Every May 17, party-clad students gather across the country to walk on the May 17 train. But as the students get older, there may be other things that tempt more than meeting early in the school yard on a day off. – I can’t just say that the attendance has been good, no. This is what the headmaster of Asker High School Cathrine Kittilsen Zandjani says. She says that in recent years, around 30 of the school’s 440 invited students showed up. To get more young people to go on the May 17 train around the Crown Prince family’s home at Skaugum, the school has taken an abnormal grip. The students who show up will be free on Friday, June 13 as a thank you for the attendance. It was Budstikka who wrote about the case first. Last year, there were 30 students behind the Asker High School tab on the May 17 train. Photo: Private not any train early 17 May stands a bunad -clad crown prince family outside his home at Skaugum in Asker to greet the children’s train. – For many, it is probably a little extra nice that it is the crown prince family you get to see, says Rector Zandjani. Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Aleksandra waving to the children’s train in Asker in 2022. Therefore, the students who are tempted by an extra day off in June have to show up at 7 o’clock on National Day. Those who do not show up are teaching June 13. The school will then teach students about democracy, peace and citizenship. – Do you learn as much from going by train on May 17 as what was done on a school day? – I almost think you learn more. You talk about democracy, we are also so lucky in Asker so lucky that we get to see the Crown Prince family, Zandjani replies. The children’s train in Asker has long traditions here depicted in 1979 with the then Crown Prince Harald, Crown Princess Sonja, Princess Märtha Louise and Prince Haakon Magnus. Photo: Hammerstad, Svein Unusual steps to give high school students a day off to go on May 17 trains are an unusual grip. Neither Zandjani nor the county council for training in Akershus knows about any schools that do the same. -I am cheering for the students to join the May 17 train, so I welcome it, says county council Lise Hagen Rebbestad. The county council for training and competence in Akershus, Lise Hagen Rebbestad, welcomes the unusual grip. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news She emphasizes that it is up to each school if they want to lure the students to go by train. But regardless of whether you get an extra day off or not, you should attend the train, Rebbestad thinks. – Joining and celebrating our constitution and freedom we have in this country is very important. The headmaster of Asker High School hopes for more high school students in this year’s May 17 train. Photo: Lise Åserud / Lise Åserud / NTB still reaches May 17 breakfast When you get older, many people replace trains with breakfast with the group of friends. The same goes for the students at Asker High School according to the principal. – There are some who have a lot going on, while others have no plans, says Zandjani. She believes that greater attendance in the train will make fewer students feel outside. The principal says that gathering in the train will make more people feel part of a larger community. – We want that community to appear, and that the students will end up. The headmaster of Asker High School Cathrine Kittilsen Zandjani with the students who went on last year’s train. She hopes there will be a larger group in this year’s May 17 train. Photo: Private Despite early attendance, the train is completed at 10 – and then the students are free for the rest of the day. – Then they can move on to breakfast with the class, with the group of friends or family, Zandjani assures. In addition, there is also a lot to learn from going by train on May 17, according to the principal. – Going on the train is a way to celebrate national day, democracy and that we live in a country where there is peace. “There is no obvious thing in the world today,” Zandjani adds. Published 07.05.2025, at. 20.57 Updated 07.05.2025, at. 21.12
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