The school
Fellaskóli is a comprehensive primary school. The school has about 360 students. Each grade is one group, often divided into smaller groups. Fellaskóli is working on changes in the school operations in line with Reykjavík City's Education Policy. The project is called "The Dream School - Fellaskóli." Its objective is enhancing Icelandic proficiency and student achievement, as well as boosting their self-esteem and independence, so they can realize their dreams. The guiding lights in school activities are language and literacy, formative learning, music, and creative school activities.
School activities
Operational plan
The Fellaskóli operational plan provides information about school organization.
School curriculum
The operational plan discusses Fellaskóli's philosophy and organizational structure.
Lesson plans are created for all subjects, covering teaching objectives, topic organization, key concepts, and assessment.
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School council
Primary schools must have an active school council that serves as a forum for consultation between the principal and the school community on the school operation. The main role of the school council is to be a forum for all representatives of the school community to consult on school matters.
Fellaskóli School Council 2024-2025:
Principal: Helgi Gíslason
Guardian representatives: Edda Sif H. Eyjólfsdóttir and
Teachers’ representatives: Aron Berg Pálsson and Sólveig Marý Einarsdóttir.
Student representatives: Alexandra Kondraciuk and Milana Navickaite.
Other staff representative: Stefán Bjartur Runólfsson.
Local community representative: Hlynur Einarsson, director of youth center 111.
Fróði Jakobsen, assistant principal, is the school council secretary (with neither the right to speak nor vote).
We encourage the overall development and education of everyone and promote positive student behavior in line with the educational approach of positive discipline. The school operates special education classes, meant for children with an autism spectrum diagnosis. The school's motto is respect, responsibility, kindness. The future vision of the school is for everyone to feel they belong. The school believes that cultural diversity enriches the school operations, and importance is placed on respect for individual origin and culture.
Students in 1st and 2nd grade participate in a combination of school and recreational activities until 3:40pm. Afterward, there is the option to enroll children in the after-school program until 5pm. Third- and fourth-grade students can participate in the recreational activities at Hraunheimar which is a joint after-school program for Fellaskóli and Hólabrekkuskóli and the youth center Hundrað&ellefu offers a wide range of entertaining activities for children and adolescents.
- Principal: Helgi Gíslason
- Assistant Principal - matters concerning older students: Fróði Jakobsen
- Assistant Principal - matters concerning younger students and Head of Support Services: Bryndís Snorradóttir
- Head of Formative Learning Projects: Sólveig Ágústsdóttir
- Head of Language and Literacy: Brynja Baldursdóttir
- Head of Music and Creative School Activities: Inga Björg Stefánsdóttir
- Operations manager: Erling Þór Birgisson
- Head of Special Department for Autistic Children: Þórunn Brynja Jónasdóttir
- Student Counselor: Sigríður Filippía Erlendsdóttir
Primary school meals
School meals are free for the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school still needs to track information about allergies and intolerances and limit food waste. Students must register for the school lunch program as before.
Students registered last year will be automatically enrolled. Others need to register. Change the registration at matur.vala.is.
Parent cooperation
We are all in this together, and as the proverb goes it takes a village to raise a child.
Reykjavík City schools make targeted efforts to consult with and increase parent involvement in school activities.
All schools in Reykjavík City have an active parent association.
Evaluation of school activities
The goal of evaluating and monitoring the quality of work is to provide information about school activities, their results and development.
Fellaskóli school district
Reykjavík has many school districts, and the child's registered address determines their district school.
Your child gets priority in their district school. Nevertheless, all parents have the choice to apply to any school in the city for their children according to the rules on school districts, applications, and admission.
Here is information on which streets belong to Fellaskóli's school district.