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.
It’s funny when my sense of honesty runs up against the expected norms of polite, Minnesotan culture. It is happening fairly often these days. Whether it’s on a Zoom meeting, a call, taking my life into my own hands at Costco or in those fleeting moments where I actually see another human mask to mask. The […] Read more
Rare & Unusual Plant Sale (plus some Peonies!) After the cancellation of this year’s plant sale, we found ourselves in possession of a lovely pile of plants from the Rare & Unusual section, along with a significant number of herbaceous peonies from our perennials section. Are you interested in providing a loving home for some […] Read more
By now, we’ve all heard that garden centers have been declared essential businesses by the governor. Some are already open, now that it’s warming up. Green Earth Growers, a primary supplier to Friends School Plant Sale that also has a retail store, opened today, and has set up online ordering with curbside pickup. They’re located […] Read more
I usually leave my office door open. On some days, when all my time is spent writing emails, returning voicemails, and preparing for meetings, an open door offers my only connection to the goings on at FSMN. If you leave your door open, you start to feel the pulse of the building. There are loud […] Read more
