| School Name | Address | Phone | Grades | County | Type | District Name |
| Second Foundation School | 1219 University Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414 | (612) 378-1014 | K-12 & ungraded | Hennepin | private | |
| Date | Who | Comments |
| 3/31/2012 | parent | This is a school that operates on the fact that you learn best by doing, cooperating, and having fun. Students learn at their own pace, and style. Respect for everyone is a guiding principle. Second Foundation is a democratic school, where rules and disagreements, and their resolutions are discussed and decided by all at weekly school meetings. Students, volunteers, and teachers work together teaching and learning with each other. Friends help each other read, do math playing Magic cards, play games in Spanish, and talk about classical myths and legends. The flexible schedule of the school allows for participation in the multitude of learning opportunities this city offers from art to zoology. Students who go to Second Foundation School feel they have taken responsibility for their own education, that they know how to learn, and that they will continue to pursue learning throughout their careers. Every year the school produces a play. Almost everyone participates in many ways acting,writing, creating scenery, publicity, audio/visual, etc. . Every day is unique one day my daughter will learn engineering and math with Lego, the next enduring lessons about friendship! |
| 4/13/2010 | parent | Child-centered learning and learning *how to learn. Fantastic caring teachers and a place where respect and dignity are lived every day. |
| 1/12/2010 | parent | In our short time at Second Foundation School, my children and I have seen a change in ourselves. I am more apt to give my children freedom at home to do as they please, thus creating a huge sense of independence within their selves. My oldest child has been showing much more compassion and fighting less with her younger sibs. She's jumping at the chance to comfort them and help them do things that I would normally help them do. This is huge in our world and I have Second Foundation School to thank. |
| 2/6/2009 | parent | Second Foundation saved my life. I'm so glad there is a true alternative available. After my experience as a student for three years, my daughter attended from the age 4-13. SFS is a wonderful group of free spirits. |
| 11/2/2007 | other | I went to SFS for 6 years and loved every second of it. It's a unique school where students can grow and learn at their own pace and study the subjects they are specifically interested. My experience at SFS was more valuable, practical and useful than anything out of a textbook. |
