10th grader Auður Sigvaldadóttir wins the Young People's Icelandic Language Award.
Auður Sigvaldadóttir wins the Young People's Icelandic Language Award.
47 children received the Young People's Icelandic Language Award in Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature at a ceremony at Harpa on Nov. 16 to mark Icelandic Language Day. This marked the 19th time the awards were presented by Reykjavík City's School & Recreation Council in partnership with Reykjavík UNESCO City of Literature.
Auður Sigvaldadóttir, a 10th-grade student at Hagaskóli, won the award for her passion for reading the Sagas of Icelanders, her deep understanding of them demonstrated through creative interpretation, a strong vocabulary, and exemplary writing skills. We congratulate Auður on the award.
In recent years, between 35 and 50 students have received the awards annually. They are invited to the ceremony along with their families, school administrators and teachers, and the School & Recreation Council. The program included recognizing the students and also featured Harpa Þorvaldsdóttir from Syngjandi skóli (Singing School) playing piano at the start of the ceremony, remarks by Director of Education & Youth Steinn Jóhannsson, and the Fossvogsskóli choir, conducted by Björg Þórsdóttir, singing "Sumargestur" (Summer Guest) and "Á íslensku má alltaf finna svar" (You Can Say Anything in Icelandic).
The patron of the awards, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, attended this year's ceremony.