The project Lítil skref á leið til læsis (“Small Steps Toward Literacy”) received the Icelandic Education Award at Bessastaðir this week, honored as an outstanding development project in language stimulation and literacy. The initiative is a collaboration between Borgarhólsskóli, Grænuvellir Preschool, the School of Education Development Center at the …
Norðurþing municipality hosts a meeting for parents and guardians of youth in the municipality to discuss drug abuse and ways of prevention. The meeting takes place in FSH tonight at 7.30 PM. The Akureyri Investigative Police force will take place and the floor will be open for discussions and questions at …
Ragnar Þór Pétursson has been elected president of the Icelandic Teachers’ Union. The vote started on November 1 and ended earlier today, with 10.675 teachers eligible to vote. Three candidates ran for the office and Ragnar won with 56,3% of the vote. Ragnar was born in Akureyri in 1976 …
A mother of a 16-year old girl has asked the local community for support after her daughter has faced bullying for years. After a failed suicide attempt, the mother wrote a long and emotional status update on her Facebook page to tell her daughters’ story last week and it …
During his official visit to Norðurþing municipality this week, President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson opened a new learning space at local kindergarten Grænuvellir. The kindergarten has seen a growing number of students this year, with 128 students ages one to five, and 43 members of staff currently filling 33 positions. …
Yesterday was the last day of the official visit of President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson to Norðurþing municipality. The President arrived in Húsavík on Tuesday evening and starting official events on Wednesday morning. The first stop was a visit to the greenhouses at Hveravellir, where the President enjoyed tomatoes and …
Students and teachers of Húsavík’s Secondary College FSH celebrated the school’s 30th anniversary today. The school was founded in 1987. Students showed off their work and welcomed the people of Húsavík into the classrooms. Live music and good cakes were enjoyed by the guests. The day also marked the …
Over 100 teachers from schools in Húsavík and surrounding areas attended a seminar on the Cristal project in Húsavík today, organized by the Icelandic Innovation Center and the Húsavík Academic Center. The Cristal project stands for Creative Regions for Innovation, Skills, Technology, Accessibility and Learning. It represents a new …
