Holtið

Youth center for 10–16 year olds

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About Holtið

The Holtið Youth Center is one of nine youth centers located in Árbær, Grafarvogur, Norðlingaholt, Grafarholt, and Úlfarsárdalur, operated by → /node/16117Brúin Recreation Center. The target group is children and adolescents in grades 5-10 at → /node/16095Norðlingaskóli.

Holtið features the MysterII esports club, active since spring 2019. Youth meet there with staff to play video games as a team. They've set up an impressive space that's entirely theirs and is our most popular club. Holtið also has a Friday sports club. K&F Club is a kid-run club where children decide everything that happens. One winter focused on art, decorating Holtið with paintings and LGBT+ flags. Holtið also has its own council and youth council.

Director: → sandra.dis@reykjavik.isSandra Dís Káradóttir

Assistant director: → kristin.bjorg.thorsteinsdottir@reykjavik.isKristín Björg Þorsteinsdóttir

Activities at Holtið

Opening hours

10 - 12 years old

Mondays: 2pm-4pm

Wednesdays: 5pm to 7pm

Fridays: 4pm to 5:30pm

 

Adolescent level

Mondays: 4:30-6 p.m. and 7:30-9:45 p.m.

Wednesdays: 2-4 p.m. and 7:30-9:45 p.m.

Fridays: 4pm - 5:30pm and 7:30pm - 10:30pm

Club activities

Club activities:

Mondays: 4:30pm-6:30pm

Wednesdays: 5pm–7pm

 

Sports club:

Fridays: 6pm-7pm

 

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: 4–5:30pm and 7:30–10:30pm

Wednesdays: 4–5:30pm and 7:30–10:30pm

Fridays: 4:30-6:30 p.m. and 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. Info on the location of summer activities for children ages 10-12 will be provided in announcements and emails to parents. Families can register children for workshops through → www.abler.io/shop/reykjavikurborgsumar/bruinAbler.

Illustration of two primary school-aged children.

Photos from Holtið

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 Holtið youth center can be found on the website of Norðlingaskóli.