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H.M. Queen Sonja’s Visit to UWC Red Cross Nordic 2014
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Thursday 03.04.14
1622 Arrival Førde Airport, Bringeland
1705 Arrival UWC RCN, Bekker House
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Her Majesty is welcomed by County Sheriff Anne Karin Hamre,
Mayor Arve Helle, Council Chair Pär Stenbäck, Board Chair Tove
Veierød, Rektor Richard Lamont, Director of Development Arne
Osland
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Break at the Bekker House
Alistair and Madhulika will coordinate “Connect Time” during dinner (for both
sittings)
1700 Dinner for students involved in production and performance of cultural
programme and those putting on the mini café and other selected students.
Staff who want dinner also asked to dine during first sitting
1855 All other students (max. 60) seated in the kantine
Dress for students for dinner and cultural show: national dress / smart
1900 Going to the kantine
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Richard Lamont and Tove Veierød escort the Queen to the kantine
(walk if weather permits)
The Queen is greeted outside the kantine by Student Council Chair
Elio Jahaj - Albania, and 3 other members of Student Council: Guy
Elisha - Israel, Farzona Muzaffar - Tajikistan, Thao Hoang - Vietnam
1915 Dinner in College kantine
- The Queen is accompanied by the 4 members of Student Council
and Rektor Richard Lamont
- All persons rise at entry
- Remaining members of Student Council dine with visitors
2000 – 2045 Mini Café for other Guests in K2,
by student-run charity organizations in K2
Madhulika Singh escorts other guests from Kantine to K2
2000 – Short break – Richard Lamont escorts the Queen to admin building.
2010 Richard Lamont, Senior Mentor Reidun Bergstrøm, Emma Insinger and
Knut Willoch (Iceland House members of SC) escort the Queen to Iceland
House.
2020 Visit Iceland House day room, Reidun Bergstrøm, Emma Insinger (the
Netherlands), Knut Willoch (Norway), José Luis Carmona Mendoza (Costa
Rica), Izman Suhail (Maldives), Arni Boros (Hungary), Esmeralda Hidimbwasha
(Namibia), Lamis Ahmed (Egypt), Tenzin Yangzom (Nepal)
2030 Richard Lamont escorts the Queen to the Silent House
Talking to 2nd year students recruited through the Land Mine Survivor
Programme, CDPF and the Mottak: Edwin Gonzales (Nicaragua),
Songjia Li (China), Athina Sabbag (Sierra Leone)
Session led by Arne Osland
Teacher Angie Toppan, Tove Veierød, Pär Stenbäck, Marianne
Andresen, Odd Erik Loftesnes (S&F RK), Kari Fismen (RKHR)
2100 Tove Veierød and Pär Stenbäck escort the Queen to the auditorium –
entry at ground level
Staff families are welcome to attend the cultural programme by request,
depending on capacity.
Requests to Alistair before Friday lunch time.
Alistair in charge of guest seating in Auditorium/front three rows
2100 All students, staff and guests seated in the auditorium – all stand on
arrival of the Queen until she has taken her seat
2115 Culture Programme in the auditorium, directed by Teacher Kåre Sandvik
- Welcome by Richard Lamont,
- Including local interaction for Gammaldans
2230 Car transport to Bekker House,Tove Veierød and Pär Stenbäck follow Her
Majesty to the car
Friday 04.04.14
Breakfast at Bekker House
Normal timetable, apart from 11 students instructors involved in Leirskule
activity:Leonore, Noot, Anadi, Jenny, Katrin, Emils, Tenzin, Knut, Eric, Julia,
Cerren, Filip (prearranged absence)
Dress: as normal
1015 Richard Lamont and Inger Johanne Osland escort her Majesty from the
Bekker House to the Meeting Room Haugland Rehabilitation Centre.
Greeting Leirskule group from Flekke, Våge and Guddal schools + student
instructors
– Leirskule Leader Joakim Janninge, UWC Connect Leader Ragnhild Tveiten
Greets student Katrin Meschin (Estonia), pupil Agnes Ønnerstad (Flekke
school)
1030 Presentation of Development Plans at RKHR Meeting Room: Richard
Lamont, Arne Osland,Tove Veierød, Pär Stenbäck, Director of Finance Stig
Moltumyr, Dir Inger Johanne Osland (RKHR), Dr Eirik Fismen (RKHR).
1100 Richard Lamont escorts Her Majesty to Science classes in the Eckbo
Building, met by Deputy Rector Alistair Robertson in Biology Class Room.
- Biology, with Teacher Jelena Belamaric
- Physics, with Teacher Chris Hamper
1145 End of lesson before lunch – all students and staff (apart from Kantine
staff on duty) invited to head directly to the Foundation Stone Ceremony at the
building site
1145 Richard Lamont and Alistair Robertson escort her Majesty to the
Administration Building
1150 Break (Arne Osland’s office) – preparation for Foundation Stone
Ceremony
Richard Lamont and Tove Veierød escort Her Majesty to the plot for new
buildings via student village.
Students and staff, as well as patients and employees from Haugland
rehabilitation to be lined up outside Iceland and Sweden Houses before the
Queen arrives
Kåre Dale to co-ordinate the audience, ensuring safety and decorum
1200 Foundation Stone Ceremony, led by Arne Osland,
Ragnhild Tveiten and Leirskule Instuctor Leonore Wünsche (Norway) to follow
the Queen to the building
1210 Lunch in Kantine open for students and staff after Ceremony
1215 Departure from UWC RCN, immediately after ceremony
- Tove Veierød, Pär & Sissel Stenbäck, Marianne Andresen, Richard
Lamont, Arne Osland, follows to Åmot
1315 Departure from Bekker House
1315 Last lesson (block) until 1400
1345 Arrival Åmot Gard, Gaular
Greeted by County Mayor, Mayor in Gaular Hosts Steinar Sørli and Yngve
Brakestad
Separate programme for this part
1638 Departure from Førde Airport, Bringeland