Today marked a milestone for the facilities for teenagers at Öldutúnsskóli. A new space was formally opened for students to use during break times, for group work in lessons, and for the school's youth club, Öldan. The space, where the old IT suite used to be, features sofas, group work tables, computers, a projector, magazines and more. Over the past few weeks, students and staff have been taking […]
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Reykidalur Dam
The first public electricity supply in Iceland began operating in Hafnarfjörður in 1904. The power station was on Austurgata and was owned by Jóhannes Reykdal. Due to high demand for electricity in the town the following year, it was decided to build a new and much larger power station at Hörðuvellir. Jóhannes leased the land from the estate manager at Görðar but, in addition to the dam, he had a long water conduit built […]
Meeting with the City of Hafnarfjörður about the reception of refugees
On the recommendation of the Refugee Committee, the Minister for Social Affairs and Housing has decided to accept the offer of the municipalities of Akureyri, Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur to enter into negotiations on the reception of the first group of refugees whom the Icelandic authorities intend to invite to Iceland, and who are expected to arrive in December. On the website of the Ministry of Welfare a letter is published to those municipalities that have expressed […]
Course on reading training
Yesterday, over 40 nursery and primary school teachers in Hafnarfjörður attended the K-PALS course, a teaching method for reading training guided by peer support. The course took place at Hraunvallaskóli. The School Office organises the course in collaboration with the SÍSL project, which holds the licence for the use and teaching of PALS in Iceland. K-PALS and PALS courses have previously been held for […]
More varied leisure activities
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the football club Haukar have signed an agreement for the operation of an after-school club by Haukar for children aged six to nine, with the support of the City of Hafnarfjörður. A working group on behalf of the City of Hafnarfjörður has been working on changes to the framework for the operation of after-school clubs. After-school clubs are run in every school for the youngest children, but one of the working group's new pioneering ideas was to give […]
Town Council Meeting, 14 October
A meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council has been called for Wednesday, 14 October 2015. Agenda for the Town Council meeting on 14 October 2015. Town residents and other interested parties are encouraged to follow the meeting here on the website.
SMT School Skills in the Grammar Schools of Hafnarfjörður
SMT School Skills is a methodology for promoting a positive school climate by using positive approaches to teach social skills and appropriate behaviour. An example of this is the following news item from Öldutúnsskóli. „At Öldutúnsskóli, we work according to SMT School Skills. We practise social skills and give desirable behaviour increased attention with targeted praise and rewards. We have clear […]
Founding meeting of the Marketing Bureau of Hafnarfjörður
The founding meeting of the Marketing Bureau of Hafnarfjörður will be held on 22 October. The meeting will begin at 17:00 in Hafnarborg. All founding members are encouraged to attend. At the end of September, a successful information meeting was held about the establishment of the Marketing Bureau of Hafnarfjörður, and more than thirty Hafnarfjörður-based companies have now registered as founding members. Other Hafnarfjörður-based companies are encouraged to register as […]
Hafnarfjörður Library will be closed on Friday, 9 October.
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Met with MPs from the Southwest constituency
At a meeting between town councillors and the mayor with MPs from the Southwest constituency on Thursday, 1 October, various urgent matters were discussed. These included road matters, particularly the junction of Krýsuvíkurvegur and the Reykjanesbraut, along with a discussion on finance, the state's collection costs and the reduction of the insurance levy. Representatives from Hafnarfjörður also discussed the reduction in public sector jobs in the town, the premises of the former St. Joseph's Hospital, the need for an increase in places in day care for the elderly, the reception of […]