Imagine Swiss icon "Heidi" as a modern-day teen shuttling between her farmstead high in the Alps and the bustling city below. This is "The New Heidi", an exciting, contemporary story for teens of today and their families. As young people the world over become increasingly concerned about the state of our planet, Heidi provides a positive role model as she fights to maintain the purity and beauty of the majestic nature surrounding her. But "The New Heidi" is more than a series with an ecological message; it's a story of love, friendship and the pains of growing up. Though raised alone in the mountains by her grandfather, Heidi is no antisocial tomboy, but a feminine, outgoing young woman who decides to attend secondary school in the city in order to realize her dream of becoming a nature advocate. At school, she makes her first difficult contacts with authority, rivalry and artificial values, but also forms the core of a wildly diverse band of friends. Heidi embodies today's youths, who are worried about the loss of values such as justice, equality and solidarity. Youths who are searching for ideals and know that there is a future for them waiting to be conquered!