Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School

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{{Infobox school

| name = Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School

| image = Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School logo.jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| motto = Nil Nisi Optimum

| motto_translation = Nothing But Our Best

| city = Okotoks, Alberta

| postcode = T1S 1A2

| country = Canada

| coordinates = {{coord|50.7751|N|114.0329|W|display=inline,title}}

| schooltype = Private/independent

| established =

| founded = 1971

| status = Open

| principal = Rory Stabler (Senior School), Jessica Richmond (Middle School), Season Prevost(Elementary School)

| head of school = Carol Grant-Watt

| faculty =

| grades = K–12

| upper_age = 17-18

| enrollment = 726

| average_class_size = 17

| schedule_type = semestered starting 2023 - 2024 year

| hours_in_day = 6 hours, 35 minutes

| campus_size = 220 acres

| houses = Burns, Buchan, Dover, and Howard

| colours = {{color box|green}}{{color box|blue}}{{color box|white}}

| athletics = Cross-Country, Track & Field, Basketball, Rugby, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Badminton, Soccer

| mascot = Spartacus the Spartan

| nickname = Strath, STS

| team_name = Spartans

| rivals = Webber, Old Scona, West Island College, Oilfields

| accreditation = CAIS, PYP, MYP, IB

| fees = $18,020 – $25,220 (Depending on grade level)

| revenue = N/A

| alumni =

| url = {{URL|https://www.strathconatweedsmuir.com}}

| address =

| head_label = Director of Admission

| grades_label = Grades

| language = English

| campuses = One

| campus = Rural

}}

Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School is a private university prep school in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Strathcona-Tweedsmuir is Southern Alberta's first full IB World School, and Alberta's only independent school authorized to deliver IB Programmes in Grades K through 12.{{cite web|url=https://www.sts.ab.ca/news-announcement|website=www.sts.ab.ca|access-date=29 July 2014|title= IB World School}} The school participates in Canadian Educational Standards Institute program and is a member of Round Square and the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS).

History

The school opened in September 1971 after Strathcona School for Boys and Tweedsmuir: An Academic School for Girls merged. Strathcona was founded in 1929, and Tweedsmuir in 1959, with St. Hilda's School (1889–1949) preceding the latter.{{cite web |url= http://www.sts.ab.ca/podium/default.aspx?t=119409|title= History of STS|publisher= Strathcona Tweedsmuir School|access-date=December 16, 2009}}

In 2003, seven students from the school were killed in an avalanche in British Columbia while on a skiing trip.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/03/world/seven-teenage-skiers-are-killed-in-british-columbia-avalanche.html|title=Seven Teenage Skiers Are Killed In British Columbia Avalanche|date=3 February 2003|work=Agence France-Presse|access-date=20 January 2017|via=The New York Times}} The students were on a school ski trip on Mount Cheops near Revelstoke when the avalanche occurred.{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/years+later+School+safety+policies+improved+after+seven+Strathcona+Tweedsmuir+students+died/7902728/story.html|title=10 years later: School safety policies improved after seven Strathcona-Tweedsmuir students died in 2003 avalanche|last=Weismiller|first=Richard Cuthbertson and Bryan|work=www.calgaryherald.com|access-date=2018-09-08|language=en-ca}}

Notable alumni

  • Robert-Falcon Ouellette, CD (1995), Veteran and Indigenous Member of Parliament {{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/09/19/winnipeg-centre-pat-martin-robert-falcon-ouellette-_n_8164126.html | title=Winnipeg Centre: Pat Martin, Robert-Falcon Ouellette Make Riding Key NDP-Liberal Battle | publisher=Huffington Post Canada | date=20 September 2015 | access-date=30 August 2021 | author=Raj, Althia}}
  • Peter Lougheed – Former Premier of Alberta (attended Strathcona School for Boys, founding school of STS)
  • Craig Adams (1995) - Stanley Cup winning National Hockey League player {{cn|reason=attendance mentioned but not sourced in his article|date=May 2022}}
  • Nicholas Graham (1976), Founder of Joe Boxer{{cn|reason=attendance mentioned but not sourced in his article|date=May 2022}}
  • John Smyth - Barrister and child abuser (attended Strathcona School for Boys, founding school of STS)

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