Based on the book Anne of Avonlea, this series serves as a sequel to Anne of Green Gables. It follows Anne from age 16 to 18, covering the two years she spends teaching at the Avonlea school. Anne experiences the joys and difficulties of teaching, helps raise the twins Davy and Dora, and organizes the A.V.I.S. (Avonlea Village Improvement Society), which attempts to improve Avonlea with questionable results.