The Wasps, a job and activity scheme in Hafnarfjörður, and Ruth Jörgensdóttir Rauterberg and Þorpið, a leisure centre in Akranes, receive the Múrbrjótinn 2018 award. The International Day of People with Disabilities is on 3 December each year. To mark the occasion, and in connection with a gathering held by Ás Support Association and Átak, the Association of People with Intellectual Disabilities, to celebrate the day and the fact that the associations are 60 and 25 […]
The City Council of Hafnarfjörður has approved a new housing plan on the state of housing in the municipality, which is valid until 2026. The purpose of the plan is to provide an overview of the state of housing in the municipality, analyse the supply and demand for different types of housing, and set out a plan for how the municipality intends to meet the housing needs of households, in the short and […]
In the autumn, educational sessions were held for parents of children aged 6-24 months in Hafnarfjörður, which had the important aim of educating parents of young children about language development and language stimulation, and the connection between language development and literacy. The project is part of Hafnarfjörður's literacy strategy; 'Reading is the game of life' and is a collaborative project between the City of Hafnarfjörður, the Hafnarfjörður Public Library and the Hafnarfjörður Health Centre. […]
A well-attended seminar on prevention was held at Flensborg School recently, under the title „Not My Child“. The seminar was organised by the Parents' Council of Hafnarfjörður, which is a consultative body for the parents' associations of Hafnarfjörður's primary schools and an advocate for the parents of primary school children in the town. The role of the Parents' Council is to work on the common affairs of the schools and to provide opinions on various matters concerning school and family issues and […]
Comprehensive health promotion for 65+ in Hafnarfjörður The first six-month phase of the project Comprehensive Health Promotion in Hafnarfjörður – health promotion for older age groups 65+ is now complete. Following an introductory meeting at the start of the year, just over 170 participants were registered for the project, but participation had to be decided by a draw as far fewer places were available than people wanted. Those drawn for the autumn, […]
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Two projects received a grant from the Fridrik's Fund today, on Fridrik Bjarnason's very own birthday. These are a concert dedicated to the sea and a performance of the work Stabat Mater. A total of 9 applications for a grant from the fund were received this time, but the fund's board decided to grant two projects, each with a grant of 145,000 kr. In the autumn of this year […]
The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður today awarded grants from the second round of cultural grants for 2018. Thirteen projects received a grant this time; individuals, cultural groups or organisations, all of which have one thing in common: they are connected to Hafnarfjörður in one way or another. Cultural and Tourism Committee grants of the City of Hafnarfjörður are awarded twice a year to parties and projects that are likely […]
The new Technical Faculty Centre of the University of Iceland was formally opened at a festive ceremony at the Education Centre by the Stream in Hafnarfjörður yesterday, as Jón Atli Benediktsson, Rector of the University of Iceland, and Rósa Guðbjartsdóttir, mayor of Hafnarfjörður, signed an agreement for the Technical Centre's use of the Menntasetrið's premises. By moving the technical sciences programme to the Menntasetrið, the University of Iceland intends to further enhance its framework and […]
Swedish headteacher visits Iceland Annelie van Lunteren, a headteacher in Malmö, Sweden, gave a talk to Icelandic school managers and teachers in primary schools in the capital region last Friday. Annelie's visit to Iceland is a follow-up to a study trip by Icelandic primary school teachers to Sweden last school year to learn about learning, teaching, and the integration of immigrants into the Nordic school systems. The trip was funded by […]
