Or Yehuda Leads AI Revolution in Education
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Or Yehuda is implementing a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy across its education system, from kindergarten to 12th grade. The initiative, led by the Ramon Six-Year School and municipal innovation centers, aims to foster growth, improve teaching, and reduce social disparities. Key components include AI-based learning programs, digital training, and partnerships with academic and military institutions. Mayor Liat Shochat emphasized AI's role in shaping the city's future and improving residents' lives.
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- Or Yehuda is integrating artificial intelligence across its entire education system, from kindergarten to 12th grade.
- The city aims to become an "AI City" to drive growth, pedagogical innovation, and reduce social gaps.
- Key initiatives include AI-based learning programs, digital training, and partnerships with academic and military bodies.
- The Ramon Six-Year School is implementing four flagship AI-driven programs, including cyber excellence and robotics.
- Mayor Liat Shochat stated the city is shaping the future by investing in AI for education and resident services.
- The educational revolution is seen as primarily educational and values-based, not just technological.
The Or Yehuda municipality is spearheading a groundbreaking educational ecosystem integrating artificial intelligence from kindergarten through 12th grade, led by the Ramon Six-Year School and municipal innovation centers. For the past four years, the city has pursued a strategic vision to become the "AI City," aiming to leverage advanced technology for growth, pedagogical renewal, and reducing social gaps. This initiative includes digital training for municipal employees and teaching staff, development of advanced learning environments, and strategic partnerships with the Technion, Ono Academic College, and Beit Berl College.
Key infrastructure in the city features the Cyber Center for Digital Innovation, robotics labs by "Tomorrow's City Ytek," and a center of excellence in collaboration with the National Center for Gifted Students. The city's program was recently presented internationally in Jerusalem. The Ramon Six-Year School (grades 7-12) is implementing an AI-based pedagogical model with four flagship programs: AI-driven "Roots Work" connecting family heritage with research and ethics; an "Independent Learner" program for personalized learning; the "Bridges 8200" program in partnership with the IDF for excellence in cyber and problem-solving; and the Ytek lab with the Technion for STEM and robotics.
Additionally, a "Data Analysis" major has opened at the high school, training students in data-driven decision-making using AI tools. Mayor Liat Shochat stated that Or Yehuda is shaping the future, viewing AI as a significant opportunity to transform education, resident services, and quality of life, emphasizing investment in human capital. Dalila Ashkenazi, Director of the Education Department, highlighted that the educational vision stems from the mayor's unprecedented investment in human capital and budgets, defining the revolution as primarily educational and values-based. Ramon School Principal Mazal Sharabi added that AI enhances, rather than replaces, teachers and critical thinking, fostering curious graduates capable of leadership.
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