Friends School of Minnesota is a K-8 progressive education school grounded in Quaker values. FSMN was founded in 1988 and is located in the Midway neighborhood of Saint Paul, convenient to South Minneapolis. We are a diverse community with students from a broad range of religious and non-religious backgrounds, including ten percent from Quaker families.
“Storytelling” refers to sharing narratives, whether orally, in writing, or through other media, to convey meaning, entertainment, or insight. For many cultures, storytelling is a way to steward their identity, perspectives, and culture. The middle schoolers began their project by learning about the Cuna people from Panamá and their traditional ¨Molas¨, hand-made textiles crafted by […] Read more
Inspired by her own children who shared their love for their D.E.A.R. time in school and letters from readers sharing their enthusiasm for the D.E.A.R. activities implemented in their schools, Mrs. Cleary decided to give the same experience to Ramona and her classmates. Beverly Cleary has said, “I am honored that D.E.A.R. celebrations go on […] Read more
At the beginning of March, Nadia and Kole won 3rd place at the ZOOMS Minnesota Zoo animal enrichment design challenge. They designed the “Training Tree Pole” and the “Mealtime Drone” to meet the enrichment needs of Tia and Bailey, the white cheeked gibbons at the MN Zoo […] Read more
The 5/6 students really enjoyed discussing drag queens and watching Drag Queen Storytime videos.Some lower school students read Ho’onani Hula Warrior, a story about a real-life young trans hero in Hawaii. After they read the book, they watched a video about Ho’onani Hula called “This Is Ho’Onani” We also read: Kindergarten – I am Jazz and Not He or She, I’m Me! 1/2 […] Read more
