Dr. Yaacov Hecht

Webit Speaker, Founder, Education Cities

Dr. Yaacov Hecht is the worldwide pioneer of democratic education. He is the Founder of Education Cities, a social enterprise active in the fourth sector (socially oriented businesses), which develops the art of collaborations in schools and societies. Education Cities was chosen by WIRED Magazine as one of the leading trends for 2015 in the area of MOOC learning. He founded the first school in the world called a democratic school in 1987. Following that, he helped founding around 30 democratic schools in Israel.