Tónabær

Youth center for 10–16 year olds

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About Tónabær

Tónabær Youth Center is one of seven youth centers in the Laugardalur, Háaleiti, and Bústaðir neighborhoods operated by the Kringlumýri Recreation Center. The target group includes children and adolescents from grades 5 to -10 of Álftamýrarskóli and Hvassaleitisskóli.

Tónabær offers various activities such as pool, darts, PlayStation table tennis, studio, foosball, board games, art workshop, cozy corners for chatting and much more. Tónabær staff maintain an ambitious and organized schedule. Parents and guardians receive a monthly schedule by email, which is also posted in schools and shared on social media for the adolescent level.

Director of Tónabær: Selma Finnbogadóttir

Assistant director of Tónabær: Ingibjörg Jóna G. Björnsdóttir

Tónabær opening hours

Grades 5 and 6

Grades 5 and 6

  • Mondays: 2:15pm-4:30pm
  • Wednesdays: 2:15–4:30 p.m.

 

7th grade

  • Mondays: 4:30pm-6pm
  • Wednesdays: 5–7 p.m.

Grades 8-10

  • Mondays: 7:30pm-9:45pm
  • Tuesdays: 2pm-4pm
  • Wednesdays: 7:30–9:45 p.m.
  • Thursdays: 2pm-4pm
  • Fridays: 7:30pm-9:45pm

Summer hours

Mondays: 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Bústaðir
Wednesdays: 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Tónabær
Fridays: 7:30-10:30pm, alternating between Tónabær and Bústaðir

Youth centers sometimes combine their summer openings, so be sure to check the location of each opening on social media or Abler. Information about summer activity locations for children ages 10-12 will be shared in announcements and emails to parents. Registration is available through Abler.

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 Tónabær

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 Tónabær youth center can be found on the website of Álftamýrarskóli.