Fern Lodge is dedicated to continuing high-quality education for Christian Science nurses. On-site mentoring is a high priority for us, and we have committed to a regular series of workshops. While our full-time classroom program has been suspended, we may still offer some classes on site through a contract educator. Two such classes were held in 2024 (Levels 1 and 4). We are not offering any on-site classes at this time.

We are currently focused on expansive collaboration in education. In 2024, we began collaborating intensively with Tenacre, beginning with four of our students attending classes there (Levels 2 and 3). Mentoring is primarily held here at Fern Lodge, but some mentoring may take place at Tenacre, in home settings, or at Christian Science camps. In this way, our students are exposed to a wider variety of settings and educational styles. For example, the recent camp mentoring was provided by a Le Verger instructor.

In addition to mentoring our own student employees, we occasionally mentor students from other facilities, as well. For example, in late 2024 and 2025, we welcomed three Tenacre students who chose to be mentored at our facility. In some unique cases, we offer mentoring at our facility for  Christian Science nursing students who work primarily in home settings. For more information about the mentoring we offer or possible upcoming classes, please contact our Education Coordinator at lorna.cose@fernlodge.org.

We are exploring the option of having our students take classes at another accredited facility that is interested in collaborating with us, including mentoring student exchanges. We are also exploring how to expand on Fern Lodge’s own curriculum by examining other curriculums. If you are an accredited facility and you would like to open a discussion, you can reach us at info@fernlodge.org.