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 themes in schooling include language and literacy, formative learning, music, and creative education.
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 a special education program, 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.
Recreation
Students in 1st and 2nd grade participate in integrated school and recreational activities until 3:40 p.m. Afterward, there is the option to enroll children in the after-school program until 5 p.m. 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.
School administrators
- Principal: Helgi Gíslason
- Assistant Principal - matters concerning upper primary level students: Fróði Jakobsen
- Assistant principal - matters concerning lower primary level students and the 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 Schooling: Inga Björg Stefánsdóttir
- Operations manager: Erling Þór Birgisson
- Head of the special education class for autistic children: Þórunn Brynja Jónasdóttir
- School counselor: Sigríður Filippía Erlendsdóttir
- Director of Vinafell: Friðbjörg S. Jóhönnudóttir
School activities
Operational plans and related documents
The Fellaskóli operational plan provides information about school organization.
- View Fellaskóli operational plan
- Emergency response plan
- Anti-Bullying Plan
- Parent cooperation
- Equal opportunity and human rights plan
- Integration plan
- Regular field trips by grade level
- Emergency response and evacuation plan
- School rules and response
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 educational assessment.
- View curriculum
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 Erla Erludóttir
Teachers’ representatives: Ríkey Kristjánsdóttir and Sólveig Marý Einarsdóttir.
Student representatives: Abdiraman Muhanat Abdiraxman and Zuzanna Teresa Rozanska.
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).
Primary school meals
School meals are free, but it's important for the school to maintain oversight, keep track of allergy and intolerance information, 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 parents and enhance their involvement in schooling.
Every Reykjavík City school has an active parent association.
School rules
Each primary school must set school rules that must be followed. They apply everywhere students are on behalf of the school.
School evaluation
The goal of evaluating and monitoring quality is to provide insight into schooling, its outcomes, and its development.
Fellaskóli school catchment
Reykjavík has many school catchments, and the child's registered address determines their catchment school.
Your child gets priority in their catchment school. Nevertheless, all parents have the choice to apply to any school in the city for their children according to the rules on school catchments, applications, and admission.
Here is information on which streets belong to Fellaskóli's school catchment.