Academics

General Studies

Our curriculum cultivates critical thinking skills, problem-solving strategies, discovery, and curiosity. Teachers employ multiple approaches to accommodate individual learning styles and levels of development.

  • Our 10:1 student-to-classroom-teacher ratio ensures that children receive individualized attention and differentiated instruction.
  • Friedel students outperform area schools on standardized tests. On the spring 2024 MAP Growth standardized test (the most recent available as of printing):
    • 88% of Friedel students test at or above average in math, and
    • 89% of Friedel students test at or above average in reading.
  • Our students develop problem-solving skills through hands-on engineering and robotics curricula in our dedicated innovation lab.
  • Friedel has an annual science fair for all grades. It is the only judged science fair for elementary school students in the Omaha area. Students learn about—and apply—the scientific method while designing their own experiments, reporting their findings, and presenting to judges.
  • Our middle school program is based on young adolescents’ needs, balancing academic goals and human development needs, with an instructional process that is almost as important as the content itself.
  • Sixth- through eighth-grade students have an annual, educational travel experience:
    • Sixth graders visit Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Alabama.
    • Seventh graders travel to Washington, D.C.
    • Eighth graders travel to Israel.*

*Due to current events, in spring of 2025, eighth graders will travel to Costa Rica instead.