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.
Andrew and Amber, along with all of the students brainstorm early on in the school year to write the script. What is the plot? Who are the characters? What problem are they trying to solve? This year the theme of the Quaker value of peace was woven into the script, as it is also the […] Read more
There were 3 types of projects at the STEM fair.Engineering – Students defined a problem, then designed a solution to solve it.Inquiry – Students developed and asked a testable question and designed an experiment to answer it.History of Science – Students explored the history of our understanding of a science concept. Students chose a type of […] Read more
Outdoor club students visited Fort Snelling State Park to learn about harvesting maple syrup. Kao Thao, a naturalist at Fort Snelling State Park in St. Paul, walked them through the process and gave them a handout in case they wanted to tap some trees in their community. Note: Kao got 2nd prize at the state […] Read more
Research shows that spending time outside can have numerous benefits for students, such as reducing stress and anxiety, increasing creativity and focus, improving academic performance, and promoting physical health (Mann et al., 2022; Fyfe-Johnson et al., 2021; Dadvand et al., 2015). Knowing this, it’s crucial that educators prioritize outdoor time and find ways to incorporate […] Read more
