Speaker: Tegan Truitt

Tegan Truitt is a father, homeschool graduate, and PhD student in George Mason University’s Department of Economics, where he teaches undergraduate economics. His passion for teaching led him into academia, and he and his wife Bethany (another homeschooler) intend to homeschool their children. While he had to pick one discipline to specialize in (Econ), he maintains interests in music, poetry, philosophy, history (especially church history), and chess. When not reading aloud together, the Truitts enjoy hiking, board games, and hosting friends.

Topic: “Education and the Cultivation of the Soul”

Tegan brings his experience as a lifelong student and professional educator to bear on two chief questions of homeschooling: Why you should consider homeschooling? How to homeschool well? Tegan argues for a vision of education where its material aims — things like getting a good job, or going to a good college — take a backseat. Instead, teachers should primarily order education toward helping the student to see God in His creation, and His image in other persons, and parents are often the best-positioned to become this kind of teacher.

Guest Ambassadors: LTC Bruce Verde, USA (Ret.)

Concurrent Programs Available: Rocky Mountain High (June 15-22), Father Teen Adventure (Father-Daughter) (June 15-22)

Designed for ROTC and Academy cadets and midshipmen, RMH is open to all college students and recent grads who desire to grow in their Christian faith and learn more about leadership. Young future leaders are challenged mentally, physically, and spiritually during a week-long adventure in the American West and inspired to live out their faith in their chosen professions.

Cultivating good family life in our fast-paced, “plugged-in” culture is not always an easy task. Constant busyness and messaging from outside influences can easily sidetrack us from deep relationships, both in our walk as Christians and in our relationships with our family. Sometimes we need to unplug from our daily routine and spend some time in a different environment to deepen relationships between dads and teenagers and to help facilitate the important transition from teenager to grown men and women. Father Teen Adventure is a unique program developed to help fathers and teens meet this need.