Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School is a private university prep school in
Okotoks
Okotoks ( , originally ) is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region, Calgary Region of Alberta, Canada. It is on the Sheep River, approximately south of Downtown Calgary. Okotoks has emerged as a bedroom community of Calgary. According to t ...
, 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. The school participates in Canadian Educational Standards Institute program and is a member of
Round Square
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and the
Canadian Accredited Independent Schools Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (CAIS) is a national organization for independent schools in Canada. The current executive director is Anand Mahadevan.
History Canadian Association of Independent Schools
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(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.
In 2003, seven students from the school were killed in
an avalanche in
British Columbia
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while on a skiing trip. The students were on a school ski trip on Mount Cheops near
Revelstoke when the avalanche occurred.
Notable alumni
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Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Robert-Falcon Ouellette (born November 22, 1979) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Winnipeg Centre in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2019. He has also been a two-time candidate for Mayor of Winnipeg in the ...
, CD (1995), Veteran and Indigenous Member of Parliament
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Peter Lougheed
Edgar Peter Lougheed ( ; July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding over a period of reform and economic growth.
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– Former Premier of Alberta (attended Strathcona School for Boys, founding school of STS)
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Craig Adams (1995) - Stanley Cup winning National Hockey League player
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Nicholas Graham (1976), Founder of
Joe Boxer
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John Smyth - Barrister and child abuser (attended Strathcona School for Boys, founding school of STS)
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.strathconatweedsmuir.com/
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High schools in Alberta
Elementary schools in Alberta
Private schools in Alberta
International Baccalaureate schools in Alberta
Educational institutions established in 1971
Round Square schools
Okotoks
1971 establishments in Alberta