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Additional Resources for Leadership Education

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  • Classic Books, Inc.

    These folks have an outstanding selection of classics, and carry many books that are hard to find elsewhere.

  • TJEd Online

    NEW! TJEd Online is a subscription site by Oliver and Rachel DeMille whose purpose is to “enhance your understanding and assist in your application of Thomas Jefferson Education principles.” For $9.99 a month you receive: daily TJEd e-mails, monthly audio downloads, and access to many articles.

  • George Wythe University

    GWU is a small, but growing, liberal arts university located in Southern Utah, with campuses in Cedar City and Monticello. Oliver DeMille, founder and Chancellor of GWU, is the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education, and GWU was built and is run using Leadership Education principles. Their mission is “To build men and women of virtue, wisdom, diplomacy, and courage who inspire greatness in others and move the cause of liberty.”

  • TJED Marketplace

    TJED Marketplace is a gathering place for TJEd organizations seeking to network with each other and expand their influence. TJED Marketplace also puts on the annual Salt Lake City Thomas Jefferson Education Forum each spring.

  • We Squared

    “We Squared is web-based subscription service. It is designed to help individuals and families maintain focus on leadership education. It also allows individuals to support and help build George Wythe University while receiving key benefits and services. 80% of the profits from We Squared go directly to the building of George Wythe University.” For $9.99 a month, subscribers receive daily motivation e-mails, a monthly world events article by Oliver DeMille, monthly book reviews, audio downloads, and access to archived materials.

  • Leadership Education Mentoring Institute

    LEMI is an organization dedicated to the training of mentors in TJEd philosophy and methodology. LEMI trains mentors how to bridge the gap between wanting an excellent, broad liberal arts education and getting one.

  • HomeFires

    HomeFires is an organization founded by Diann Jeppson and Jodie Palmer with the purpose of Building Families that Build Statesmen. We are so impressed with what they are doing that we used to sell their TJEd Basic TrainingTM course on this site, but you can still order it directly from them.

  • TJEd MUSE

    This is a very active, inspiring e-mail list for “all who are interested in applying the educational principles described in ‘A Thomas Jefferson Education’ by Oliver DeMille. The purpose of this group is to support each other in the application of these principles in our own education and in that of our children by sharing our experiences.”

  • Mentoring Our Own

    This is a TJEd inspirational newsletter e-mail list, where members can also access thousands of messages in the archives. “This group is for those of us who are making the transition from the conveyor belt education paradigm and into the world of mentoring our own children… Polished articles from group members can be submitted for possible publication.”

  • Moor House Academy

    Moor House Academy offers free Learning Guides for families implementing Leadership Education principles in the home. There are also mentoring sessions and more in-depth programs available for an annual fee. Their vision is “to build statesmen and change the world, one individual and family at a time.”

  • American Youth Leadership Institute

    AYLI is a Utah-based, non-profit organization designed to support the Thomas Jefferson Education model. With chapters all over the state, families can find wonderful offerings to supplement their TJEd homeschooling efforts. AYLI also hosts large scale TJEd events each year, open to the public, such as the Salt Lake City TJEd Forum, the Constitutional Convention Simulation, and the Focus on the Founders night.

  • Arizona Liber Association of Families

    The mission of AzLAF is “to foster and empower families who inspire greatness in others and preserve the American Founders’ ideals of community, liberty, scholarship and self-reliance with a firm belief in Divine Providence.” AzLAF is an Arizona-based, homeschooling organization for families, designed to facilitate the TJEd model through the annual Southwest TJEd Forum, the yearly Family Ball, seminars, colloquia, and many supplemental “Mom Schools.”

  • Leadership Education Association of Families and Friends

    Located in Canada, “LEAFF is a gathering of individuals and families who are interested in the philosophy and practice of Leadership Education, also known as Thomas Jefferson Education. We host numerous events each year in a variety of locations, all aimed at growing great leaders…and we have a lot of fun doing it! If you share our belief that great leaders are needed, and have felt that those great leaders may be in your own homes and communities, please consider joining us at LEAFF.”

  • Midwest Liber Families

    “Midwest Liber Families is an association of liber communities which foster virtue, statesmanship and strong families.” Located in various Midwestern states of the U.S., “We promote the principles of Leadership Education outlined in the book A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille. We do this by sponsoring Youth Leadership Clubs, supporting communities, and providing important experiences and training at our annual Midwest TJEd Forum.”

  • Leadership Education in Alaska

    This site was created by sisters Amy Earle and Tammy Smith, both of whom live in Alaska. After attending three 3-day seminars on the Phases of Learning at George Wythe College, they started AKTJED.org to build Leadership Education communities in their local areas.

  • TJEd East Coast

    “This [Yahoo] group is to help support the growing Tjed population along the US east coast. It's purpose is to help [its members] to spread the word, discuss classics, receive needed encouragment and support, and just have a place to gain inspiration from others using and living leadership education.”

  • TJEd OR

    This is a Yahoo group “supporting those in Oregon who are learning about or following the Thomas Jefferson Educational model of Leadership Education… This group provides a forum for monthly book discussions, a calendar of meeting dates, book selections, suggestions, ideas, links, etc. Also to organize and publicize the Face to Face Seminars.”

  • North Texas Statesmanship Society

    “This is the very new website for the North Texas Statesmanship Society. We are working on putting together more information about who we are and some of our upcoming events.”

  • In the TJED Trenches

    This blog is a number of home schooling mothers writing in “…an effort to not only share ideas on how to apply TJED principles but it is also an attempt to acknowledge the realities of our lives. Things don’t go perfectly and quite often they get really messy. So here we hope to create a place where we all feel safe acknowledging our challenges and a place where we can support and inspire one another.”

  • You Lead The Way

    Leadership Education Resources for the Home. Featuring LiberTiles: decorative porcelain tiles with inspiring quotes.
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