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Faith
Students consider the central role of faith in the lives, hopes, and convictions of those who helped shape the nation’s beginnings.
Free Summer Special
America 250:
A Monument of Virtue
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a free America history course offered in three distinct levels: K–2, 3–6, and 7–12.
Free Course for Your Whole Family
Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday
This summer, families can sign up for our free America 250: A Monument of Virtue study for students in grades K–12—an engaging and formative journey through the virtues that shaped America’s foundation and the responsibility of carrying that inheritance forward.
This is not history as a collection of facts. It is formation—challenging students to become men and women of wisdom and character who are prepared to preserve, protect, and rightly use the blessings they have received.
Designed for
Students in K–2, 3–6, and 7–12, with each level crafted to be age-appropriate, meaningful, and transformative.
A course rooted in stewardship
America 250: A Monument of Virtue invites students to explore the virtues represented in the National Monument to the Forefathers and to consider what those ideals demand of us today. Students encounter the lives, sacrifices, and principles that shaped America’s foundation—and are called to think about how to carry that inheritance forward faithfully.
Centered on Faith, Morality, Law, Education, and Liberty
Builds gratitude, responsibility, and civic reflection
Moves beyond facts toward wisdom and character
Designed as meaningful summer formation for families
More than a history course
This is not simply a study of the past. It is an invitation for students to wrestle with what it means to inherit blessings, to honor sacrifice, and to live as stewards of truth, liberty, and virtue in their own generation.
Encourages deep family conversation
Connects civics with moral and spiritual formation
Helps students reflect on what they have received
Challenges them to preserve and rightly use those blessings
Five Virtues
What students will explore
Through the five virtues embodied in the National Monument to the Forefathers, students encounter the core principles that shaped America’s foundation and continue to matter today.
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Morality
Students reflect on character, virtue, and the moral responsibilities that support personal freedom and healthy self-government.
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Law
Students explore why just laws matter, how liberty depends on order, and what it means to live under rightful authority.
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Education
Students examine why education has always been essential to wisdom, citizenship, and the passing on of truth from one generation to the next.
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Liberty
Students reflect on liberty not as license, but as a blessing to be preserved, protected, and rightly used under God.
Three Learning Levels
Thoughtfully designed for every stage of learning
The course is offered in three distinct levels so that each student engages these timeless truths in ways that are appropriate, meaningful, and transformative.
K–2
Foundational wonder and gratitude. Younger students are introduced to the virtues through stories, guided reflection, and age-appropriate activities that build love for truth, goodness, and country.
3–6
Growing understanding and connection. Students begin to connect people, principles, and historical events while developing a clearer sense of virtue, responsibility, and civic inheritance.
7–12
Deep reflection and stewardship. Older students are challenged to wrestle thoughtfully with the meaning of faith, liberty, law, and moral responsibility as future citizens and leaders.
Why It Matters
History that forms the soul
At American Faith Academy, we believe history should do more than inform. It should shape the heart, train the mind, and cultivate the virtues needed for faithful living. This course helps students see that America’s story is not merely something to remember—it is something to steward.
As students engage these virtues, they are invited to become men and women of wisdom and character, prepared to preserve, protect, and rightly use the blessings they have received from God and from those who came before them.
Simple Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is this course for?
The course is designed for students in three age-based levels: K–2, 3–6, and 7–12, so that each student can engage the material in an age-appropriate and meaningful way.
Is this just a history course?
No. While students encounter people, principles, and sacrifices from America’s foundation, the course is designed as formation—helping students reflect on virtue, stewardship, and what it means to carry that inheritance forward.
What are the five virtues in the course?
The course is built around the five virtues embodied in the National Monument to the Forefathers: Faith, Morality, Law, Education, and Liberty.
Is the course really free?
Yes. This is a free special course families can request through our contact page.
Do we need to be enrolled at American Faith Academy?
No. Families can request the course whether they are currently enrolled or simply exploring AFA and looking for a meaningful educational opportunity.
Request It Today
Bring this formative summer study home
Give your family a memorable way to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a course designed to cultivate wisdom, character, gratitude, and stewardship through the five enduring virtues that shaped our nation’s foundation.
