Friends School of Minnesota Blog

In October, we taught 7th and 8th graders West African dance moves, to go along with the West African drumming unit. We taught our classmates Kassa, a harvest dance from West Africa. We taught the students about the West African break. A West African break is a signal from the drummers to switch dance moves. In the sequence that we taught them, there were five moves. Students had to keep.. Read More

The School Committee is pleased to announce that Rick Juliusson, Co-Director of Monteverde Friends School in Monteverde, Costa Rica, has accepted the invitation to serve as the Head of School, effective July 9, 2018. The Search Committee and search consultant Marcus Hurlbut from Educators’ Collaborative have been working together since last November to recruit a strong candidate pool. The committee completed several trainings in preparation for this work, including workshops.. Read More

It is such a pleasure to welcome everyone back to school. It is wonderful to see the hallways full of children and brimming with energy and excitement. We are looking forward to an amazing year. Here are some key dates for the upcoming weeks: First Day of School Welcome and Meeting for Worship Tuesday, September 5, 2017 9:30-10:15am: All School Meeting for Worship in the gym 10:15-11:00am: Coffee for guests in the.. Read More

How is middle school at FSM different than lower school? There’s more homework and you have a different teacher for every class, but you still go to MFW and specialists, and you’re still with people you know. I came to FSM in fifth grade, which is the start of middle school. That’s two big changes all at once. First of all, it’s more homework, and you have seven or eight.. Read More

Do your children want to make a film just like the professionals do? How about building a rocket and sending it soaring into the sky? Do they have a secret stash of poems they want to share? Feel a need to express themselves through paint and paper-folding? Maybe they’d rather argue for the defense in a real courtroom? Friends School will be the place to do that–and more–from June 19-August.. Read More

Diversity and inclusion are important to the Friends School of Minnesota community as demonstrated in our mission statement, diversity statement and our actions. A part of the diversity statement says, “Our vision is to ensure that all members of the FSM community feel that they are known and that they belong. Recognizing and appreciating that our differences make our experiences of the world fuller, we seek to build a community.. Read More