ik - r ase - fm - dan - imp ian - m eng ub ah - band ung - 4 1 7 7 2 2 ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 6 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : Gre at ▁Indones ia ▁Mov ement ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Band ung <0x0A> </s> ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁is ▁a ▁generic ▁term ▁for ▁correspond ence ▁schools ▁c ater ing ▁for ▁the ▁primary ▁and ▁early ▁secondary ▁education ▁of ▁children ▁in ▁remote ▁and ▁out back ▁Australia ▁where ▁some ▁or ▁all ▁classes ▁were ▁tradition ally ▁conducted ▁by ▁radio , ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁now ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁internet ▁technology . ▁In ▁these ▁areas , ▁the ▁school - age ▁population ▁is ▁too ▁small ▁for ▁a ▁conventional ▁school ▁to ▁be ▁vi able . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁in vention ▁of ▁the ▁ped al ▁radio ▁by ▁Alfred ▁Tra eg er ▁around ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁invol vement ▁of ▁educ ator ▁Ad ela ide ▁Mi eth ke ▁in ▁form ulating ▁and ▁developing ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁the ▁existing ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Doctor ▁Service ▁of ▁radio ▁communic ations , ▁were ▁p iv otal ▁in ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Air . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁less ons ▁were ▁officially ▁sent ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Doctor ▁Service ▁in ▁Alice ▁Spr ings ▁on ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁service ▁celebrated ▁its ▁ 5 0 th ▁j ub ile e ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May