Buskinn
Youth center for 10–16 year olds
About Buskinn
Buskinn is a youth center operated by the Reykjavík City Department of Education & Youth for the students of Vogaskóli. It is operated by Kringlumýri Recreation Center. The target audience are children and adolescents from grades 5 to 10th
Director: Magnús Björgvin Sigurðsson
The assistant director is Hildur Fjalarsdóttir
Opening hours
5th grade
Mondays: 2pm-3:30pm
Wednesdays: 2pm-3:30pm
6th grade
Mondays: 3:30pm-5pm
Wednesdays: 3:30pm-5pm
7th grade
Wednesdays: 5pm-7pm
Fridays: 5pm-7pm
Grades 8-10
Mondays: 7:30pm-9:45pm
Tuesdays: 2pm-4:30pm
Wednesdays: 7:30pm-9:45pm
Thursdays: 2pm-4:30pm
Fridays: 7:30pm – 10pm
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
Youth centers sometimes combine their summer openings, so be sure to check the location of each opening on social media or Abler. Information about summer activity locations for children ages 10-12 will be shared in announcements and emails to parents. Registration is available through Abler.
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 Buskinn youth center can be found on the website of Vogaskóli.
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