The Virtual School

Learning for the New Millennium

The Virtual School establishes the arrival of the long-awaited education revolution promised by technology. Individuals now may conveniently access education to support learning needs in the information economy, which demands the constant acquisition of new skills. Virtual School provides education at the time and location desired by the learner, in a mode that meets that learner’s needs.

The explosive Internet has eliminated many barriers to learning, by providing direct access to information. Virtual School eliminates many of the artificial barriers to education imposed by traditional classroom organization. Teachers are free to lead students in project-based activities and exploration.

The vision described by the 1999 Report of the Presidents Information Technology Advisory Committee, Information Technology Research: Investing in Our Future

Any individual can participate in on-line education programs regardless of geographic location, age, physical limitation, or personal schedule. Everyone can access repositories of educational materials, easily recalling past lessons, updating skills, or selecting from among different teaching methods in order to discover the most effective ways of learning. Educational programs can be customized to each individuals needs, so that the information revolution reaches everyone and personal digital libraries provide a mechanism for managing ones accumulated knowledge resources. Learning involves all our senses; to help focus each student’s attention and better communicate educational material.

The Virtual School delivers that vision today