Educating the Whole Child to Be Confident, Competent, and Creative Citizens
Our Mission
To educate children to be confident, competent and creative citizens.
Our Vision
Empowering scholars to be lifelong leaders and learners by developing the whole child socially,
emotionally, academically and artistically.
Our Beliefs
Our beliefs about the value of all people:
Every person deserves respect.
Each person’s intrinsic value is non-negotiable.
Every student possesses the potential to learn.
Our beliefs about our educational experience:
High standards stimulate achievement.
Higher-level thinking and social skills are developed through exploration and self-discovery.
Arts integration enhances the learner intellectually and culturally.
Leadership is a critical life skill that must be intentionally developed.
Family involvement is critical to learning.
Our beliefs about the impact of our school:
Learning is a lifelong process.
Education provides access to unlimited opportunities.
Our Model
Leadership
Art Integration
Academics
Family & Community Collaboration
Academics
Research Based Approaches
Integrated Curriculum
Data-Driven Approaches
Individualized/Project Based Learning
Collaborations and Partnerships
Teacher-Family Communication
Family & Community Collaboration
Engage Whole Family
Family Voice
Family University
Community Involvement
Community Partnerships
Leadership
Social & Emotional Learning
Leader in Me
Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Student Agency
Student Voice
Art Integration
Learning by Doing
Artistic Mindset (Innovative, Creative, Problem Solving)
Technology
Enrichment Programs
Self-Discovery
Friendship Way
The Core
Building and Maintaining Positive Relationships
Restorative Practices
Student-Student
Staff-Staff
Student-Staff
Family-Staff
Our Mantra
Our Plan
Virtual Tour
Friendship Academy of the Arts - Primary
Friendship Academy of the Arts - Intermediate
School Calendar & Daily Schedule
Before School & Summer School Programming
In partnership with the Children Defense Fund MN, Friendship Academy offers a year-round Freedom School Program. CDF Freedom Schools® provides summer and after-school enrichment through a research-based and multicultural program model that supports K-12 scholars and their families through five essential components. We focus on high-quality academic and character-building enrichment, parent and family involvement, civic engagement and social action, intergenerational servant leadership development, nutrition, health, and mental health.
CDF Freedom Schools incorporates the totality of CDF’s mission by fostering environments that support young people (known as “scholars” in the program) to excel and believe in their ability to make a difference in themselves as well as their families, schools, communities, country, and world with hope, education, and action.
