Hólmasel

Youth center for 10–16 year olds

Hólmasel 4-6
109 Reykjavík

621 2229
Aerial view of the long building housing Hólmasel youth center. Green leaves in foreground.
Hólmasel youth center has operated at Hólmasel 4-6 since 1992. Hólmasel serves children aged 10-16 from Ölduselsskóli and Seljaskóli and is part of Miðberg recreation center.
 
Hólmasel's goal is to provide children and young people with meaningful services in their free time. Special emphasis is placed on preventative work, promoting positive social development, ensuring the activities are accessible to all, and making information available about local sports and leisure offerings.
 
Director: Einarsdóttir, phone: 695-5034
Director: Júlíusson, at 856-2426

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Opening hours

Grades 5 and 6

Tuesday 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Fridays 5 to 6:30 p.m.

7th grade

Wednesdays 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Fridays 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Grades 8-10

Mondays: 2–4:30 p.m. and 7:30–9:45 p.m.
Tuesdays: 7:30 to 9:45 p.m.
Wednesdays: 2–4:30 p.m. and 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.

General meetings

We hold monthly general meetings open to all adolescents in the neighborhood. They shape the youth center's activities and create the monthly schedule. It's also an opportunity to suggest events or trips and discuss what they want to purchase or change in the youth center.

Photos from Hólmasel

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 Hólmasel youth center can be found on the websites of Ölduselsskóli and Seljaskóli.