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Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School

Coordinates: 50°46′30″N 114°01′58″W / 50.7751°N 114.0329°W / 50.7751; -114.0329
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Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
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Coordinates50°46′30″N 114°01′58″W / 50.7751°N 114.0329°W / 50.7751; -114.0329
Information
School typePrivate/independent
MottoNil Nisi Optimum
(Nothing But Our Best)
Founded1971
StatusOpen
PrincipalRory Stabler (Senior School), Jessica Richmond (Middle School), Season Prevost(Elementary School)
Head of schoolCarol Grant-Watt
GradesK–12
Enrollment726
Average class size17
LanguageEnglish
Schedule typesemestered starting 2023 - 2024 year
Hours in school day6 hours, 35 minutes
CampusesOne
CampusRural
Campus size220 acres
AreaFoothills of the Rocky Mountains
HousesBurns, Buchan, Dover, and Howard
Colour(s)   
AthleticsCross-Country, Track & Field, Basketball, Rugby, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Badminton, Soccer
MascotSpartacus the Spartan
NicknameStrath, STS
Team nameSpartans
RivalsWebber, Old Scona, West Island College, Oilfields
AccreditationCAIS, PYP, MYP, IB
School fees$18,020 – $25,220 (Depending on grade level)
RevenueN/A
Websitewww.strathconatweedsmuir.com

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.[1] The school participates in Canadian Educational Standards Institute program and is a member of Round Square and the Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS).

History

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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.[2]

In 2003, seven students from the school were killed in an avalanche in British Columbia while on a skiing trip.[3] The students were on a school ski trip on Mount Cheops near Revelstoke when the avalanche occurred.[4]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "IB World School". www.sts.ab.ca. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "History of STS". Strathcona Tweedsmuir School. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "Seven Teenage Skiers Are Killed In British Columbia Avalanche". Agence France-Presse. 3 February 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via The New York Times.
  4. ^ Weismiller, Richard Cuthbertson and Bryan. "10 years later: School safety policies improved after seven Strathcona-Tweedsmuir students died in 2003 avalanche". www.calgaryherald.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  5. ^ Raj, Althia (20 September 2015). "Winnipeg Centre: Pat Martin, Robert-Falcon Ouellette Make Riding Key NDP-Liberal Battle". Huffington Post Canada. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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