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.
There is no doubt our Bayou teacher Amber has a passion for sewing and crafting! She is the leader of our middle school sewing club, makerspace club, and craft club. She is often talking about her latest home project and craft she’s working on in the staff lounge. Amber was able to share this passion […] Read more
Friends School of Minnesota’s nationally recognized conflict resolution program was started to help create and maintain a peaceful community with the understanding that the communication skills that students learn translate into other parts of their lives, where they have a peaceful effect on other people and communities. Our conflict resolution program is rooted in the […] Read more
If you go for a walk outside with a child, you will quickly notice their innate naturalist instincts. They will stop and observe even the tiniest things, and if you go for the same walk regularly, they will notice even the subtlest of changes. As adults, it is our responsibility to help cultivate this natural […] Read more
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
