Askja

Youth center for 10–16 year olds

Klettaskóli, Suðurhlíð 9
105 Reykjavík

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About Askja

Askja Youth Center is one of seven youth centers in the Laugardalur, Háaleiti, and Bústaðir neighborhoods operated by the Kringlumýri Recreation Center. The target group is children and adolescents in grades 5-10 at Klettaskóli.

The director is Brynjar Orri Bjarnason

The assistant directors are Morgan M. Þorkelsdóttir and Anice Theodór Chebout

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Want to know more about Askja? In this very short video, we give a glimpse of the youth center activities.

Opening hours

13-16 years old:

Every weekday from the end of the school day until 5 p.m.

Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m.

Illustration of four teenagers.

Daily activities

At Askja Youth Centre, we place a strong emphasis on youth democracy and regularly hold adolescent council meetings. This way, adolescents influence the activities planned at the youth center.

We offer options every day. Adolescents pick from three options. After choosing, there's free time where they can enjoy a variety of activities. For instance, we offer a selection of board games, a PlayStation, foosball, and more. Additionally, we often go outside and come up with various fun activities.

On Fridays, we host Friday Fun, and it's truly a blast. We sing karaoke, play bingo, participate in games, watch entertaining movies, and much more, depending on what we feel like doing.

Photos from Askja

Practical information

Bullying in school and recreational activities

Bullying and violence can have a lasting impact on the psyche of children and adolescents. It should not be accepted school and recreational activities. All workplaces for children and adolescents have an anti-bullying plan. Parents who receive indications or information about bullying should take it seriously and report it to the relevant parties. Workplaces of the Department of Education & Youth of Reykjavík City operate according to a bullying checklist developed in extensive consultation with professionals.

Disruption to school and recreational activities

Officials have issued recommendations for parents and guardians of children in schools and recreational activities. Capital area municipalities have assigned SHS to monitor weather conditions and forecasts and send out alerts when needed, working with police and education authorities as appropriate.

Child prosperity

The new Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity has come into effect. The goal is to ensure children and guardians receive the right assistance, at the right time, from the right parties. Families and children in need of early support have guaranteed access to a prosperity liaison in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity liaison offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services. Children, youth, and guardians can reach the school prosperity liaison to request integrated services.

Information on the prosperity contacts for children at the Askja youth center can be found on the website of Klettaskóli.