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.
How do you honor a beloved teacher who cares deeply about the joy and creativity in moving our bodies and has a fierce dedication to environmental education and getting outside? The students in our Friends School of Minnesota Environmental Action Club (EAC) had some ideas. They knew whatever it was had to be fun, active, […] Read more
Learning About Plants and Seeds in Grades 1 and 2The first and second graders have been learning about plants and seeds this month. They joined our Learning Specialist, Elissa, on a walking field trip to collect native plant seeds from her front yard. Observation, Practice, and StewardshipStudents observed plants around the neighborhood, noticing the different […] Read more
Friends School Families, Tomorrow morning, our doors open and another school year begins. Backpacks will return to hooks. Classrooms will fill with conversation. Old friends will find one another, new friendships will begin, and teachers and students will start the work of transforming rooms that are ready for school into communities of learners. There is […] Read more
Photo above: James and fellow alum Meara volunteering at the 2025 sale What is your role at the plant sale and how long have you been volunteering? My role at the Plant Sale is as one of the coordinators of our Welcome Tent area, which also supports the Welcome Ambassador team. After I’m done in […] Read more
