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)
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.strathconatweedsmuir.com/}}
- [http://www.topprivateschools.ca/school.asp?school_id=68 Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School] Profile By TopPrivateSchools.ca
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