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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
A speech by Anna Margrét Bjarnadóttir on European Day of Languages and a video from the school's students. The European Day of Languages was celebrated on 26 September. In the run-up to the day, the Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute for Foreign Languages at the University of Iceland organised a discussion on the importance of languages and language teaching. Well-known figures from society and students were encouraged to take part in […]
Today, Friday 2nd October, is Prevention Day, an important part of local authorities' preventative work concerning alcohol and drug issues among young people. Schools in Hafnarfjörður have taken part in the day, with the focus on pupils in the 9th grade. Pupils work on prevention activities and are provided with various materials to familiarise themselves with and […]
Hildur graduated in architecture from the Southern California Institute of Architecture in the United States in 1988. She is a certified designer under Article 25 of the Building Act and has extensive experience in construction. Hildur has worked as an architect, both independently and in firms, for over 20 years. She has management experience and has worked within the public sector. Hildur […]
