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.
For three days every May our middle school students work at the sale. This year, Wednesday, May 4th – Friday, May 6th, our middle school students will come to school and then almost immediately get bussed over to the fairgrounds to pitch in with setting up and running the sale. Progressive Education and Working at […] Read more
The bake sale at the Friends Gathering for Racial Justice and Community raised 560 dollars for three great organizations committed to racial and social justice work. The first organization is Appetite for Change. They use food to build health, wealth, and change in the state of Minnesota. The second is Headwaters Foundation for Justice. They are a […] Read more
Our families enjoyed food from the The Cave Cafe Mobile Food Truck. The Cave Café was selected by 7th and 8th grade students and serves an Afro-Italian fusion menu. Chef Teddy served unforgettably delicious gyros and brought smiles to so many faces. We also partnered with Moon Palace Books for our book fair. They helped […] Read more
Watch the video below for a short animation centered around a student quote from meeting for worship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L496mVHQoUs&feature=youtu.be In lower school meeting for worship, there is always a candle at the center of the worship circle. The candle provides a warm glow and central point in our circle.Some worships are unprogrammed, which means there is […] Read more
