Bakkinn

Youth center for 10–16 year olds

Breiðholtsskóli, Arnarbakki 1-3
109 Reykjavík

664 7600
Framhlið Breiðholtsskóla

Bakkinn youth center is located in Breiðholtsskóli. The youth center has operated since 2010 and serves children and adolescents aged 10-16 living in Bakkahverfi. Bakkinn is part of Miðberg recreation center.

Bakkinn youth center aims to offer diverse, creative, and fun activities for children and adolescents in the neighborhood. This involves creating a positive atmosphere and environment in recreational activities to develop key skills in children and adolescents, focusing on social skills, participation, and strengthening self-image. We aim to offer diverse monthly activities appealing to different children and adolescents with varied interests, ensuring a safe environment where they feel comfortable. Additionally, we emphasize education against prejudice and substance abuse prevention.

Director: Herdís Einarsdóttir (on parental leave)

Acting director: Karen Ósk Ólafsdóttir, phone 692 4952

Assistant director: Sunna Guðríður Vilhjálmsdóttir, phone 695 5028

Bakkinn

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

Opening hours

Grades 5-6

  • Mondays: 2pm-4pm
  • Fridays: 5pm-6:30pm

7th grade

  • Wednesdays: 5pm-7pm
  • Fridays: 5pm-6:30pm

8th to 10th grade

  • Mondays: 7:30pm-9:45pm
  • Tuesdays: 1pm-3:30pm
  • Wednesdays: 1pm-3:30pm
  • Wednesdays: 7:30pm-9:45pm
  • Fridays: 7:30pm–10:45pm

Hagnýtar upplýsingar

Einelti í skóla- og frístundastarfi

Einelti og ofbeldi getur haft varanleg áhrif á sálarlíf barna og unglinga. Það á ekki að viðgangast í skóla- og frístundastarfi. Allir starfsstaðir barna og unglinga eru með áætlun gegn einelti. Foreldrar sem fá vísbendingar eða upplýsingar um einelti ættu að taka það alvarlega og tilkynna til viðkomandi aðila. Starfsstaðir skóla- og frístundasviðs Reykjavíkurborgar starfa eftir gátlista vegna eineltis sem unninn var í víðtæku samráði fagaðila. 

Röskun á skóla- og frístundastarfi

Tilmæli eru um viðbrögð foreldra / forráðamanna barna í skólum og frístundastarfi. SHS hefur verið falið af sveitarfélögum á höfuðborgarsvæðinu að fylgjast með veðri og veðurspám og senda út tilkynningar ef á þarf að halda, eftir atvikum í samráði við lögreglu og fræðsluyfirvöld.

Summer hours

Mondays: 7:30-10:30pm - joint

Wednesdays: 7:30-10:30pm - joint

Fridays: 7:30-10:30pm - joint

 

Youth centers sometimes join together for summer activities, so it's important to check social media for current locations. Location information for summer activities for children ages 10-12 is shared through advertisements and emails to parents.

Illustration of two primary school-aged children.

Photos from Bakkinn

Child prosperity

The 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 Bakkinn youth center can be found on the website of Breiðholtsskóli