School type Private/Independent Director of Admission Lydia J. Hawkins Phone +1 403-938-4431 Province Alberta Founded 1971 | Status Open Grades 1–12 Number of students 714 Mascot Spartacus the Spartan Motto Nil Nisi Optimum | |
Coordinates 50.7751092,-114.0329038, Headmaster Dr. William Jones (September 2007) Address RR 2, Okotoks, AB T1S 1A2, Canada Similar Edison School, Centennial High School, Glen Christian Academy, Foothills Composite High Sch, Dr Morris Gibson School Profiles | ||
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Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School is a Canadian private school in Okotoks, Alberta, just outside Calgary. It has students in grades 1 to 12. Its grade 12 provincial exam scores are consistently some of the most highly ranked in the province, along with Old Scona of Edmonton. 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).
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History
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.
Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School has an Outdoor Education program involving various outdoor activities, typically a different activity each year for Grade 4s and up. Grade 10 students can take OE15, a class with several outdoor trips, as an elective. STS provides laptops to students from Grades 6 to 12. STS also utilizes Smart Boards.
Educational divisions
IB and Alberta curriculum
At STS, students take mandatory standardized provincial tests in Grades 3, 6, 9 and 12.
For Grade 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.
Athletics
Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School places high value on athletics. Students can participate in solo sports like long distance running, short distance running, golf, javelin, shot-put, high jump, and long jump, or team sports like badminton, basketball, field hockey, rugby, and volleyball.
Speech & Debate
STS offers speech and debate clubs to all students from grade 7-12 and requires that all students grade 7-12 participate in a speaking event each year in March.
Notable alumni
2017 Expansion
In late 2015, Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School announced an expansion of the school that began in the summer of 2016. The new facilities will include a new elementary wing, new fine arts spaces, and new performing arts spaces.