1. There's a dark little joke exchanged by educators with a dissident streak:

2. Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred-year snooze and is, of course, utterly bewildered by what he sees.

3. Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices pinned to their ears. Young people sit at home on sofas, moving miniature athletes around on electronic screens.

4. Older folk defy death and disability with metronomes in their chests and with hips made of metal and plastic. Airports, hospitals, shopping malls--every place Rip goes just baffles him.

5. But when he finally walks into a schoolroom, the old man knows exactly where he is. "This is a school," he declares. "We used to have these back in Only now the blackboards are white."

6. Milton-Freewater, let’s have a discussion about the future of our schools…

7. How can we design schools for a future that we can’t possibly predict?
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How can we design schools for a future that we can’t possibly predict?

8. media centers? School: Cass Technical High School, Detroit
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media centers?

9. music rooms? School: Celentano Museum Academy, New Haven, Connecticut
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10. social areas? School: High Tech High International,
San Diego, California
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social areas?

11. outdoor classrooms? School: Three Mile Creek Elementary, Perry, Utah
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12. open ceilings? School: Celentano Museum Academy,
New Haven, Connecticut
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open ceilings?

13. green spaces indoors?
School: Universidad de Monterrey: Preparatoia Unidad Valle Alto,
Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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14. creative architecture?
School: Georgetown South Child
Development and Community Center,
Manassas, Virginia
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creative architecture?

15. early childhood education?
School: Georgetown South Child Development and Community Center,
Manassas, Virginia
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no chairs?

17. auditoriums? School: New Saline High School, Saline Michigan
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18. colors? School: Stittsville Public School,
Stittsville, Ontario, Canada
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colors?

19. School: Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, Arizona
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computer labs?

20. balconies? School: Gwinnett University Center, Lawrencevilla, Georgia
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balconies?

21. display cases? School: Kennewick Elementary School Kennebunk, Maine
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display cases?

22. cave seating? School: St. Stephen’s School,
Algester, Queensland, Australia
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cave seating?

23. School: Gwinnett University Center, Lawrenceville, Georgia
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round buildings?

24. facilities open to the public?
School: Little Village Lawndale High School, Chicago
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25. galleries for student work?
School: Galef Center for Fine Arts
Los Angeles, California
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galleries for student work?

26. flexible furniture?
School: Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, Arizona
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27. small group meeting spaces?
School: Cary Grove High School,
Cary, Illinois
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small group meeting spaces?

28. hallways as classroom spaces?
School: Pistorius-Schule,
Herbrechtingen, Germany
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hallways as classroom spaces?

29. buildings on a hill? School: Hachoresch Elementary School,
Zirchron Ya’acov, Israel
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buildings on a hill?

30. learning centers? School: Three Mile Creek Elementary, Perry, Utah
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learning centers?

31. lobbies? School: West Haven Elementary School, West Haven, Utah
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lobbies?

32. multipurpose rooms? School: West Haven Elementary School,
West Haven, Utah
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multipurpose rooms?

33. alternative sports? School: Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
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34. courtyards? School: La Cañada High School, California
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courtyards?

35. non-traditional angles?
School: Perspectives Charter School, Chicago
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36. glass walls? School: Nus High School of Mathematics and Science,
Singapore
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glass walls?

37. outdoor study areas? School: Chung Cheng High School, Singapore
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38. School: Suzhou Singapore International School, Suzhou, China
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modern playgrounds?

39. rooftops? School: Gwinnett University Center, Georgia
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rooftops?

40. School: Cambridge Media Arts School, Cambridge, Massachutsetts
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production studios?

41. collaboration areas?
School: Alpine Prototype Middle School, Alpine/Lehi, Utah
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42. skylights? School: Reim Elementary School, Israel
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skylights?

43. faculty work areas?
School: Estrella Mountain Community College, Avondale, Arizona
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classrooms on wheels?

45. exposed architecture? School: Pistorius-Schule,
Herbrechtingen, Germany
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exposed architecture?

46. greenhouses? School: IslandWood: A School in the Woods
Bainbridge Island, Washington
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47. incorporating old growth?
School: Paschalisschool, The Hague, Netherlands
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incorporating old growth?

48. indoor play structures?
School: Spruce Street Nursery School, Boston
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49. cultural learning spaces?
School: Bronx Charter School for the Arts
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cultural learning spaces?

50. life-skills areas? School: Spruce Street Nursery School, Boston
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51. fitness centers? School: Cass Technical High School, Detroit
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fitness centers?

52. outdoor amphitheaters?
School: Nan Hua Secondary School
Singapore
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outdoor amphitheaters?

53. playgrounds as learning tools?
School: PS 40 M and PS 33 M,
Long Island City, New York
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playgrounds as learning tools?

54. reading rooms? School: PS1/Bergen School, New York, New York
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reading rooms?

55. reception desks?
School: Keane Children’s Center/Charlestown Boys & Girls Club
Charlestown, Massachusetts
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56. buildings as educational tools?
School: Warren Skaaren Environmental
Learning Center at Westcave Preserve
Dripping Springs, Texas
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buildings as educational tools?

57. science labs? School: Romeo Engineering & Technology Center
Romeo, Michigan
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science labs?

58. solar panels? School: Heritage Middle School,
Wake Forest, North Carolina
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59. sports fields? School: Oakwell Park, Napoleon, Ohio
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sports fields?

60. technology in the hallways?
School: Hackberry Elementary School,
Frisco, Texas
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technology in the hallways?

61. activity spaces? School: PS1/Bergen School, New York, New York
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activity spaces?

62. ecology areas? School: Missouri Dept of Conservation Discovery Center
Kansas City, Missouri
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ecology areas?

63. conference rooms? School: High Tech High International,
San Diego, California
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conference rooms?

64. “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.”
-Gandhi

65. © James Horner, Braveheart
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Music
© James Horner, Braveheart
Presentation
Matt Horne

66. be the change…