The Health Minister has agreed to the Chief Medical Officer's proposals for relaxations to the current rules, which were discussed at a Cabinet meeting this morning. It is proposed that they come into effect on Saturday, 28th August, and they include full capacity in swimming pools and gyms instead of 75% as has been the case, with the number of participants to be increased to 200 […]
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Remember the leisure grant!
The Hafnarfjörður leisure grant is intended for all children and young people aged 6-18 who are registered in active sports and leisure activities. It is a monthly grant to reduce participation fees. When registering online with sports and leisure clubs, either in or outside Hafnarfjörður, parents and guardians can choose to use the grant and deduct it from participation fees. […]
Primary school starts on 24 August.
Formal teaching for pupils in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools begins tomorrow, Tuesday, 24th August. A total of around 4,300 children from Hafnarfjörður will start their primary school year this autumn across all of the town's primary schools. Of these, over 350 children are starting Year 1, and a similar number of pupils finished Year 10 this spring, so the number of pupils in Hafnarfjörður is similar between […]
Big Reading Day in Hafnarfjörður's nursery and primary schools
Literacy is the key to knowledge and understanding. The Big Literacy Day took place for the first time in Hafnarfjörður's primary schools this week. The programme was two-part, with a conference for class teachers in years 1-4, specialist teachers, support assistants, heads of the junior phase and support services, managers of after-school clubs and headteachers of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools were streamed to other schools in the town from the lecture hall of Skarðshlíðarskóli. The results of […] were reviewed.
Are you looking for a creative and fun job?
Come and work with us! The City of Hafnarfjörður is looking for professional, enthusiastic and ambitious nursery teachers to work in the city's nurseries. The City of Hafnarfjörður is the third largest municipality in the country, with around 2,000 employees. The municipality's seventeen nurseries offer a diverse and exciting range of roles within an ambitious working environment. Please note that if not […]
City Centre – Information meeting about planning changes
Public meeting on proposals for changes to the detailed plan for the centre of Hafnarfjörður. Wednesday, 25 August 2021 at 17:30 in Bæjarbíó. The meeting will also be streamed live on the City of Hafnarfjörður's Facebook page. Presentation of proposals for zoning plan amendments A public information meeting is being called to consider proposals for planning amendments in the centre of Hafnarfjörður. On the one hand, this is a presentation of a proposal for an amendment […]
New headteacher at Áslandsskóli
Unnur Elfa Guðmundsdóttir has been appointed headteacher of Ásland School, effective 1 August. Unnur Elfa has worked in teaching and administration in the primary schools of Hafnarfjörður for many years, most of which has been at Ásland School. Unnur Elfa is forward-thinking in the development of education, with a strong knowledge of school operations and education matters in general. Unnur Elfa holds a B.A. degree […]
New headteacher at Stekkjarás
Katrín Lilja Hraunfjörð took up the post of head teacher at the Stekkjarás nursery school last May. Katrín Lilja has extensive experience in nursery school work and management, and has worked as a head teacher and deputy head teacher in recent years for Skólar ehf. Katrín Lilja holds a B.Ed. degree from the University of Akureyri and is currently undertaking a Master's degree in Education at the University of Iceland. We welcome Katrín […]
Outdoor Hammer introduces outdoor activities and hiking to young people.
Úti-Hamarinn is a project run by the youth centre Hamarinn, which is about introducing young people to the great outdoors and hiking. The project runs for eight weeks, with a light walk taking place once a week, every Thursday at five o'clock. In the final week, a larger walk is undertaken with an overnight stay. Úti-Hamarinn, which was run […]
The „Walk to School“ project starts on 8 September.
The 'Walk to School' project (www.iwalktoschool.org) begins on Wednesday, 8th September for the fifteenth time and formally concludes with the international Walk to School Day on Wednesday, 6th 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 ability to travel safely in […]