Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
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Okotoks, Alberta, T1S 1A2 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 50.7751092,-114.0329038, |
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| School type | Private/Independent |
| Mottoes | Nothing but your best |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Status | Open |
| Principal | Trevor Julian (Senior School), Cole Carlson (Middle School), Sharon Gibson (Elementary School) |
| Headmaster | Dr. William Jones (September 2007) |
| Director of Admission | Lydia J. Hawkins |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 675 |
| Average class size | 17 |
| Classes offered | Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, Design, Art, Drama, Music, Band, French as a Second Language, Spanish as a Second Language, Classics, Outdoor Education, Film Studies |
| Medium of language | English |
| Language | English (Spanish, French and Mandarin Chinese available for second language) |
| Hours in school day | 6 hours, 35 minutes |
| Campus | Rural |
| Campus size | 220 acres |
| Area | Foothills of the Rocky Mountains |
| Houses | Burns, Buchan, Dover, and Howard |
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| Athletics | Cross-Country, Track & Field, Basketball, Rugby, Field Hockey, Volleyball, Badminton |
| Mascot | Spartacus the Spartan |
| Nickname | Strath, STS, |
| Team name | Spartans |
| Accreditation | CAIS |
| School fees | N/A |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Website | www |
Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School is a private university prep school in Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. It has students in Grades K to 12 . Its Grade 12 provincial exam scores are consistently some of the most highly ranked in the province. Strathcona-Tweedsmuir is Southern Alberta’s first full IB World School, and Alberta’s only independent school authorized to deliver IB Programmes in Grades 1 through 12. Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School ranks well in the annual Fraser Institute surveys. Strathcona is also an active participator in the CESI (Canadian Educational Standards Institute) program, and often volunteers teachers for inter-school evaluatory interaction. STS is also a member of Round Square and CAIS (Canadian Association of Independent Schools).
The school opened in September 1971 as the result of the amalgamation of two of Calgary’s oldest independent schools – Strathcona School for Boys (founded 1929) and Tweedsmuir: An Academic School for Girls (founded 1959). St. Hilda’s School (1889–1905) preceded Tweedsmuir School for Girls (1905–1949). In 2003, seven students from the school were killed in an avalanche in British Columbia while on a skiing trip.
At STS, students take mandatory standardized provincial tests in Grades 3, 6, 9 and 12.
For Grades 11 and 12, students have the option between full IB Diploma, a mix of IB and Alberta Diploma or just Alberta Diploma. All students, including full IB students are required to write the standardized Alberta Diploma Exams.
STS is authorized to offer Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and IB Diploma. The IB Diploma courses include Biology HL, Biology SL, Chemistry HL, Chemistry SL, Economics HL, Economics SL, English A1 HL, French Ab. SL, French B SL, History HL, Mathematics SL, Physics SL, Spanish Ab. SL, Spanish B SL, Theatre Arts SL and Theory of Knowledge.
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