Where friendship and academic excellence meet
Parent Involvement

PIC Leaders -- Reminder about your new leaders for 2017-'18
-- President - Alisha Mitchell
-- Vice-President -- Laveka Belyeu
-- Secretary -- Javon Westberry  
Staff Highlight
Hello! My name is Mrs. Effiom better  known as "Ms.Jo" at Friendship. They say I am the face and voice of FAA of which I am honored. I have been a part of the Friendship family since 2006, and really enjoy the positive environment. My job includes Marketing, Communications, Instructional and Office Support. One of the things I enjoy about FAA is the constant exploration of new ways to enhance the learning experiences for our scholars. We are a small school where scholars receive individual attention and that is something our parents appreciate. At FAA we believe every student possesses the potential to learn and we nurture the genius within.
-Mrs. Effiom
 

Hello, my name is Ms. Verlon.   I’ve been working in the school office here at Friendship Academy for 7 years.  What I enjoy the most about working at FAA is the learning environment. Here at Friendship Academy the leaders and staff truly care about the well-being and success of our students.  Both the students and staff are constantly encouraged to reach above and beyond their highest potential. 
-Mrs. Verlon
Learning is Fun at Friendship

 
FAA scholars enjoy hands-on experience with both technology and environment.
Their focus on community service led them to The Food Group Farm where they learned how gardening helps fight hunger in our communities. Learn more about 
   Friendship Freshens Up!

 
FAA overhauls every space this summer to Welcome our scholars for a fresh clean start to the new school year. Check out some of the work in progress and stay tuned for future photos of the finished project.
Farewell to our 2016-'17 VISTA
  Nadya Bucklin, our AmeriCorps VISTA, is finishing up her year with us this week. She is thankful to have had the opportunity to work with the Parent Involvement Committee as well as all of the staff at Friendship Academy. She is glad to have contributed to Friendship Academy's mission to educate children to be competent, confident, and creative citizens, through her work with family and community engagement.  Her next step will take her to graduate school at the University of Minnesota, where she hopes to continue working with education research and policy. 

REAL TALK WITH
DR. CHARVEZ RUSSELL;
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Hello Friendship Academy Community,

I hope your summer has been great, wonderful, and fantastic!  We have been busy preparing for another great year and we are excited about welcoming everyone back.  This year our theme is, Leading Self To Lead Others, where our focus is creating leaders within our school and community academically, artistically, socially, and emotionally.  We will accomplish this through the Friendship Way where our pillars are Academics, Leadership, Art Integration, Culture, and Family/Community Collaboration.  Myself as well as the staff have been engaged in Leadership Development throughout the summer developing plans in each of these areas that will meet the needs of our scholars and families for this upcoming year and beyond.


Through the generous support from the Minneapolis Foundation, RKMC Foundation, and a leader.org grant, we are excited to have the opportunity to

implement “The Leader In Me.”  This program is based on Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits to Highly Effective People” 

and will make a great impact on intentionally teaching the life skills needed to be successful.  Our goal
through the Friendship Way is to intentionally teach our scholars how to build and maintain positive relationships and this is just one of the initiatives that’s in place.  There will be more to come as it is critical that our learning community collaborate to ensure the highest quality education for our children.     

 

We’ve also been focused on improving our facilities replacing carpet and painting to provide a fresh look and environment that maximizes learning and where our scholars and community will be proud.  We invite you to come take a look during our open house on August 18th from 11am-5pm and August 24th from 5-7pm.  This will also give you an opportunity to meet other parents, staff, and community of Friendship Academy of the Arts. We are thrilled that you have entrusted us to educate your scholar/scholars and will continue to strive to do better at serving their educational needs.  We look forward to another great year and remember, “We are one Friendship Family!”

 

Dr. B. Charvez Russell

Executive Director

 

 
 
Friendship Academy of The Arts
2600 East 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55406
P: 612-879-6703
F: 612-879-6707  
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