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Peter Christensen, Interim Principal

1000 Walsh Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106

651-293-8880 | Get Directions

Principal/School Name

360 Colborne Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55102

651-767-8100 | Get Directions

Welcome to Farnsworth Aerospace Upper Campus

At Farnsworth – “The Home of Future Leaders” – aerospace is infused in every aspect of our curriculum. Our dedicated staff encourages experimentation and engages imagination. Our students work on teams to solve complex problems, and each success builds confidence for the next challenge. We are a dual-campus school serving students in grades PreK-8. Our Lower Campus (grades PreK-4) is located at 1290 Arcade Street. Learn more...

Inspiration. Imagination. Commitment.

Our Vision

Together with community and families, we will prepare each child for social and academic success in the 21st Century by cultivating curiosity, critical thinking and collaboration in literacy and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Aerospace, Math).

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Why Aerospace?

Our program engages a child’s imagination with the exciting endeavor of human flight. Students learn to value teamwork when solving complex problems. They experiment, present their ideas, gain confidence and become leaders.

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Flight Simulator Lab

Students at Farnsworth Aerospace have high expectations for each other. With our state-of-the-art flight simulators, those expectations feel real. At 2,000 feet, there are no excuses, their team is depending on them. In 2021, our flight sim labs was fully updated with virtual reality film simulator systems.

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Space Camp

Each fall, Farnsworth sixth-graders are eligible for one of our most exciting field trips. A trip that will challenge them physically and mentally. An experience that will expose them to a host of engineering and aerospace technology careers.

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OUR PRINCIPAL

Principal Christensen is a veteran Saint Paul Public Schools principal. He retired as the Executive Director for High School Education in 2009 after ten years as principal at Battle Creek Middle School and assistant principal positions at Humboldt, Johnson and Highland. Since his retirement, he has worked for the Wallin Education Foundation, was principal of Minneapolis North High School, and returned to serve as substitute principal at more than twenty Saint Paul Public School sites.

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