AMERICAN HERITAGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION (AHEF)

Unlike countries governed by dictatorships or state-controlled systems, America was founded on ideas, on principles and values such as God-given individual rights and Freedom, Unity, Progress, and Responsibility. These principles appear in our Declaration of Independence, U. S. Constitution, and other founding documents. They are also found in the philosophical ideas and values of Western Civilization and Judeo-Christian thought. The understanding of these principles and values is declining or disappearing in K-12 schools and in colleges and universities. Yet a nation built on philosophical ideas and principles cannot survive if those principles are not taught, learned, and reinforced in schools and institutions. AHEF believes that the concepts and themes of our American heritage must be objectively studied and continually improved for today's students and citizens to understand, appreciate, and perpetuate the ongoing miracle of our unique republic of the people, by the people, and for the people. Through a renewed study and understanding of historical events, founding documents, national symbols, and significant individuals, Americans and others worldwide can better understand the foundational philosophical ideas undergirding the United States of America.