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Greenwood Primary School
Explore the history of Greenwood Primary School.
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School History
Greenwood Primary School was established in 2000, and classes were held in Woodgrove Primary School for a year. The school began operations at its current premises at Woodlands Drive 62 in January 2001 as a double-session school.
Greenwood Primary was accorded the Learning for Life Programme, WHIZZ (We are THinking, Inventive and Zealous KidZ to Serve the Community), in 2014. This programme focuses on character and leadership education, providing a moral compass for students to overcome challenges in the ever-changing global landscape. Opportunities and scenarios within and outside classrooms are created to allow students to work in groups and apply Appreciative Inquiry, Systems Thinking, the Six Thinking Hats, the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) cycle and Design Thinking as intentional processes to relate to the real world and derive new, relevant solutions that would have a positive impact on society.
To encourage effective bilingual competencies in students, the school developed the Applied Learning Programme, BLISS (Bilingual Literature ApprecIation Student Series), in 2016. Through BLISS, students practise Socratic Questioning and Philosophy for Children (P4C) to develop their critical thinking, collaborative, communication and information skills. The texts used during BLISS lessons allow students to apply reasoning and argumentative skills to construct meaning and opinions, linking these to societal concerns in the real world.
Principals:
- Mr A. Sivam Reddy (2000–2006)
- Mdm Foo Mui Chuw (2006–2012)
- Ms Cheryl Foo (2012– 2019)
- Mrs Tricilia Chua (2019 – Present)
Key Milestones
key milestones
2000 | Establishment of Greenwood Primary School. |
2001 | Became a double-session school. |
2004 | Official opening on 22 May with Guest of Honour, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, then Acting Minister of Education. |
2009 | Celebration of 10th anniversary with Guest of Honour, Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, then Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC (Admiralty). |
2013 | Start of Strategic Partnership with Asian Civilisations Museum and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. |
2014 | Accorded Learning for Life Programme – We are Thinking, Inventive and Zealous Kidz to Serve the Community (WHIZZ). |
2015 | Celebration of 15th anniversary. |
2016 | Accorded Applied Learning Programme – Bilingual Literature Appreciation Student Series (BLISS). |
2017 | Staff Innovations recognised and shared as good practices (NQIC, Innergy, Contact Magazine, Schoolbag. |
2018 | New Strategic Partnership with Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Kampung Admiralty and Rainbow Centre (Yishun). |
2019 | New Strategic Partnership with APSN Chaoyang School. |
School Motto
Guidance to Wisdom
School Crest
The school crest symbolises the pro-active and committed mission of the school to be the “Guidance to Wisdom” in nurturing all individuals.
The young shoot growing from the School’s name represents continual growth of the school community through learning and the surge towards excellence with vigour and vibrancy.
School Song
A new and exciting millennium dawns
And Greenwood Primary emerges
To take us into a future that’s bright
To help us through tomorrow’s challenges
United we’ll stay, in good times and in bad
With hearts and minds focused and strong
We learn to honour, to love and to care
Because to Greenwood we all belong!
Tall as the trees in the woods, we’ll stand
As Greenwood’s family, we’ll walk hand in hand
We think and we learn, as we grow day by day
Giving of our best at work and at play
Our school’s mission will then come alive
Our motto too – for together we will strive
Success and glory to Greenwood bring
With joy in our hearts for Greenwood we sing!
To show respect and gratitude too
At home to parents and to teachers at school
To be a friend to those in need
A helping hand, a little kind deed
To use with care, resources of our land
We know for ourselves, we have to fend
Steadfast and proud, in a citizen’s role
Our Nation’s name, to cherish and uphold.