Reading Policy Revised and New Tools Introduced Reading is highly valued in Hafnarfjörður, and every possible avenue is used to promote and encourage the reading skills of children and young people in active collaboration between schools, institutions and homes. Seven years have passed since the Hafnarfjörður project 'Reading is the Game of Life' was launched. […]
Operations at St. Jó's Centre for Quality of Life remain unaffected. A fire broke out in an annexe of the centre at around eleven o'clock last night, in a building that was scheduled for demolition. The fire was extinguished successfully and no damage was caused to the main building which houses the St. Jó Wellbeing Centre. The centre's operations will not be disrupted as a result, and all those with appointments […]
The annual golf tournament for staff and councillors of the City of Hafnarfjörður was held in mild and fine weather at the Keili Golf Club in mid-August. Nearly 90 employees from various council departments, as well as councillors, signed up to play and were in full swing. The tournament is a traditional stableford competition with handicap, and a stroke play final for the golf champion. Competitions were held on both the 18 […]
MAGNÚS TREVENEN DAVÍÐSSON / “Kids on Holiday” Magnús Trevenen Davíðsson is a songwriter, guitarist and singer who performs under the stage name “Kids on Holiday”. Magnús's project this summer was to put the finishing touches on an EP, on which he writes all the songs and records them himself. Street music across the town Magnús was prominent in […]
AÞ-Þrif ehf. to handle cleaning for institutions for 2022-2026. Four valid tenders were received when the City of Hafnarfjörður invited tenders for cleaning for the city's institutions and for council-owned flats in the spring. The City Council approved at its meeting on 8 June that a contract would be entered into with AÞ-Þrif ehf, which had the lowest bid. AÞ-Þrif ehf […]
Come and work with us in a creative and fun working environment. Nursery school places in Hafnarfjörður are increasing by 100 this school year. We are currently recruiting teachers, unit managers and staff with good experience of working with children, who are interested in working with a friendly and professional team. From autumn 2022, […]
The start of term for the primary schools in the City of Hafnarfjörður will be on Tuesday, 23 August. Formal school activities for pupils in the City of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools will begin on Tuesday, 23 August with the start of term. Teaching according to the timetable will begin on Wednesday, 24 August. Further information on the start times for each class can be found on the relevant school's website. Just over 4,000 children will be starting school in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools […]
The project runs from 7 September to 5 October. The 'Let's Walk to School' project (www.iwalktoschool.org) begins on Wednesday, 7 September for the fifteenth time and formally concludes with the international 'Let's Walk to School' Day on Wednesday, 5 October. The aim of the project is to encourage children to adopt an active mode of travel to and from school and to increase their skills […]
The Hafnarfjörður Music School offers courses for children aged 6 to 18 months and 2 to 4 years. The course teaches fun songs, rhymes and movements for children that stimulate their sensory development. Instruments, scarves, ribbons and much, much more are used. The course is taught by music teacher María Gunnarsdóttir, and classes take place at the Hafnarfjörður Music School, Strandgata 51. Classes are taught […]
The South Bay Pool will reopen on Tuesday, 16th August after extensive maintenance work. Initially, there will be some restrictions on the outdoor area due to new construction at the pool. The indoor and outdoor pools, along with three hot tubs, will be open, but the outdoor changing rooms, water slides and paddling pool (i.e. mushroom) will be closed. The swimming pool's opening hours are the same as before, from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, from […]
