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.
“To be optimistic is to assume things will work out. To be hopeful is to realize things can work out if you work at them. Hope requires responsibility and agency; optimism relieves us of both. In rooting for your sports team, choose optimism. In rooting for democracy, choose hope.” — Eric Liu Hope is not wishful thinking. […] Read more
We prepare children to be engaged and active citizens in a democratic society. To do that, children must be engaged, active participants in their own education. Our program fosters a deep and strong sense of self. We encourage and challenge students to find and use their voices. In keeping with the Quaker belief that every […] Read more
Quakers explore these values by sitting in silence, sometimes reflecting on a query, and listening for deeper truth. How is living simply a way of being? How do I promote peace in the language I choose when talking to someone I disagree with? How am I living my values versus just talking about them? How […] Read more
Our school has invested in the ISACS parent series. The ISACS Parent Series is a year-long program offering 6 webinars designed for parents and caregivers in all stages of their children’s growth. October’s speaker was Jonathan Haidt. He presented the findings in his book The Anxious Generation Phones and Our Children’s Mental HealthIn the presentation, he […] Read more
Progressive Education, Quaker Education, social-emotional, Uncategorized
