Webber Academy
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Address | |
1515 – 93rd Street, S.W. Calgary Calgary, Alberta, T3H 4A8 Canada | |
Coordinates | 51.0446318, -114.2260551 |
Information | |
School type | Private |
Motto |
Parantibus Alumni Universitatis convalescunt et ultra (Preparing Students to Thrive in University and Beyond) |
Religious affiliation(s) | None |
Denomination | Nondenominational |
Status | Open |
CEEB Code | 820242 |
President | Neil Webber |
Chairman | Neil Webber |
Administrator | Lynn Lee |
Principal | Christina Clouston, Head of Senior School |
Campus Director | Russ Dickson |
Head of school | Jemmie Silver |
Years offered | k-12 |
Enrollment | 885 |
Average class size | 20 |
Student to teacher ratio | 1:20 |
Education system | Full Year |
Classes offered | Math, AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP European History, AP World History, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Art, Drama, Computers, Physical Education |
Language | English |
Classrooms | ~40 |
Campuses | 1 |
Campus size | 47 acres |
Campus type | Bound |
Houses | 4 |
Colour(s) | Red and Blue |
Athletics | Yes |
Mascot | Wylie the Wildcat |
Rival | Rundle College |
Vision | Preparing Students for University and Beyond |
National ranking | 1 |
Publication | Voices Magazine |
Newspaper | No |
Yearbook | Yes, Elementary |
Key products | Education |
Tuition | $17700 (high school) |
Website |
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Webber Academy is a non-denominational, co-educational, university preparatory, private school located near Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Webber Academy offers academics spanning from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12. It was founded in 1997 by a former teacher and professor at Mount Royal University, who also served as an Alberta Cabinet Minister in the Hon. Peter Lougheed and Hon. Don Getty Governments - Dr. Neil Webber.
The campus consists of a Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten facility, a main building with Elementary and Senior School wings,3rd floor science centre, two full-size gymnasiums, an outdoor sports court, several playgrounds and a 400 meter running track. The school is situated on a 47 acre campus in SW Calgary, currently home to roughly 1000 students. Recently, an arts centre was built for the Drama and Music programmes, and its 400 seat theatre and dressing rooms can be rented out for public events.