Friends School of Minnesota

09/08/2026

As we kick off the 26-27 school year, we are thinking about last year's graduating 8th graders. We hold you in the light as you begin your next adventure. We miss you and we know you will do well in your high schools.

07/08/2026

We are hiring an after school piano teacher!!

FSMN welcomes applications from all interested applicants who share our core values, including the Equity and Inclusion vision of our Strategic Plan: “We envision a school community that embodies s…

07/07/2026

From the school year (well, the Sunday after the last day of school)... The Grand Old Day parade was a blast! The peace dove was a hit (you could hear lots of kids saying, “WOW, look at that BIG bird.”) We definitely made an impression.

Thank you to everyone who showed up to march with our school. Whether you marched from the beginning of the route or joined us along the way - we appreciate your dedication to helping our school get more visibility. Couldn’t join this year? That is OK! We are hoping to march next year as well.

06/13/2026

We will be at Saint Paul Pride Fest all weekend. Stop by and say hi!!! Make a seed bomb to help pollinators. St. Paul Pride Fest is being held at Duel Citizen (725 Raymond). Hope to see you there!

06/07/2026

Say hi when you see us go by... we are thrilled to be a part of the Grand Old Day parade tomorrow Sunday, June 7th. We will have the peace dove with us (the peace dove pictured here is from a 2012 peace day celebration)

05/29/2026

Congratulations to FSMN Alum, Isabella Star LaBlanc! She is starring as Louisa/Jo March in the Guthrie's "Louisa May Alcott's Little Women." It runs through June 21st.

Our FSMN middle school Theater Appreciation Club went to see "Louisa May Alcott's Little Women" at the Guthrie. They loved it.
"It was so moving."
"The acting was amazing"
"The sets were beautiful"

There is still time to see Isabella in this iconic role. If we have said it once, we have said it a thousand times, we are so impressed by our alumni.

05/22/2026

Congratulations to 2006 FSMN graduate, Chesa, for her role in "Fefu and her Friends." The play runs through May 28th and is at the The Searle Mansion. So exciting to hear about all of the interesting things our alumni are doing out in the world. https://www.theatreprorata.org/production-history/fefu-and-her-friends

05/16/2026

Thank you to all of the alumni and alumni families who volunteered at the Friends School Plant Sale! We know we didn’t catch all of you for a photograph, we’re sorry if we missed you in our collage!

Special thanks to FSMN alumni, Ruby Thompson, who created our 2026 Plant Sale design!

05/15/2026

One week ago today, two 8th grade Friends School students and our head of school were being interviewed by a local TV station at the Friends School Plant Sale!

We had an amazing sale. Thanks to the mostly local growers we work with, the 2,000 volunteers - including current families, alumni families, and alumni. Thanks as well to our students who work incredibly hard at the sale (one student exclaimed, “I walked 17,000 steps today!). Max and Finn, thank you for being willing to be interviewed. You make us proud.

A HUGE thank you to our community of shoppers. You come out every year to support our school and buy affordable plants that aren’t treated with neonicontinoids.

Many times during the sale, we heard shoppers say things like…

"This is my happy place"

It is our happy place as well.

04/24/2026

This past week, we celebrated Earth Day by cleaning out storm drains. Thanks to our Friends School 6th graders for doing the work to support our waterways.

Thanks to Adopt-a-Drain MN for helping to inspire this work in our community.

Storm drains flow directly to local lakes, rivers, and wetlands, acting as a conduit for trash and organic pollutants. When you adopt a storm drain in your neighborhood and keep it clear of leaves, trash, and other debris, you help reduce water pollution. It is a great way for our students to live the Quaker value of Stewardship.