» Students will gain better appreciation for rivers as they pass through their communities and develop a broader view of entire river watersheds and their significance to BC.

» Students will develop skills in the use of a variety of study methods and disciplines to gain understanding of rivers and human impacts on them.

» Students will gain experience in working in the online environment to access information, communicate with other researchers, access expert advice, and share views/discuss issues with students and teachers in other sites.

» Students will have the opportunity to develop enhanced report writing and presentation skills through the preparation of their school reports using a variety of media: TV; print; computer networking; audio.

» Students will gain a better appreciation of the perspectives of different provincial regions and different cultural/ethnic groups including First Nations peoples.

» Students will have first hand experiences in the application of school disciplines such as science and social studies to the study of a relevant provincial issue-the futures of major river watersheds and their roles in shaping those futures.

» Teachers will gain experience in sharing student research through telecommunications networks.

» Teachers will have opportunities to share their experiences about a common educational focus with their colleagues.

» The provincial education system will gain experience and develop knowledge capital concerning the potential educational benefits of modern telecommunications systems as a support for educationally significant projects.