ICELANDIC CLASSES

We offer free Icelandic lessons for foreigners from September through November and January through April.

We are coming to the end of fall term 2023. Last class is Thursday Nov. 30th. Registration has started for spring 2024 please read further for registration information

Fall 2023 the teaching will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00- 11:00

All groups start together at 9:00 and after coffee break we divide in smaller groups according to levels. Our main focus is on spoken language and we avoid using English when we teach

This school year we are using the book „Íslenska fyrir okkur hin“ we sell the book for 2500 ISK but if students students can not pay they can talk to us and we will help with that.We want everyone to be able to get a book .

Children are always welcome to join their parents to all classes!

Unfortunately we are not able to offer child care at the moment but we provide toys and a space for children to play so you are at all times welcome to bring your little ones with you to class

Yes, its free!

The teaching is for free, but we happily welcome donations. The classes are funded mainly by gifts from groups and individuals.

Sign-up via email

For registration send an email to bryndis@sik.is with:

Full name,

kennitala (if existing)

your mother tongue and nationality (as we have found out it helps a lot with the learning to have people in same group sharing culture and language we try our best to make that happen)

phone number

level of Icelandic

You are still welcome to join if you don´t have a kennitala (social security number) yet

Please write íslenskukennsla 2024 in subject

For further information on the classes send an e- mail to helga.vilborg@sik.is

Program for parents and children together

Learing Icelandic through music (Krílasálmar)

Mondays at 10:30- 12 – starting october 16th 2023

This is a music course for families with young children. We do a routine of songs, dances and games which is an excellent way for foreign parents to learn and improve their Icelandic language skills and at the same time have a quality time with their little ones. We use a mixture of children songs about the body animals etc. and Sunday school songs. The class fits both Icelandic and foreign families and is also a good way to get to know families in a similar situation. The house opens at 10:30 and we will provide coffee and some snacks. The programs tarts around 11:00 and the routine takes around 30- 40 minutes. The last class in fall 2023 is Dec. 11.

The class is free of charge

Teachers: Helga Vilborg Sigurjónsdóttir and Angela Joransen

For info and registration send an email to helga.vilborg@sik.is

About the teachers

Course coordinator is Helga Vilborg Sigurjónsdóttir. She has a B.ed in teaching with music as major wih many years of teaching experience. She also has a degree in singing and is an experienced choir director. She has served as missionary in Ethiopia for six years and has since 2019 worked full time for SÍK in Iceland. She will be coordinating the classes in fall 2023 and also teaching part time

Bára Friðriksdóttir is an ordained minister in the national church of Iceland. She started as a volunteer with SÍK in fall 2021 and is now working part time as a headteacher of the Icelandic classes.

Lilja Björk Jónsdóttir has a B.ed in teaching and many years of experience. She will be assistant head teacher this year

Other teachers in fall 2023: Anna Magnúsdóttir, Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður Jóhannsdóttir, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, Ragnheiður Sverrisdóttir, Bryndís Róbertsdóttir, Svanhildur Hákonardóttir Bryant, Sigfús Örn Einarsson, Jósef Kristjánsson, Gísli Friðgeirsson og Elba Bára Nunes

Our location

We are located on Háaleitisbraut 58- 60, 3d floor, at a small shopping center called Miðbær. Our name is written on the building: Kristniboðssambandið

Upplýsingar á íslensku

Við bjóðum upp á ókeypis íslenskukennslu fyrir útlendinga frá september og út nóvember og á vorönn frá janúar og út apríl. Nýir nemendur eru velkomnir að bætast í hópinn hvenær sem er. Kennslan er tvisvar í viku á þriðjudögum og fimmtudögum. Við Byrjum með 40 mínútna innlögn og eftir uþb. 10- 15 mín frímínútur og söngstund skiptum við nemendum í hópa eftir getu og æfum okkur að tala.

Haustið 2023 verður kennt á þriðjudögum og fimmtudögum kl. 9- 11

Börn eru alltaf velkomin með foreldrum sínum í tíma. Því miður getum við ekki boðið upp á pössun en við erum meðleikföng og pláss fyrir börnin til að leika sér

Kennslan er ókeypis en við erum alltaf glöð að taka á móti frjálsum framlögum. Kennslan er að mestu leyti fjármögnuð með gjöfum frá hópum og einstaklingum.

Til þess að skrá sig þarf að senda tölvupóst á netfangið bryndis@sik.is með nafni, kennitölu (ef hún er til staðar) móðurmáli, þjóðerni og símanúmeri

Nánari upplysingar veitir Helga Vilborg í gegnum netfangið helga.vilborg@sik.is