Black Belt in Freedom

LEARNING MODEL:

Each month you will receive several audios (normally two, but occasionally as many as four or more – at the mentor’s discretion) specific to the course readings for that month. Course content is progressive, meaning that each month builds on the previous ones. All who join this subscription will begin with Month One, and proceed with new mentoring content corresponding to the assignments each month through the program as described below. Each month follows this pattern:

1. Complete the readings listed below on your own
2. Listen to mentoring audios, specific to each title listed below
3. Discuss with your family, book group and/or with the online forum

After completion of the Black Belt in Freedom sequence, subscription continues, and participants progress automatically into the subsequent Ambassador of Freedom Levels I and II (described below).

Online Forum:

This course includes an embedded online forum for participants, moderated by the TJEd Mentors.

There is no other program like this in modern America. It is a detailed, intensive, founding fathers-style learning program. If you resonate with freedom—NOW is the time to prepare! Become a freedom leader… Enroll now and go deep in freedom! The Black Belt in Freedom is unique, powerful, and exactly what we need right now in our society.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Yellow Level

Month 1:

• DeMille, We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident + Audios
• Month 1 Bonus: Brady, et al., Turn the Page + Audios

Month 2:

• Bastiat, The Law + Audios
• Month 2 Bonus: The Declaration of Independence + Audios

Orange Level

Month 3

• Skousen, The 5,000 Year Leap + Audios

Month 4

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Intro-chapter 1 + Audios
• The Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy + Audios

Green Level

Month 5

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Chapter 2 + Audios
• Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws + Audios

Month 6

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Chapter 3 + Audios
• Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, Introduction to Book I + Audios

Blue Level

Month 7

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Chapter 4 + Audios
• Locke, A Letter on Toleration + Audios
• Locke, Two Treatises of Government + Audios

Month 8

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Chapter 5 + Audios
• Hume, Essays Moral, Political and Literary + Audios

Month 9

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Chapter 6 + Audios
• Plutarch, Lives + Audios

Purple Level

Month 10

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Chapter 7 + Audio
• Woodward and DeMille, LeaderShift + Audio

Month 11

• DeMille, The U.S. Constitution and the 196 Indispensable Principles of Freedom, Chapter 8 + Audios
• Woodward, And Justice For All + Audios

Month 12

• DeMille, 1913 + Audios

Brown Level

Month 13

• DeMille, The Coming Aristocracy + Audios

Month 14

• DeMille, Freedom Matters! + Audios

Month 15

• Palmer, Uncommon Sense + Audios

Month 16

• DeMille, FreedomShift + Audios

Black Level

Month 17

• The Federalist, 1^st half + Audios

Month 18

• The Federalist, 2^nd half + Audios

Month 19

• Tocqueville, Democracy in America, volume 1 + Audios

Month 20

• Tocqueville, Democracy in America, volume 2 + Audios

Final In-Person Examination (OPTIONAL) 

• Schedule and complete a Final In-Person Examination of all studies, chaired by Oliver DeMille. The one-time fee for this examination is $600. Note that participants should only do the examination when they are well prepared. Of course, participants who know the material covered in these books without the help of the audios may take the examination without listening to them. Participants cover their own travel and housing costs associated with the examination. Those who do not pass the examination will be given an individualized study plan to complete before retaking the final exam.

Ambassador of Freedom, First Degree

(Intensive Advanced Study Program)Get Mentored in Freedom by Oliver DeMille

Get an American Founding Fathers style of education!

A One-of-A-Kind Freedom Learning Program. Participants prepare to become founding fathers and mothers of freedom in the 21^st Century! Don’t miss this amazing learning experience.

LEARNING PLAN: As with the Black Belt in Freedom, there are no credits, grades, or academic credentials associated with this intense Ambassador of Freedom course of study—just great learning from the highest-quality materials and deep mentoring on the most important principles of freedom. No facades, just excellent learning.

ONLINE EVENTS:  This course includes an embedded online forum for participants, moderated by the TJEd Mentors.

PREREQUISITES: Participants must complete the Black Belt in Freedom before beginning, or pass the final exam to show equivalent preparation. This course is a direct continuation of the BBF program, and does not require new registration.

FEES: This course is a direct continuation of the BBF program, and does not require new registration.

LEARNING OUTLINE:

 Workshop 1

• Aristotle, Politics + Audios
• Skousen,  The Making of America + Audios
• Tucker, View of the Constitution of the United States + Audios

Workshop 2

• Sandoz, Political Sermons of the American Founding Era, 1730-1805, volume 1 + Audios
• Sandoz, Political Sermons of the American Founding Era, 1730-1805, volume 2 + Audios

Workshop 3

• Bobbitt, The Shield of Achilles + Audios
• Strauss & Howe, The Fourth Turning + Audios

Workshop 4

• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Plato and Polybius) + Audios
• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Cicero, Epictetus, Aurelius, Epicurus) + Audios
• LIFE, Paradigm Shift + Audios

Workshop 5

• Sheehan and McDowell, Friends of the Constitution +Audios
• Solzhenitsyn, A World Split Apart + Audios
• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Augustine, Aquinas, Dante) + Audios

Workshop 6

• Bryce, The American Commonwealth, volume 1 + Audios
• Bryce, The American Commonwealth, volume 2 + Audios

Workshop 7

• Carey, The Political Writings of John Adams + Audios
• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Machiavelli, Luther, Calvin) + Audios
• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Hobbes, Rousseau, Smith) + Audios

Workshop 8

• Lutz and Hyneman, American Political Writings During the Founding Era, 1760-1805, volume 1+ Audios
• Lutz and Hyneman, American Political Writings During the Founding Era, 1760-1805, volume 2 + Audios
• Allen, George Washington: A Collection + Audios

Workshop 9

• Hall and Hall, Collected Works of James Wilson, volume 1 + Audios
• Hall and Hall, Collected Works of James Wilson, volume 2 + Audios

Workshop 10

• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Hegel, Marx, Engels, Lenin, Keynes) + Audios
• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Nietzsche, Freud) + Audios
• Ebenstein, Great Political Thinkers (Hayek, [Mises]) + Audios
• DeMille, Free Enterprise vs. Capitalism
• Brady, et al., SPLASH + Audios

Final Oral Examination (OPTIONAL) 

• Schedule and complete an in-person comprehensive final Oral Examination of all the materials from the Black Belt and also Workshops 1-10, chaired by Oliver DeMille. The one-time fee for this advanced examination is $900. Note that participants should only do the examination when they are well prepared. Participants cover their own travel and housing costs associated with the examination. Those who do not pass the examination will be given an individualized study plan to complete before retaking the oral exam.

Ambassador of Freedom, Second Degree

(Intensive Advanced Study Program TOP LEVEL)Get Mentored in Freedom by Oliver DeMille

LEARNING PLAN: There are no credits, grades, or academic credentials associated with this intense course of study—just great learning from the highest-quality materials and deep mentoring on the most important principles of freedom. No facades, just excellent learning.

ONLINE EVENTS: This course includes an embedded online forum for participants, moderated by the TJEd Mentors.

PREREQUISITES: Participants must complete the Ambassador of Freedom 1st Degree Program before beginning, or pass the final exam to show equivalent knowledge.

FEES: This course is a direct continuation of the BBF program, and does not require new registration.

OPTIONAL: There is an additional fee for the Final In-Person Examination (see details below).

LEARNING OUTLINE:

Workshop 11

• The Founders’ Constitution, volume 1 + Audio
• The Founders’ Constitution, volume 2 + Audio
• The Founders’ Constitution, volume 3 + Audio

Workshop 12

• The Founders’ Constitution, volume 4 + Audio
• The Founders’ Constitution, volume 5 + Audio

Workshop 13

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 1 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 2 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 3 + Audio

Workshop 14

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 4+ Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 5 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 6 + Audio

Workshop 15

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 7 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 8 + Audio

Workshop 16

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 9 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 10 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 11 + Audio

Workshop 17

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 12 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 13 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 14 + Audio

Workshop 18

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 15 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 16 + Audio

Workshop 19

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 17 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 18 + Audio

Workshop 20

• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 19 + Audio
• Bergh, Collected Writings of Thomas Jefferson, volume 20 + Audio

Leadership Training:

• Ambassador Leadership Training Part 1
  Special Assignment TBA in Month 28 Introduction
• Ambassador Leadership Training Part 2
  Special Assignment TBA in Month 29 Introduction
• Ambassador Leadership Training Part 3
  Special Assignment TBA in Month 30 Introduction

Final Oral Examination (OPTIONAL) 

• Schedule and complete an in-person comprehensive final Oral Examination of all the materials from the Black Belt readings and Workshops 1-20. The exam will be chaired by Oliver DeMille. The one-time fee for this advanced examination is $1400. Note that participants should only do the examination when they are well prepared. Participants cover their own travel and housing costs associated with the examination. Those who do not pass the examination will be given an individualized study plan to complete before retaking the oral exam.