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, phone 664-7600

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: 2–4 p.m.
  • Fridays: 5–6:30 p.m.

7th grade

  • Wednesdays: 5–7 p.m.
  • Fridays: 5–6:30 p.m.

Grades 8-10

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

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.

Summer hours

Mondays: 7:30-10:30 p.m. – joint

Wednesdays: 7:30-10:30 p.m. – joint

Fridays: 7:30-10:30 p.m. — joint

 

Youth centers sometimes combine their summer openings, so be sure to check the location of each opening on social media or Abler. Details about the location of summer activities for children ages 10-12 will be provided through announcements and emails to parents. Children can be registered for classes or workshops through Abler.

Illustration of two primary school-aged children.

Photos from Bakkinn

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, young people, and guardians can reach the school prosperity liaison to request integrated services.

Information on the prosperity liaisons for children at the Bakkinn youth center can be found on the website of Breiðholtsskóli