As we enter the new millennium, parents around the world have one thing in common- a concern about how to best prepare our children to succeed in a rapidly changing global environment. The recent explosion of information technology has enabled goods and services, money and data to flow across national borders at a rate that most of us never imagined. International trade agreements, mergers among corporations and financial institutions, the emergence of common currencies, and the threat of global pollution all contribute to a spectre of globalization that is causing many Canadians to be apprehensive about the future for our children. We want our schools to do the best possible job of preparing students to succeed in the modern world. We want our schools to offer the greatest possible range of learning opportunities to our children. We want our schools to enlighten younger generations with the essential understandings of heritage and culture, community and civilization, environment and universe, so that they can help make the world a better place. This is the challenge of NEW LEARNING.