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.
Literacy Skills Writing and Dictating: Through the creation of the “list poems”, students practiced forming ideas and expressing them through writing. They built their vocabulary by generating descriptive words. Reading and Comprehension: As students reflected on their experiences, they connected spoken language with written words, strengthening their understanding of how stories and ideas are communicated. […] Read more
Our Kindergartens took a field trip to Minnehaha Falls. Before the trip they worked with their teachers to plan the trip. What will the weather be like? What should we wear? What should we bring? What do we want to notice and reflect on? They were asked to pick a subject from the field trip […] Read more
For many families and students the start of school really is a homecoming after a summer away. This transition can feel like a blessed return to structure and routine, but it can also be difficult to shift out of summer habits and routines. As always, we are here to celebrate this return with our families […] Read more
This year I have witnessed this exploration of community by driving the bus on the field trips that support the Prairie and Forest classrooms’ community unit. First and second graders exploring how communities work at such depth is truly astonishing. Committees Brainstorm Possible Field TripsFirst our grade 1/2 students divided themselves into committees for health […] Read more
