Rebecka Koritz was born and raised in Sweden where she trained and worked as a teacher. Since 2003 she lives in Mexico where she’s been working as a catalyst for change by hacking the conventional school system from the outside. In 2008 she founded her first alternative school, then in 2012 her second, and in 2016 she founded Explora, Mexico’s first Agile Learning Center.

Working with children, families and teachers in Mexico for almost 20 years, has made her see the effects that the conventional school system has on young human beings. It minimizes their capacity to take initiative and solve problems, and strips them of their creativity. Abilities that are absolutely vital in order to manage and succeed in this ever-changing world.

Rebecka believes that, in order to empower children, we first need to empower the adults. Seeing parents transform and begin to support their children’s self-development in partnership with their children and all the amazing consequences that come form that, is proof to her that her work produces real results.

Rebecka is passionate about self-directed education and peaceful parenting. She has an extensive and unique path within alternative education: as an ex-student in the Montessori system, co-founder of two Waldorf initiatives, and the founder of Explora ALC. Rebecka dedicates her time to giving workshops to parents and teachers, and to creating articles and videos in Spanish, Swedish and English in order to support families all over the world who are embracing self-directed education. She is one of the co-creators of the podcast Radical Learning Talks. At the same time she accompanies her neurodivergent teenage son on his journey in the world of self-directed education.

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