The School Building
The building that houses MH was built during the Cold War and was therefore also designed to be an emergency shelter and a civic emergency center during a crisis situation. When the volcano Eldfell erupted on January 23, 1973, the school was opened for refugees from the Westman Islands, and the school was open until the eruption had ended. During that time more than 1,000 people stayed in the school.
The school is divided into several different areas, each with its own name, history, culture and social structure. The areas are:
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