Glenwood Public School

The school was officially opened in 1986 but has been operational since 1981. It was constructed on land in Glenfield formerly owned by pioneering surgeon Charles Throsby.Charles Throsby It is one of two primary schools in Glenfield.

Each classroom at the school has an interactive whiteboard. Glenwood also has a computer lab which includes a media centre for the production of movies and music. Lessons are available online at Glenwood’s YouTube channel, Channel Glenwood.

In 1993 Glenwood staged a production of Shakespeare's Henry V performed entirely by a Year 3 class. The success of this production led to a performance of Hamlet the following year which in turn led to a feature-length movie adaptation of Macbeth (1996). Video technology became an increasing component of the stage productions, culminating in a multi-media production of Richard III in 2000.[http://www.glenwoodshakespeare.com/ The Glenwood Shakespeare Company] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912085901/http://www.glenwoodshakespeare.com/ |date=12 September 2009 }}. Glenwoodshakespeare.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

In 2004, Glenwood was invited to participate in the inaugural Australian Kid Witness News video program. Glenwood’s movie, The Boy Who Broke Every Rule in the School (2004) won the major prize, with another Glenwood film, Hippies Save the Trees (2004) taking out a technical award for Special Effects.[http://www.panasonic.com.au/whats_new/media/details.cfm?detailsID=190&selectYear=2004 Latest news] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912015900/http://www.panasonic.com.au/whats_new/media/details.cfm?detailsID=190&selectYear=2004 |date=12 September 2007 }}. Panasonic.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2011. Glenwood won the KWN major prize again in 2005 with Revenge of the Litter (2005).[http://www.panasonic.com.au/kwn/winners_2005.cfm Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120120321/http://www.panasonic.com.au/kwn/winners_2005.cfm |date=20 November 2008 }}. Panasonic.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2011. Revenge of the Litter also won the KWN Asia–Pacific Regional Prize that year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.panasonic.com.my/web/cid/MainCont/383|title=Home Appliances, Consumer Electronics, Health & Beauty | Panasonic MY|access-date=7 August 2009|archive-date=11 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211135512/http://panasonic.com.my/web/cid/MainCont/383|url-status=live}}[http://www.panasonic.net/kwn/c_winners/2006.html 2006 | List of Past Award-Winning Videos | Global Contest | Kid Witness News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721053809/http://panasonic.net/kwn/c_winners/2006.html |date=21 July 2009 }}. Panasonic. Retrieved 20 October 2011. Heat It Up: Global Warming (2006) won the KWN major prize in 2006,[http://www.panasonic.com.au/kwn/winners_2006.cfm Overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105215326/http://www.panasonic.com.au/kwn/winners_2006.cfm |date=5 January 2009 }}. Panasonic.com.au. Retrieved 20 October 2011. along with the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Award for Best K-8 Video Film Production in 2007.[http://www.if.com.au/2007/10/22/article/undefined-title/QAEDUYTKYZ.html Announcing the 2007 EnhanceTV ATOM Award winners – Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814162238/http://if.com.au/2007/10/22/article/undefined-title/QAEDUYTKYZ.html |date=14 August 2011 }}. If.com.au (22 October 2007). Retrieved 20 October 2011. Time Trial (2005) won Best Film: Environment at the Australian Primary Schools Film Festival.[http://www.glenwoodshakespeare.com/Awards.html Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912105324/http://www.glenwoodshakespeare.com/Awards.html |date=12 September 2009 }}. The Glenwood Shakespeare Company (12 August 2007). Retrieved 20 October 2011. The Sorrow of War (2007) won the Short Sited Film Festival: Youth Award and the ANZAC Day Schools Award for Best Use of Technology[http://www.littlebigshots.com.au/modules/program/article.php?id=398&cat_id=45#programlinkto ]{{dead link|date=October 2011}} and was shortlisted for Tropfest. The Sorrow of War was also cited by TropJr director Michael Laverty as being instrumental in the creation of that festival.[http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20080509024 Glenwood Public School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605104216/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansart.nsf/V3Key/LA20080509024 |date=5 June 2011 }}. NSW Parliament (9 May 2008). Retrieved 20 October 2011. It also was voted Best Australian Film by Kids at the Little Big Shots International Short Film Festival for Kids. Glenwood was also a finalist in the inaugural TropJr with Free Free at Last (2008).[http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/reel-samoan-princess-goes-troppo-at-punishment/2008/02/16/1202760663309.html Reel Samoan princess goes Troppo at punishment – Film – Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420080808/http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/reel-samoan-princess-goes-troppo-at-punishment/2008/02/16/1202760663309.html |date=20 April 2008 }}. Sydney Morning Herald. (16 February 2008). Retrieved 20 October 2011. In 2018, students and staff from Glenwood Public School traveled to Italy to receive an award from [http://www.gef.it/en/ Gef] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143547/http://www.gef.it/en/ |date=30 March 2018 }}, the World Festival of Creativity in Schools, for their film Chocolypse!

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