It's orientation is Christian, guided by God's Word, the Bible. In the Bible we are commanded to provoke one another to love and good works and to train a child according to God's Word. Without our seeking to impose our convictions on others who conscientiously choose a different course, we believe that for us, teaching our children at home is the best way we can fulfill our spiritual responsibilities toward our children and the most sure way to preserve them in the faith. Nevertheless, we acknowledge our need for the encouragement, exhortation and counsel of other home schooling parents and seek to benefit from the variety of gifts, skills, and knowledge, which God has distributed among His people. While God's plan for the training of our children is that the parents' influence remain paramount, we acknowledge the potential value of exposure to other influences as tools in the parent's hands.
Parents are responsible for governing the influences brought to bear on their children.
Recognizing the great potential for both good and ill from the influence of children's own peers, parents must be especially vigilant to guide and direct their children's contacts with other children. In joining with other home schooling parents for mutual help in training our children, we accept a responsibility, not just to our own children but to the group as a whole, to work to insure that the peer group environment is a positive influence. We acknowledge the need to be sensitive to the concerns of others in this area. Article III - Powers H.E.A.R.T.H. shall have all of the statutory powers enumerated for nonprofit corporations under the laws of Virginia. Article IV - Board of Directors Section 1.