Descriptive coat is a student innovation at Víðistaðaskóli

Design Cup 2022 for the pupils of Víðistaðaskóli

The NKG 2022 Design Cup was awarded to Anna Heiða Óskarsdóttir, Helga Sóley Friðþjófsdóttir and Sveindís Rósa Almarsdóttir of Year 7 at Víðistaðaskóli for their idea. Descriptive coat. Their teacher is Ásta Sigríður Ólafsdóttir, who this year received the 'Innovative Primary School Teacher 2022' award. 

The Minister of Education and Children's Affairs presented awards for innovation at the Primary School Innovation Competition on Saturday. Hilda Rún Hafsteinsdóttir and Thelma Sif Róbertsdóttir, from Year 7 at Sandgerðis School, received the main prize for their idea, 'Hjálparljós'. 

Notice on the website of the Cabinet Office 

^{Here are Anna Heiða Óskarsdóttir, Helga Sóley Friðþjófsdóttir and Sveindís Rósa Almarsdóttir, pupils in Year 7 at Víðistaðaskóli, with Ásmundur Einar Daðason and Sófus Árni Hafnsteinsson.} 

^{All participants in the 2022 Primary School Innovation Competition.}  

Idea competition for pupils in Years 5 to 7 of primary school 

The Primary School Innovation Competition is an ideas competition for pupils in Years 5 to 7. The children developed their ideas in workshops over two days, and the competition took place on Saturday, 21 May at the University of Reykjavík. The Ministry of Education and Culture is the owner of the Primary School Innovation Competition. The Faculty of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Iceland manages the competition in collaboration with Reykjavík University, the Association of Icelandic Municipalities, Arion Bank, the Federation of Icelandic Industries, ELKO, IKEA, primary schools, etc. The Patron of the Primary School Innovation Competition is the President of the Republic, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson.

More information about the award winners and their ideas