Founded in 1996 by former politician Dr. Neil Webber

Neil Webber

Patrick Neil Webber is a former provincial level politician and cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:...

, Webber Academy is a not for profit "non-denominational, co-educational, university preparatory, accredited private school" located in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

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, Calgary

Calgary

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, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. Webber Academy offers academics spanning from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12.

The campus consists of a Junior Kindergarten and Senior Kindergarten facility, a main building with Elementary and Senior School wings, two full-size gymnasium

Gym

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s, an outdoor sports court, several playgrounds, a 400 meter track, and a natural deciduous

Deciduous

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 forest populated with aspen

Aspen

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s which is used for cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing

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 and running

Running

Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...

. Currently, the school is in the midst of constructing a state-of-the-art on campus fine arts centre which is nearing its completion date in 2012.

The school has hosted many renowned events, guests, and speakers in its relatively short past, including, the 2011 Southern Alberta's Regional Speech Tournament, the 2011 Provincial Debate Tournament, the Iron Science Teacher 2011 Finals with Jay Ingram of Daily Planet

Daily Planet

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 on Discovery Channel

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, Andrew Coyne

Andrew Coyne

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 the national editor of Maclean's

Maclean's

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, Fred Fox (brother of Terry Fox

Terry Fox

Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox , was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research...

), activist Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish

Izzeldin Abuelaish

Izzeldin Abuelaish, MD, MPH, is a Palestinian medical doctor and founder of the Daughters for Life Foundation.Before his three daughters were killed by an Israeli tank shell, two of whom were decapitated in January 2009 during the Israeli incursion into Gaza, Dr...

, famed author

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 ,of My Big Toe, and physicist

Physicist

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 Thomas Warren Campbell

Thomas Warren Campbell

Thomas Warren Campbell, Jr. , physicis , is the author of the book trilogy My Big TOE. ....

, and two of the brave Chilean miners involved in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident

2010 Copiapó mining accident

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