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Lectures and Workshops
Lectures and Workshops by the staff of The Institute for Democratic Education


Lectures by Yaacov Hecht

Democratic Education – The Hope for the 21st Century
  • A description of the current situation in the educational system in various places in the world.
  • Forecasts of different educational trends
  • The special role of democratic education and its unique solutions within the framework of the educational system
The Third Wave – Present, Vision and Mission
  • A discussion of the revolutionary movements of Free Education in the 20th century
  • A review of democratic education in various places in the world and the potential, hope and danger it contains
Pluralistic Learning – The Core of Democratic Education

  • Freedom in the learning process is the essence of democratic education
  • Basic concepts of pluralistic learning, operational tools and evaluation criteria
Different Models of Democratic Education – Educational Innovativeness from a Democratic Point of View

A review of five different models as implemented in five democratic schools:
  • Summerhill – A school and a boarding school – where the idea was basically born…
  • The Democratic School in Hadera, Israel – A large democratic school (350 students)
  • The Sudbury Valley School – Innovations in the realm of freedom within the realm of democratic schools
  • Rogozin School, Tel Aviv, Israel – A school undergoing democratization processes
  • Mitzpe Ramon – The town as a system of democratic learning
Workshpos by the staff of The Institute for Democratic Education

Basic Workshop
Educational Innovativeness from a democratic Point of View - Getting acquainted with principles of democratic education through a simulatory foundation of a new democratic school.

Designated Workshops
Elaborating on specific subjects that came up in lectures and encouraging new insights.