Our Philosophy

We feel that our mission is as important today as it was when we were founded in 1949. In a nation built on the ideas of liberty and individual rights, it is important that the leaders of tomorrow understand their civic obligations. It is equally important for our youth to personally internalize the importance of maintaining the "American Way of Life," to honor it by their own exemplary conduct and preserve it for succeeding generations. Post September 11th terrorist attacks and continuing threats, episodes of violence in the schools, calls for character education, drop out rates and the Administration's efforts to bring civics education back to the classroom all indicate there is a need for effective instruction in civics and government, so that the youth of America have an understanding of our nation and its heritage, as well as their role as responsible citizens. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge is the place for just such an education. It is our vision to become America's School for Citizenship Education.

Our Mission

Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan, non-sectarian, educational organization with a 501 (C) (3) status. It exists to educate and inspire an awareness of the principles upon which America was founded and the responsibilities of citizens in a free society. The mission is carried out in the Foundation's education and awards program.

Freedoms Foundation Purpose

Educate and inspire an awareness of the principles upon which America was founded and the responsibilities of citizens in a free society.

Freedoms Foundation Vision

We are a premier global educational institution that
inspires people to embrace the values and principles that are the basis of responsible citizenship in a free society and recognizes those who exemplify these values.

Freedoms Foundation Values

• To be fully responsible for our own actions and the consequences of those actions.
• To respect the rights and beliefs of others.
• To give sympathy, understanding and help to others
  To do our best to meet our own and our families’ needs.
• To respect and obey the laws.
• To respect the property of others, both private and public.
• To share with others our appreciation of the benefits and obligations of freedom.
• To participate constructively in the nation’s political life.
• To help freedom survive by assuming personal responsibility for its defense.
• To respect the rights and to meet the responsibilities on which our liberty rests and our democracy depends.