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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.

Celebrating 20 Years – Skipping Stones Camp

Inner-tubing down the Root River through Lanesboro, exploring caves in southeastern Minnesota, hiking to the top of Barn Bluff in Red Wing, cycling through the pine forests surrounding the headwaters of the Mississippi River, kayaking Lake Superior, and rock-climbing at Shovel Point on the north shore of Lake Superior are just some of the activities […] Read more

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Kindergarten – Progressive Education and What We Are Learning

Literacy Skills Writing and Dictating: Through the creation of the “list poems”, students practiced forming ideas and expressing them through writing. They built their vocabulary by generating descriptive words. Reading and Comprehension: As students reflected on their experiences, they connected spoken language with written words, strengthening their understanding of how stories and ideas are communicated. […] Read more

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Kindergarten – Minnehaha Falls Study

Our Kindergartens took a field trip to Minnehaha Falls. Before the trip they worked with their teachers to plan the trip. What will the weather be like? What should we wear? What should we bring? What do we want to notice and reflect on? They were asked to pick a subject from the field trip […] Read more

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What Does It Mean to be a Quaker, Progressive School?

In the tradition of more than 80 Friends Schools across the United States, FSMN meets children’s intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs in an environment that nurtures their social consciousness.  Our program fosters a deep and strong sense of self. We encourage and challenge students to find and use their voices. At our school, a student’s […] Read more

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