Tutor in the Oxford and Cambridge Tradition.
Tutors are not instructors hired to deliver content. They are the intellectual and formational core of every Hall — the people who make close, sustained engagement with ideas possible in a local place.
What a tutor does.
Teach through conversation, not lecture.
The tutorial method puts the student in direct engagement with an expert. Tutors question, challenge, and guide — not deliver content. The goal is understanding that survives challenge.
Bring real expertise from real life.
A practicing attorney, a working physician, a master craftsman, a pastor with decades of theological depth — these are the tutors of CHI Halls. Credentials matter; so does living the vocation.
Form students over time, not in a semester.
The relationship is tutorial, not transactional. Tutors engage students intellectually, professionally, and personally — often across multiple years of formation.
Belong to the place they serve.
Tutors are from the community, known to the community, and committed to its future. Formation requires proximity. This is not incidental to the model — it is the model.
Tutors connect through Halls, not through CHI national.
CHI does not maintain a national tutor registry or placement system. Tutors are recruited and placed by individual Hall Founders, who know their community and its people. If you are interested in tutoring, the right path is to connect with a Hall in your region — or to explore starting one.
For a full description of the tutorial method and what the tutor role requires, see the Tutorial Model page.
Questions about tutoring?
Ask about what the tutor role looks like, which subject areas Halls need most, or how to connect with a Hall in your area.