{"id":14697,"date":"2021-05-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/baejarstjorn-unga-folksins-ungt-folk-til-ahrifa\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:17:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:17:26","slug":"youth-council-young-people-for-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/baejarstjorn-unga-folksins-ungt-folk-til-ahrifa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Youth Town Council \u2013 young people making an impact!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The Youth Council works with ideas from the students themselves.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>In the spring of 2021, all students in the 10th grade of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's primary schools were offered the opportunity to take part in a role-play in the town council chamber at Hafnarborg. There, students had the opportunity to step into the role of a councillor for a day, whilst also familiarising themselves with the current art exhibition. The project was a great success; many groups of pupils visited Hafnarborg, and it has been decided that the project will become part of Hafnarborg's educational and promotional work.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/img_8057-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8057\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1366;\" \/><sup>Year 10 pupils at \u00c1slandssk\u00f3li were among those who excelled in the role-playing game B\u00e6j-\u00d3-P\u00f3l\u00fd.<\/sup><\/p>\n<h4>The project includes an educational pack.\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>Preparation for the project took place in the students' classroom under the guidance of their teacher. The project was accompanied by an educational pack with a short quiz and a video explaining how the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur town council works. The project itself took place at Hafnarborg under the guidance of \u00d3l\u00f6f Bjarnad\u00f3ttir, the museum's education officer. After a short tour of the current exhibition, the students split into several groups in the town council chamber to discuss their own ideas and proposals, which were then presented to the meeting. Each group discussed each proposal with the aim of reaching a conclusion by listening to and evaluating the arguments and opinions of others, and exchanging views. Finally, the students took on the roles of town councillors in a council meeting and chose which proposals were most promising to forward for further processing and review by the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Youth Council.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"lazyload smush-lazyload-video smush-lazyload-youtube\" style=\"--smush-video-aspect-ratio: 560\/315\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/-uunyKSmBdk\/maxresdefault.webp)\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-uunyKSmBdk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/iframe><span class=\"smush-play-btn\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span tabindex=\"0\" class=\"smush-play-btn-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Play<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span><\/div><\/p>\n<h4>Encourages children's democratic engagement in an interesting way\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child guarantees children the right to express their views in all matters that concern them. In the Youth Town Council, the project works with the students' own ideas and, through role-play, the issues are resolved using working methods and procedures in line with the municipal regulations of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. The project thus promotes the democratic participation of children in society through an active connection with cultural life. The project received a grant from the Children's Cultural Fund in the spring of 2020, but due to restrictions on gatherings and school operations, it was not possible to start until the spring of 2021. The first group took part in the project on 28th April. Next winter, the project is expected to become part of the regular educational programme at Hafnarborg.<\/p>\n<h4>Further information is provided by:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c1slaug Fri\u00f0j\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, Public Relations Officer, Hafnarborg: t. 664 5780<\/li>\n<li>\u00d3l\u00f6f Bjarnad\u00f3ttir, Education Officer, Hafnarborg: t. 846 8542<\/li>\n<li>Andri \u00d3marsson, Project Manager, Development and Service Department: t. 664 5779<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00cd b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rn unga f\u00f3lksins er unni\u00f0 me\u00f0 hugmyndir nemendanna sj\u00e1lfra\u00a0 \u00c1 vorm\u00e1nu\u00f0um st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00f6llum nemendum \u00ed 10. bekkjum grunnsk\u00f3la Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar vori\u00f0 2021 til bo\u00f0a a\u00f0 taka \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed hlutverkaleik \u00ed fundarsal b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnar \u00ed Hafnarborg. \u00dear gafst nemendum t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 setja sig \u00ed hlutverk b\u00e6jarfulltr\u00faa \u00ed einn dag og samhli\u00f0a kynna s\u00e9r yfirstandandi myndlistars\u00fdningu. 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