| Saint John's School of Alberta | |
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| Location | |
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near Edmonton , Alberta Canada | |
| Coordinates | 53°22′50.5″N 114°17′4.7″W / 53.380694°N 114.284639°W |
| Information | |
| Type | residential, boys |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican (conservative), unofficial |
| Patron saint(s) | John |
| Established | 1967 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Campus | Stony Plain, Alberta |
| Color(s) | Red and Grey |
| Website | http://www.sjsa.ab.ca/ |
Saint John's School of Alberta (SJSA) was a small private boys' boarding school in Genesee, Alberta, Canada which operated from 1968 to 2008,[1] the second of three such schools founded on conservative Anglican ideas and the notion that children were not challenged by present-day society. It closed in June 2008. Ted Byfield was one of the school's founders.
The school provided a strict, traditional education with corporal punishment and an extensive outdoor program that included snowshoeing, hiking, canoeing, ice hockey, lacrosse and other rigorous and challenging activities.
Two other 'Saint John's Schools' had already closed. They were Saint John's Cathedral Boys' School in Selkirk, Manitoba (near Winnipeg), and Saint John's School of Ontario (Toronto area).[2]
- ^ "letter from headmaster". 12 December 2008.
the Board has decided that unless extraordinary financial and human resources emerge this month, the School will be permanently closed and the property put up for sale with all proceeds going to another charity.
- ^ Unofficial school webpage, accessed 12 August 2007.