{"id":13368,"date":"2017-06-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/vidurkenningar-fyrir-skilvirka-stjornun-og-fjolmenningarstarf\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:00:21","slug":"acknowledgements-for-effective-governance-and-multicultural-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/vidurkenningar-fyrir-skilvirka-stjornun-og-fjolmenningarstarf\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards for effective management and multicultural work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Since 2008, the Education Committee of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur municipality has awarded 1-3 accolades per year to individual school projects that are considered exemplary and characteristic of creative school work in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. This year, three schools received an award. \u00d6ldut\u00fanssk\u00f3li and the \u00c1lfaberg nursery school for good staff morale and effective management, and Hvaleyrarsk\u00f3li for educational and multicultural work in the school library.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>High job satisfaction and increased academic progress&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00d6ldut\u00fanssk\u00f3li receives recognition for its good staff morale and effective management. All evaluations of the school's work in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur show positive results for \u00d6ldut\u00fanssk\u00f3li, including satisfaction with the management, high staff satisfaction, and increased academic progress for pupils. Similarly, the measurements show parental satisfaction with the school's work, particularly concerning student well-being, discipline, bullying, communication, and school management. The recognition expresses gratitude and encouragement to the school for the importance of a good working atmosphere and its connection to effective management in a school, as the foundation for a positive environment for pupils that empowers them in play and work, and contributes to their well-being.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Oldutunsskoli1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Oldutunsskoli1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1536;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>A strong emphasis on multicultural work and its importance in modern society.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hvaleyrarsk\u00f3li receives recognition for its educational and multicultural work in the school library. For many years, the school library at Hvaleyrarsk\u00f3li has placed an emphasis on its use, the opportunities it offers, and has thereby supported the students' learning. The school library has taken an active part in events such as Mottumars and the Children's Book and Film Festival, as well as multicultural and literacy projects. At Hvaleyrarsk\u00f3li, a strong emphasis has been placed on linking the library's activities with multicultural work and highlighting the importance of multiculturalism in modern society. The recognition serves as a thank you and an encouragement to the school, highlighting the importance of providing all pupils with diverse learning opportunities, in which the school library plays a vital role in educating pupils for modern society in the age of digital technology.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/VidurkenningarFraedslurads2017-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Recognitions of the Faculty of 2017\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1026;\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017 Education Council Award: \u00c1lfaberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u00c1lfaberg nursery school has received recognition for its good staff morale and effective management. \u00c1lfaberg is housed in the Engidal school building, which was designed for a primary school. The school's staff, under the leadership of the headteachers, have adapted well to the circumstances, created a learning environment for the children in which they feel comfortable, and the collaboration with parents has been exemplary. At the school, professional development is a natural part of the school's operations, and innovation and development are constantly underway, not least in connection with the town's literacy project. READING IS THE GAME OF LIFE, where the school's educational priorities are clearly reflected in its teaching plans and school curriculum. The recognition serves as a thank you and further encouragement for the school, highlighting the importance of effective management, a clear vision for its educational aims, an attractive learning environment, and good collaboration between parents and staff.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Alfaberg1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Alfaberg1\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1366;\"><\/p>\n<p>In recent years, numerous projects have received recognition from the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Municipal Education Board; projects that have been guided by initiative, professionalism and responsibility, and which promote collaboration, application and development in school activities and pedagogy.&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2008 hefur fr\u00e6\u00f0slur\u00e1\u00f0 Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar veitt 1-3 vi\u00f0urkenningar \u00e1 \u00e1ri til einstakra sk\u00f3laverkefna sem \u00feykja til fyrirmyndar og einkennandi fyrir skapandi sk\u00f3lastarf \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i. \u00cd \u00e1r hlutu \u00fer\u00edr sk\u00f3lar vi\u00f0urkenningu. \u00d6ldut\u00fanssk\u00f3li og leiksk\u00f3linn \u00c1lfaberg fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0an starfsanda og skilvirka stj\u00f3rnun og Hvaleyrarsk\u00f3li fyrir fr\u00e6\u00f0slu og fj\u00f6lmenningarstarf \u00e1 sk\u00f3lasafni. Mikil starfs\u00e1n\u00e6gja og auknar framfarir \u00ed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13368"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}