Fókus

Youth center for 10–16 year olds

Ingunnarskóli, Maríubaugur 1
113 Reykjavík

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Entrance to the Fókus youth center in Grafarholt

About Fókus

The Fókus youth center is open to children and young people in grades 5–10 at Ingunnarskóli.

Fókus is a rainbow-certified youth center that celebrates diversity.

Located inside the music room at Ingunnarskóli, the youth center shares the school's facilities, including the gym and home economics room. The youth center features a podcast and recording studio, along with a variety of clubs and workshops. The active Fókus Council consists of students from 8th, 9th, and 10th grade. Representing their classmates, they organize the youth center's programming and major events, such as youth center day and dances. Staff organize trips with the teens, and the ski trip is consistently the most popular. Tenth graders also enjoy an overnight stay where they get to spend the night at the youth center—always an exciting event.

Director: Berglind Ragnarsdóttir

Assistant director: Valentína Tinganelli

Opening hours

Ages 10–12

Tuesdays, 2-3:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, 2-3:30 p.m.

Thursdays, 2-3:30 p.m.

8th-10th grade:

Mondays, 1:30–5:30 p.m.

Monday and Wednesday nights: 7:30–10 p.m.

Friday nights: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Illustration of four teenagers.

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 and 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 to 10:30 p.m.

Wednesdays: 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Fridays: 7:30 to 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. Information about the location of summer activities for children ages 10-12 will be shared through announcements and emails to parents. Children can be registered for workshops through Abler.

Illustration of two primary school-aged children.

Photos from Fókus

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 Fókus youth center can be found on the website of Ingunnarskóli.