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Schools on the Move (1982)

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You’d need one hell of a permission slip for this field trip.

Classes will never be boring on an airship traveling around the world! Imagine gliding over the Amazon River in South America or retracing Ulysses’ journeys through the Greek Islands. Picture what it would be like to hover over the Great Pyramids in Egypt or follow a herd of elephants across the African plains. The University Blimp will turn geography lessons into exciting real-life adventures.

This image of the future can be found in the 1982 book The Kids’ Whole Future Catalog.

See also:
The Kids’ Whole Future Catalog (1982)
Homework in the Future (1981)
The Answer Machine (1964)
The Road Ahead: Future Classroom (1995)
Closer Than We Think! (1958-1963)
Connections: AT&T’s Vision of the Future (Part 7, 1993)
Project 2000 – Apple Computer (1988)

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