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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. 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.
In 2003, seven students from the school were killed in an avalanche in British Columbia while on a skiing trip. The students were on a school ski trip on Mount Cheops near Revelstoke when the avalanche occurred.
Notable alumni
Robert-Falcon Ouellette, CD (1995), Veteran and Indigenous Member of Parliament
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
Nicholas Graham (1976), Founder of Joe Boxer
John Smyth - Barrister and child abuser (attended Strathcona School for Boys, founding school of STS)
References
External links
Official website
Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School Profile By TopPrivateSchools.ca
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- Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
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- John Buchan
- Nicholas Graham
- Tweedsmuir (disambiguation)
- 2003 Connaught Creek Valley avalanche
- STS
- Schools offering International Baccalaureate
- Marquess of Ely
- Craig Adams (ice hockey)
