDS?
We highly encourage you to do so! Now more than ever we need to be intentional about building our friendships and strengthening our local connections.
We have discounts and extra helps and resources for you to make a fun day of it with your friends, whether you do it live on October 7 or with the replays on another day.
WHAT IS THE REFUND POLICY?
We offer a 30-day (after the retreat), no-questions-asked refund policy.
If, for whatever reason, the Scholé Sisters online retreat does not leave you refreshed and energized, let us know and we'll give you your money back within 36 hours of receiving your email request.
CAN I GET A DVD OF THE RETREAT?
We do not currently have the ability to deliver the replays via DVD.
However, afterwards, we can make the recordings available via download or audio only for those with poor internet connections. Email Hayley at hayley@scholesisters.com.
"Although I am a homeschooling mom of many many years
I still enjoy honing my own teaching abilities.
The Scholé Sisters retreats always meet and surpass my expectations!
I enjoy the individual sessions and LOVE the group teaching!
These gals have so much to offer. Thank you!"
— Robin Mureiko
JOIN US LIVE TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS ONE-DAY EVENT
Our retreat offers more than encouraging and edifying talks.
There will also be hundreds of other women participating live in the chat, in Zoom discussion groups between sessions, and in our not-on-Facebook free community afterwards.
Friendship & community are worth time, too.
It's all included in your registration.
"We all agreed it was well worth our time. "
— Jaime Shorey
Read widely. Think deeply. Apply faithfully.
