https://open.spotify.com/episode/79Uj07SPPuEaglcu2OuedT?si=6Ix7-5ZEQteHHr8aQ1JTTw
Osnat Haber Koton is an artist and the visionary CEO of Ankori Educational Network in Israel. She holds a B.A. and a M.A. in Art and Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism from Goldsmiths' College, London and the Jan Van Eyck Academy, Maastricht. She has taught Visual Art and Art History and Theory at the State University of New-York for 3 years, before moving back to Israel.
On her return, besides facing questions of her child’s future education, Osnat took over the struggling family business - a network of private schools across Israel, where she was once a pupil herself. Over the following 6 years, she totally transformed the network into a renown education brand and launched a visionary new school, inspired by arts - the Studio Ankori, followed by another bold move - Media Ankori.
Listen to this episode to discover the story of education underdogs in Israel and how one fights the government, in the Supreme Court, for the right to open a new type of school. This episode is packed with wisdom, pragmatic approaches to running an educational institution and fun stories.
5:00 - Lessons from 2018
6:00 - Getting into education by chance, seeing parents and kids abused by the system.
7:20 - The gift of conversations
7:50 - On failure and success