Fristund.is! - Planet Youth
Thursday, November 19th 2020
2.00pm-3.15pm
This is a seminar about the extraordinary success of the Leisurecard scheme in Iceland and how it has transformed health, wellbeing and life outcomes for a generation of young people.
We can make this a reality for OUR children
PROGRAM
Welcome and Introduction
Emmet Major will introduce the seminar and describe Planet Youth in the West of Ireland.
The Leisurecard scheme
Gísli Árni Eggertsson, who commissioned and initiated the scheme in Reykjavik, will explain how it works.
Organised leisure activities and their multiple benefits
Dadi Rafnsson will talk about some of the remarkable outcomes of the scheme.
Panel Q&A
There will be a panel Q&A where attendees can ask questions of the speakers.
Emmet Major
Planet Youth Coordinator Galway Mayo Roscommon
Gísli Árni Eggertsson
Planet Youth Municipality Prevention Specialist
Dadi Rafnsson
Lecturer, Department of Sports Science, Reykjavik University