Dear Lejre Højskole,

My name is Shani Shavit, I am writing on behalf of ORT, which is the largest school chain for junior and high schools in Israel (https://en.ort.org.il). After studying the Danish educational system, we believe that Israel can benefit greatly from adopting some of the educational practices and principles used in Denmark..

To further these efforts I’m planning for ORT a 4 day study seminar trip to Denmark starting on October 23rd, to learn about the Danish education system and its innovative teaching and learning approach.

As part of this trip, we are also very interested in the history of Danish education, especially the folk high schools. I might as well mention that I myself was a student in a folk high school in Denmark just a year ago (Nordfyns højskole), and it was such a unique and amazing experience. I believe that we can learn a lot from the højskole and I would be grateful if we could come for a visit during our study trip.

Our group will consist of 20 school leaders who speak English.

I would be grateful for your consideration of my request, and I would be happy to provide any additional information you may need. Thank you for your time and attention, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Med venlig hilsen,

Shani Shavit