Friends School of Minnesota is a K-8 independent Quaker school in St.
Paul, Minnesota. We offer a rich program rooted in progressive education where in-depth academic studies are supported by peaceful forms of conflict resolution.
We are celebrating 25 years. We are a diverse community with students from a broad range of religious and non-religious backgrounds, including eight percent from Quaker families.
We welcome ethnic and economic diversity; 31 percent are children of color and 34 percent of FSM families receive need-based financial aid.
Arts and Music Programs: After School Music Program, Engineering Club, Spanish Club
School Notes
Started by Quakers and peace activists in 1988, Friends School
of Minnesota has a student body of 168 and a faculty of 20.
In the tradition of the 80 Quaker Friends Schools across the
United States, Friends School of Minnesota was founded to meet
children's intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs in an
environment that nurtures their social consciousness.
"Our mission is to prepare children to embrace life, learning,
and community with hope, skill, understanding and creativity. We
are committed to the Quaker values of peace, justice, simplicity
and integrity."
FSM is simply the best school I''ve seen and experienced for my 2 children, and I have seen a great many. My children are happy to go to school in the morning, and are happy with school at the end of the day. The classes are small, well-organized, creative, nurturing, and are taught by highly engaged, highly educated teachers. We are not Quaker, but we love the Quaker values the school embodies. Somehow they have captured a "just right" feel meeting the developmental needs of the whole child (lots of outside time!) with a truly stimulating academic environment and curriculum. Their teaching is strong intellectually, individually, creatively, socially and emotionally. Wow, eh? It's the real deal.
- Posted by Parent - susan
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Decades ago private schools could have been accused of being elitist. You had to have money to attend. The student populations were fairly homogeneous. Fortunately that has changed.
The average private school tuition in Saint Paul, MN is $10,089 for elementary schools and $17,705 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
