Hekla
Youth center for 10–12 year olds
Þorragata 3
102 Reykjavík
The hours are every weekday after school is out until 5 p.m.
Hekla youth center is part of Askja youth center. It serves children in grades 5-7 at Klettaskóli. Hekla operates under Kringlumýri recreation center in Laugardalur, Háaleiti, and Bústaðahverfi districts.
Director: Aþena Marey Birkisdóttir
Assistant directors: María Agnesardóttir (on leave), Dagmar Diljá Margeirsdóttir, and Gunnlaugur Örn Heiðarsson
Daily activities
Hekla focuses on leisure activities. We aim to help children develop through play. Children can choose from three options daily. Activities may include outdoor play, arts and crafts, games, sports, karaoke, bingo, and other ideas from children and staff.
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, young people, and guardians can reach the school prosperity liaison to request integrated services.
Information on the prosperity liaisons for children at the Hekla youth center can be found on the website of Klettaskóli
Photos from Hekla
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