Registration for summer activities run by the City of Hafnarfjörður is now open on My Pages at www.hafnarfjordur.is - registration for the 2015 summer courses is under Other Applications. The range of summer activities in Hafnarfjörður can be viewed at www.tomstund.is/sumarvefur. The City of Hafnarfjörður is offering a play scheme for 7-9 year olds and a leisure activity for 10-13 year olds. School Gardens will also be run, where children aged 7-12 have priority to register […]
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Bright days 22-26 April
There will be great festivities at the Hafnarfjörður cultural festival, Bright Days, which will be held from 22nd to 26th April. On the last day of winter, fourth-year pupils will sing in the festival and the summer, artists will invite the public to 'Walk into Town', and the House Festival will be held in 13 homes in the town centre. Summer will be celebrated with a family programme on the first day of summer and during the Bright Days festival […]
First of May
Thursday 23 April – 8 am–5 pm Free swimming at the Suðurbæjarlaug and Ásvallalaug. Open from 8 am to 5 pm. 11th Hafnarfjörður Cross-Country Run at Víðistaðatún. Competitions in 7 age categories. 11 am–9 pm: Hafnarborg open. Free admission. 12 pm–5 pm: Open at the Folk Museum. Free admission. 12-21 Open at Hafnarborg. Free admission. 12-17. Íshús Hafnarfjarðar, Strandgata 90. Introducing the Íshús Hafnarfjarðar pop-up shop. You are most welcome. 13 […]
Proposal to change nursery admission rules
At a meeting of the Education Committee this morning, the status of admissions to the town's nursery schools was discussed. In light of recent discussion and enquiries regarding the admissions regulations and the age of admission for children to the town's nursery schools, the City of Hafnarfjörður wishes to make the following statement: According to the city's enrolment regulations, all children are offered a place at a nursery school in the year they turn two. Younger children are also admitted […]
Glorious 4th-grade celebrations
April is the time when spring greets us, and it is safe to say that for the younger pupils in the primary schools, the first signs of spring appear at the finals of the Little Reading Competition. Each morning, classrooms and halls in the primary schools fill up with enthusiastic parents and other well-wishers who have come to listen to Year 4 pupils recite passages and poems and […]
Tobacco is still being sold to minors.
In March and April, the prevention officer for Hafnarfjörður conducted a survey to see if teenagers could buy cigarettes or snuff at tobacconists in Hafnarfjörður. Two 10th-grade pupils went to retail outlets under the supervision of staff from the City of Hafnarfjörður and attempted to buy snuff, and some time later, attempted to buy cigarettes. Two outlets sold the pupils cigarettes from […]
Town Council resolves on the Technical College
At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council today, the following resolution was passed: „The Hafnarfjörður Town Council expresses concern about the future of the Hafnarfjörður Vocational School in light of the discussions now underway regarding a possible merger with the Technical College. The Vocational School has an important role to play in the educational community in Hafnarfjörður and serves not only the many young people from Hafnarfjörður who attend it […]
Annual Report 2014
The operating result for the year, excluding exceptional items, was a positive 409 million kronor, whereas the plan had provided for an operating surplus of 619 million. This variance is attributable to an increase in the municipality's pension liability of 928 million krónur, which is 515 million over budget. The year's operating result was a positive 76 million króna, but among the extraordinary items is an expense charge due to […]
Symposium – Striding out on women's paths
On Saturday 18 April at 2 pm, a symposium will be held in connection with the MENN exhibition, which is currently on display at Hafnarborg. The Research Institute for Gender Studies at the University of Iceland (RIKK) is organising the symposium, where academics and social commentators come together to discuss topics from the perspective of men's and gender studies. The participants are all well-known for their research or writing on equality issues, but they are […]
Nominations sought
The Hafnarfjörður School Office is seeking nominations for the 2015 Hafnarfjörður Education Council Awards, with 1-3 awards being presented annually. The aim of the award is to highlight the importance of school work by giving special recognition to individual school projects in Hafnarfjörður that are considered noteworthy. We are looking for projects that have been guided by initiative, professionalism and responsibility, where collaboration […]