Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School

Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
Location
Okotoks, Alberta , T1S 1A2 Canada
Coordinates	50°46′30″N114°01′58″W / 50.7751°N 114.0329°W / 50.7751; -114.0329
Information
School type	Private/independent
Motto	Nil Nisi Optimum (Nothing But Our Best)
Founded	1971
Status	Open
Principal	Rory Stabler (Senior School), Jessica Richmond (Middle School), Season Prevost(Elementary School)
Head of school	Carol Grant-Watt
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	726
Average class size	17
Language	English
Schedule type	semestered starting 2023 - 2024 year
Hours in school day	6 hours, 35 minutes
Campuses	One
Campus	Rural
Campus size	220 acres
Houses	Burns, Buchan, Dover, and Howard
Colour
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
School fees	$18,020 – $28,000 (Depending on grade level)
Revenue	N/A
Website	www.strathconatweedsmuir.com

Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School is a private 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

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

• Robert-Falcon Ouellette, CD (1995), Veteran and Indigenous Member of Parliament ^[5]
• 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 ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Nicholas Graham (1976), Founder of Joe Boxer ^{[ citation needed ]}
• John Smyth - Barrister and child abuser (attended Strathcona School for Boys, founding school of STS)

References

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". HuffPost .

External links

• Official website
• Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School Profile By TopPrivateSchools.ca