Cultural days that attract attention beyond the school's catchment area and add a fun touch to the community. Ásland School yesterday received the 2016 recognition from the Hafnarfjörður Education Council for the school's annual cultural days, which are based on the active participation of all pupils, teachers and parents. The cultural days have evolved from being a school festival into a neighbourhood festival where all interested parties are invited […]
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Environmental education and outdoor teaching
A varied curriculum that promotes children's development and their connection with nature. The nursery school's oldest class, Lundur, at Norðurberg was yesterday awarded the 2016 recognition by the Hafnarfjörður Education Council for its varied and interesting educational programme for the nursery school's oldest children. The emphasis in the work has been on environmental education and outdoor learning. In addition to the outdoor learning, staff have developed a workshop programme where children are offered […]
Summer activities
The City of Hafnarfjörður offers a variety of summer activities for children and young people during the summer. All available recreational and sports activities in the capital region can be found on the website fristund.is. It is easy to search for activities on the website, for example by age, date or type of interest. The City of Hafnarfjörður offers the following holiday activities for children and […]
New nearby bins
These days, the older containers at the town's neighbourhood collection points are being replaced in cooperation with other municipalities in the capital region and Sorpa. At neighbourhood stations, there are containers for paper, plastic and glass, as well as clothes containers from RKÍ and bottle containers from the Scouts at some of them. In February 2016, glass collection began at 37 neighbourhood stations in the capital region. In Hafnarfjörður, there are neighbourhood bins at seven […]
A pay rise for families
The Education Committee of Hafnarfjörður has just approved, at its meeting, the recommendations of a working group on changes to the fee structure and subsidies for the education and leisure services department. The increased sibling discount and the subsidisation of leisure vouchers represent an important step in reducing costs for families with children in the municipality, in line with its family-friendly priorities. The increase in the sibling discount takes effect on 1 September and the change […]
Polling stations and electoral register
Early voting for the presidential election, which takes place on 25 June 2016, began at the Office of the County Governor for the Capital Region on Saturday, 30 April. From 9 June, voting will take place exclusively at Perlan in Öskjuhlíð, Reykjavík. It will be open there every day between 10:00 and 22:00. However, it will be closed on Friday, 17 June. On polling day, Saturday, 25 June, it will be open between […]
Grants and Equality Awards
Today, a total of 10.8 million krónur was allocated, to be shared between the ten sports clubs that applied for support for their children's and junior's work. The Gender Parity Award was given to Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar for the largest increase in members of the gender that was underrepresented, which was girls, and to Sundfélag Hafnarfjarðar for the largest percentage increase of the gender that was underrepresented, which was boys. […]
The Seventh Green Flag
On Saturday, 4th June, over the Seaman's Day weekend, the nursery school Norðurberg was buzzing with life and fun in the good weather. The nursery held its annual summer festival and, in addition, was presented with the Green Flag for the seventh time in recognition of its environmental policy. A representative from Landvernd, Katrín Magnúsdóttir, presented the flag to the Children's Environment Council, and they, along with guests, processed to the nursery's flagpole […]
Refugee issues
European Consultation on the Reception and Integration of Refugees. Representatives of governments and experts in refugee affairs from the Nordic and Baltic states are meeting in Hafnarfjörður for the next two days to discuss the integration of refugees. The meeting is being held at the old Menntasetrið by the stream in Hafnarfjörður. Implementation of cooperation between refugees and the host country. The focus of the group's discussion will be on rights […]
Town Council Meeting, 8th June
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 8th June, and will begin at 14:00 in Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The agenda for the town council meeting can be accessed here. The meeting can be watched live here. The broadcast begins at 14:00.