Around 20 nursery school staff members sit on school desks
Around 20 nursery school teachers and other staff from Hafnarfjörður's nurseries are now returning to their studies to improve their Icelandic skills. The aim is to strengthen the staff's Icelandic skills and make the language an even more active part of the daily work and communication in the nurseries.
Yes, let's give Icelandic time
Around 20 nursery school teachers and other staff from Hafnarfjörður's nurseries are now returning to their studies to improve their Icelandic. The first group met for the first time this morning, and the second will attend its first lesson tomorrow.
Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, an Icelandic teacher at Mímir, runs the course and teaches. This morning she went over the basics, told us about herself, where she had lived and how her family adapted to the different language communities.
The aim is to strengthen staff's Icelandic language skills and make Icelandic an even more active part of the daily work and communication in the nurseries.
„This is important for the Hafnarfjörður community, the children in the nurseries and the staff themselves. The course is designed to empower the staff so they can carry out their work in a more varied way and progress further in their field,“ says Hildur Ýr Jónsdóttir, project manager for multicultural affairs at Hafnarfjörður Municipality.
Time given to the Icelandic
Teaching is part of the project. Let's give the Icelandic time which the City of Hafnarfjörður received an 8,185,000 króna grant from the Ministry of Children and Education earlier this year.
The project is carried out in collaboration with Mími-símenntun and is based on the teaching methods of the Icelandic Village at the University of Iceland. A special emphasis is placed on work-related Icelandic language learning, enabling participants to apply what they learn directly to their daily work in the nurseries.
„We want to strengthen the foundation of the Icelandic language environment in nurseries and we believe that language learning is not only the responsibility of the individual but also of society,“ said Hildur Ýr when the project was presented at the beginning of the year.
The course is part of the working day.
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður places an emphasis on creating opportunities for staff to learn Icelandic alongside their work. Each member of staff who attends the course also receives a mentor at their own nursery to further enhance their skills. The project is also intended to set an example of how Icelandic language learning can be integrated into daily work, using the workplace itself as a platform for language learning.