page_title: Stratford, Ontario
section_title: University of Waterloo Stratford School
hierarchical_section_title: Stratford, Ontario / Education / University of Waterloo Stratford School
caption_attribution_description: English: University of Waterloo Campus Building
context_page_description: Stratford is a city on the Avon River within Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a 2016 population of 31,465 in a land area of 28.28 square kilometres. Stratford is the seat of Perth County which was settled by English, Irish, Scottish and German immigrants, in almost equal numbers, starting in the 1820s but primarily in the 1830s and 1840s. Most became farmers, and even today, the area around Stratford is known for mixed farming, dairying and hog production.
  The land on which the area exists is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg people. When the area which is now Stratford was first settled in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Stratford was incorporated as a town in 1859 and as a city in 1886. The first mayor was John Corry Wilson Daly and the current mayor is Dan Mathieson. The swan has become a symbol of the city. Each year twenty-four white swans are released into the Avon River.
context_section_description: Founded in June 2009, the University of Waterloo Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business is part of the faculty of arts, established to provide programs that focus on digital media, digital technologies, content creation and user experience. September 2010 marked the official opening of the Stratford campus.
  This location offers undergraduate, graduate and advanced education programs and research opportunities as well as opportunities for research and commercialization. According to the university, this campus "is a collaborative, strategic partnership between the city of Stratford and the University of Waterloo to bring students, researchers, industry and entrepreneurs together to create, examine, and commercialize opportunities in the digital media space. The Waterloo Stratford Campus is leading an evolution in learning and career preparation. Students are immersed in a rich, technology-driven environment where theory and practice, science and commerce, creativity and innovation merge to forward digital media."
  In June 2009, the University of Waterloo Stratford campus and the Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN) hosted the Canada 3.0 forum in Stratford to map Canada's digital future and create opportunities for new business and jobs. In May 2010, the second Canada 3.0 was held in Stratford again.
caption: Glass building of the University of Waterloo Stratford campus
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