Víðivellir Nursery School received the Education Council's award in 2015 for its professionalism and school development. The school has been carrying out a wide range of development work and has been a leader in many areas. The Education Council's award aims to highlight the importance of school work in the community and to recognise individual projects that contribute to school development, collaboration […]
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Hraunvallaskóli 10 years
Yesterday, Hraunvallar School celebrated its 10th anniversary with a party at the school. There, the staff and pupils offered a variety of entertainment to guests and visitors. Three performances were held, where pupils took part in singing, dancing and giving speeches. All guests were then offered birthday cake and juice. The school staff, […]
The number of eTwinning teachers is increasing in the initiative
This school year, 2014-2015, a special project has been underway in Hafnarfjörður to give more primary school teachers in the town the opportunity to take an active part in the European Union's eTwinning project. Before the project began, 10.91% of teachers in Hafnarfjörður were registered on eTwinning, but by the end of the school year this figure had risen to 18.91%. The number of projects involving teachers from Hafnarfjörður was […]
The School of Medicine, winners of the sports tournament
Lækjarskóli is the winner of the primary school sports competition in Hafnarfjörður for the 2014-2015 school year. The competition was held at Kaplakriki this May. The events vary from year to year, but this year they were football, handball, bandy and athletics (long jump, 400m run and 200m relay). Each team is a mixed team of girls and boys […]
A visit to Frederiksberg
On Monday, 25th May, eight Year 9 pupils from all the schools set off for the Nordic Twin Towns Association's twinning event in Frederiksberg, Denmark. There, the young people took part in a variety of activities with their peers from the partner cities, where their talents were woven into musical and theatrical performances which they presented to delegations from the partner cities who had come […]
Óskar Guðjónsson appointed as Director of the Library
Óskar Guðjónsson has been appointed the new director of the Hafnarfjörður Library and will start work at the beginning of August. Óskar holds a Master's degree in Library Science from the State University of New Jersey and a BA in Library and Information Science and Literature from the University of Iceland. He currently works as a branch manager, overseeing the management of three branches of the Reykjavík City Library. Anna Sigríður […]
Cultural walks all summer long
This summer, the first cultural walk of the season will be offered, with guided tours of the area around Hafnarfjörður town centre every Thursday evening at 8 p.m. This is the second summer the walks have been held, and last year, participation exceeded the highest expectations. Each walk takes about an hour, participation is free and all are welcome. On Thursday evening, 4th June at 8 p.m., Magnea […]
107th town anniversary
The town of Hafnarfjörður is celebrating its 107th town anniversary today. “Hafnarfjörður was granted town rights on 1 June 1908. On the same day, the first election was held in the Good Templar Hall on Suðurgata. The meeting began at midday and ended three hours later. 25 people turned out to vote, but it is believed that around 400 people were on the electoral roll. In Kvásar, a newly established local newspaper, it says that […]
School admission age lowered, spending by families with children reduced
On Monday, 1 June, on the town's 107th anniversary as a borough, proposals will be presented to the education committee which aim, among other things, to lower the entry age for children in nursery schools and to increase the contribution towards parents of children in day-care. These proposals change the rules so that younger children can enter nursery school, and the aim is for children to become […]
The Outfall – changes to the pipes in Ósar
In the last decade, the residents of Hafnarfjörður took decisive action on the town's sewerage issues. A major project was undertaken, which involved the construction of four purpose-built pumping and treatment stations along the coastline from Herjólfsgata all the way south to Hraunavík. Most of the older sewer pipes in the older parts of the town were connected to these stations, but their condition was and is quite varied. […]