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Conferences

October 12-13, 2026
"Like a Green Olive Tree in the House of God"

Learn together with fellow educators how to develop and use

the power of perseverance in your ministry to others.

What can I expect at a Redemptive Education conference?

Still images and video credit: Nancy Hostetler

When

The annual Redemptive Education conference takes place annually in October.

Who benefits:

  • Preschool through high school teachers

  • School administrators

  • Homeschooling parents

  • Prospective educators

How

Center for Redemptive Education (CRE) conferences take the same approach with adults as with students enrolled in CRE programs:

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  • Biblical content;

  • Relational interactions with content and fellow attendees;

  • Integral, multi-disciplinary content;

  • Experiential, hands-on learning.

Interactive Sessions

Interactive Sessions all feature a Biblical, Relational, Integral and Experiential approach and include:

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 "Zip It!" - Discovering the Designer
"He Who Goes Forth Weeping" - Fruitful in a Land of Affliction
"Severed - Soaked - Sun Cured" - The Journey of the Olive
"Weathered" – Vouves and Van Gogh

How do our own observations, the observations of others, and direct revelation lead us to increasingly discover the Designer behind everything we teach? Includes practical tools for study of any topic.

What happens when our faithful “sowing” – at home, at school, in ministry – seems not to bear fruit? How do we persevere in our appointed task when we grow weary in the work?

How does an olive show us some of the seasons we can expect in our own teaching and learning journey? This especially “experiential” session equips us to keep perspective during times of “pickled perplexity.”

What does the oldest olive tree in the world show us about our ministries in discipleship through education? And how does Van Gogh depict a pattern for us to embrace as we teach and learn? Great art by a great artist, and a masterpiece by THE Great Artist, are featured in this session that equips us to weather all storms.

Additional Opportunities

  • Observe the Scent of Water teachers and students in action 

  • Meet international Redemptive Educators from Australia, Lithuania, India

  • Experience BRIE (Biblical, Relational, Integral, Experiential) in every session

  • Gain biblical worldview tools

  • Gain outdoor learning tools

SCHEDULE

DAY 1

8:30 a.m. – Registration/Coffee


9:00 a.m. – Plenary Session


10:15 – break


10:30 – 11:45 Workshops and Breakout Sessions (1 and ¼ hour)

12:00 – Lunch


1:00 – 2:15 Workshops and Breakout Sessions (1 and ¼ hour)

2:15 – break


2:30 – 3:45 Workshops and Breakout Sessions (1 and ¼ hour)

4:00 – Plenary Session
5:00 – Close

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DAY 2

8:30 a.m. – Return/Coffee


9:00 a.m. – Plenary Session


10:15 – Break


10:30 – 11:45 Workshops and Breakout Sessions

Noon – Plenary Session Send Off

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Where

Calvary Church

8220 Little River Turnpike

Annandale, VA 22003

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National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Travel & lodging

The venue in Annandale is in northern Virginia near Washington, DC and within easy access to air, rail and car transportation. Taking Metrorail from an airport places you within 5 miles of the conference site. Distances to event site:

 

Lodging is on your own; you can find many hotels nearby through Priceline and similar travel search sites.

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Participants from out of town may wish to arrive on the weekend and visit the many attractions in and around Washington, DC, such as the National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Air & Space Museum, Museum of the Bible and many more.

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What's included

Fees include conference attendance and lunch and snacks on Day 1, snacks on Day 2.

Staff of REACH member schools and parents of students currently attending CRE programs receive a $25 discount.

Registration and Fees

You will receive more detailed information as the conference date draws near.

Registration Categories

  • Regular - $150

  • REACH member staff - $125 

  • Parent of child enrolled in CRE campus program - $125

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Testimonials

  • "I loved the Redemptive Leadership principles--the quest to align with God's design for teaching and learning through Redemptive Leadership--to restore relationship and restore Shalom through God's Word and God's World."

  • "I loved meeting other like-minded individuals who have experience, and have 'been there' in the place I’m at currently."

  • "I appreciated the collaboration and focus on sharing ideas and practices that many of the workshops had."

  • "The interactive aspect was engaging and helpful for experiential learning."

  • "The pace was lovely. I also enjoyed the variety of workshops. The worship time was nice, also."

  • "I liked the variety and choice of workshops, connecting with fellow educators and parents, and I am refining [my teaching] practice as challenged by new ideas. I was encouraged and reenergized in the work of discipleship."

  • "Loved the free space on Monday afternoon-- that hour after lunch was helpful. Also really enjoyed the lunch on Monday-- delicious and healthy!"

  • "I really like the pacing. Even with the breaks, it was still a lot, and I left tired each day. I appreciated that some of the workshops were repeated so that I didn't have to make as many hard choices!"

  • "Thank you for having a growth mindset. It is infectious."

  • "I could see that the conference was really meeting the needs of the educators there! Teaching redemptively is a mind shift from the traditional and it is a huge blessing to have support. It takes times and persistence and the Redemptive Education conference has always been helpful because of the ways it has reinforced the philosophy and tone we are working toward."

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