Þróttheimar

Youth center for 10–16 year olds

Holtavegur 11
104 Reykjavík

411 5430 / 695 5066 Website of Þróttheimar
Félagsmiðstöðin Þróttheimar og frístundaheimilið Glaðheimar séð frá Holtavegi

About Þróttheimar

Þróttheimar is a youth center operated by the Reykjavík City School & Recreation Council and run by the Kringlumýri Recreation Center. The target group includes children and adolescents from grades 5 to 10 of Langholtsskóli.

The director is Guðbjörg Lára Másdóttir

The acting assistant director is Kristófer Leó Inguson

Áslaug Ýr Þórsdóttir, assistant director, is on leave.

Opening hours

Grades 5–7

5th grade

Mondays: 14:30am to 4pm

Wednesdays: 14:30am to 4pm

6th grade

Mondays: 4pm-5:30pm

Wednesdays: 4pm-5:30pm

7th grade

Tuesdays: 2pm-3:30pm

Wednesdays: 5:30pm-7pm

 

Grades 8–10

Mondays: 7:30pm-9:45pm
Tuesdays: 3pm-5pm
Wednesdays: 7:30pm-9:45pm
Thursdays: 2pm-5pm
Fridays: 7:30pm-10pm

Summer hours

Mondays: 7:30-10:30pm at Laugó

Wednesdays: 7:30pm to 10:30pm

Fridays: 7:30-10:30pm - joint

 

Youth centers sometimes join together for summer activities, so it's important to check social media for current locations. Location information for summer activities for children ages 10-12 is shared through advertisements and emails to parents.

Illustration of two primary school-aged children.

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.

Photos from Þróttheimar

Child prosperity

The 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 Þróttheimar youth center can be found on the website of Langholtsskóli