Early Education Program

Early Education Program

Friendzy’s early education program is developmentally appropriate and rooted in Research.

With Friendzy, you will create an exceptional research-based learning environment that nurtures both academic and personal growth, setting the foundation for lifelong success.

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What’s Included?

  • Friendzy’s resources are designed to equip, engage, and inspire educators. We believe that teaching friendship and character-building skills is most effective when teachers are fully invested in the values and competencies of the program. That’s why we provide robust training and support to help educators confidently integrate Friendzy into their classrooms.

    • Practical and easy for educators to implement

    • Flexible, easily adapted to many groups, large and small

  • Friendzy’s research-based resources extend beyond the classroom, to help create a positive community impact by getting parents and neighbors involved. Resources include parent letters for every Friendzy unit; family conversation cards to continue discussions at home; and shareable posters and social media content to engage the entire community. All our materials are designed to seamlessly work together to support educators in creating an impactful research-based learning experience.

    • Useful resources to engage the entire community

    • Character-building that extends beyond school walls

  • The Friendzy program was created to make it fun to learn how to be a really good friend. Our research-based, research-backed curriculum provides a comprehensive character-building journey for students. It includes a teaching plan, student workbooks, activities, games, digital teaching supplements, parent resources, and more. An entire school, campus, or district can learn the same core competencies, with unified vocabulary and key ideas.

    • Fun, practical resources that support the entire implementation

    • Thoughtful, holistic approach

    • Designed with unified vocabulary and key ideas

How Friendzy helps with common problems

Common problems
Not communicating feelings
Behavioral challenges
Disagreements between students
Using unkind words or actions
How Friendzy helps
Friendzy helps students develop self-awareness by identifying how common emotions look and feel in relevant situations.
Friendzy teaches self-management skills, so students learn age-appropriate strategies to control and manage emotions.
Friendzy helps students build strong relationship skills so they can form positive, healthy relationships with their peers.
Friendzy helps students examine how their words and actions can make others feel to strengthen friendships.

How Friendzy helps

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Principals

Friendzy takes a whole school, campus or community approach to character education. Teachers receive the materials they need to create impactful learning environments. They also feel supported in helping students develop their skills. And principals can expand that positive impact by involving parents and the entire school community.

Problems Friendzy Solves

Equipping students with the skills needed to succeed in life is an essential part of a well-rounded education. We’re here to make it as easy as possible for schools to implement–whether in one classroom or across an entire school campus. Here are just a few ways we support principals:

  • Students enjoy the material, helping them build relationships and achieve in school

  • Teachers feel supported by the material and professional learning and development

  • Resources are designed to involve parents and the whole community

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Students

Friendzy helps students by equipping them with the skills they need to build healthy relationships, manage stress and succeed in school and life. The lessons are rooted in research, fun and practical. By taking part in engaging activities that promote kindness and resilience, they learn skills that will benefit them their whole lives.

Problems Friendzy solves

Equipping students with the skills needed to succeed in life is an essential part of a well-rounded education. But we’re here to make it fun and effective–so students can apply what they learn to real-life situations and everyday challenges. Here are just a few ways we support students:

  • Friendzy offers fun, age-appropriate activities

  • With robust digital resource, students can learn in a familiar way

  • Effective, easy-to-learn skills can be applied to real life challenges

Parents

Friendzy provides research-based resources that educate, empower and equip families to foster character building at home. Our program offers easy-to-use materials that support parents in actively helping their children navigate friendships and build healthy relationships. Friendzy also equips students with skills necessary to manage stress and improve academic performance, benefiting parents by enhancing their children's overall well-being.

Problems Friendzy solves

Equipping students with the skills needed to succeed in life is an essential part of a well-rounded education. But we’re here to make sure parents and families are included every step of the way. Here are just a few of the ways we support parents:

  • Since teachers are supported, they can focus on student learning

  • Letters for every unit and family conversation cards keep parents involved.

  • Students learn skills to help them build relationships and succeed

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Teachers

Friendzy supports teachers by providing research-based ready-to-use structured lessons, activities and an extensive resource library to help them teach impactful character development lessons. It also offers a robust professional development program that equips teachers with the same essential skills that lead to better relationships and success in life.

Problems Friendzy solves

Equipping students with the skills needed to succeed in life is an essential part of a well-rounded education. We’re here to make Friendzy as easy as possible for teachers to implement–so they can concentrate on teaching and seeing the impact the curriculum has on their students. Here are just a few ways we support teachers:

  • All needed materials are provided–curriculum, student workbooks, digital teaching supplements

  • One platform supports creating and posting assignments, checking student progress, running detailed reports

  • We include professional learning and development, continuing education, student assessments and more

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Counselors

Friendzy helps counselors by providing a comprehensive character development program that includes classroom curriculum, student workbooks, digital resources, and an easy way to integrate everything into a research-based school life. These resources empower counselors to support students in navigating their relationships and school challenges effectively, leading to better student well-being, academic success and fewer behavioral issues.

Problems Friendzy solves

Friendzy makes it easier for counselors to align character development efforts with classroom instruction, creating a schoolwide culture of wellness. The program is designed to be adaptable to an entire school or campus–making it easier for all students to learn together with a common vocabulary. Here are just a few ways we support counselors:

  • Our program is easily adaptable to an entire school or campus

  • Families feel connected via parent letters for every unit and other resources

  • Social media content is provided to engage the whole community

The 5 Character-Building Core Competencies

Character education is rooted in positive principles that shape the hearts and minds of young children, helping them develop essential character-building skills. These skills are essential for discovering personal strengths, managing emotions with grace, cultivating empathy toward others, and establishing and nurturing healthy friendships. At its heart, our program is a proactive approach to teaching the skills that help children grow into productive adults capable of maintaining positive relationships and overall positive well-being. Below are the five core competencies woven into the fabric of our program.

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Self-awareness

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The ability to understand personal emotions, thoughts, values, strengths and weaknesses.

  • Goal: How to identify emotions and understand how emotions influence behavior and interactions with others

  • Outcome: Understand and support themselves, build self-confidence

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Self-management

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The ability to control and manage emotions, thoughts and behaviors without “stuffing” or suppressing them.

  • Goal: How to manage stress and achieve goals

  • Outcome: Increases students’ self-control skills

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Responsible decision-making

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The ability to make constructive judgments in social settings by analyzing data, facts and other vital information.

  • Goal: Better understanding of short- and long-term effects of choices

  • Outcome: Leads to better decision-making

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Social awareness

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The ability to understand and empathize with others.

  • Goal: Requires empathy, showing respect for others who are different

  • Outcome: Correlates with students using more effective, emotionally intelligent vocabulary

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Relationship skills

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The ability to form positive, healthy relationships with peers, teachers, administrators and others.

  • Goal: How to navigate social or cultural demands

  • Outcome: Better teamwork, conflict resolution

Curriculum Sample

Download a free sample of our research-backed curriculum and see how seamlessly it integrates into your program. Friendzy helps students grow in empathy, build friendships, and create a culture of kindness and connection in your school. Start making a lasting impact today!

Teaching Guide
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Student Worksheets
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You don’t have to pay for this

Friendzy Funding Guide

Help is available to pay for this valuable program

The Friendzy program adds tremendous value to a classroom, school, or community—and you can get help paying for it. Public and private organizations have taken note of the research that supports our founding principle that character-building instruction is essential to a well-rounded education. Billions of dollars from public and private funding sources are supporting programs like Friendzy.

Frequently asked questions

Got questions? Let’s get them answered

If you have questions or need a little extra help, don’t hesitate to reach out. Check out our full FAQ page—or give us a quick call. We’re just a conversation away and happy to assist!

  • Friendzy works best as a whole-school initiative, creating a unified language across grade levels. Let’s talk about what’s best for your school!

  • We sure do! Start with our Launch Well program to get a taste of Friendzy before going all in.

  • Schedule a live demo with a Partnership Specialist, and we’ll get the ball rolling!

LOVE EACH AND EVERY SONG!!! The read-aloud books are great!
Karen Widger Pre-K Teacher, St. Paul Lutheran School
I love the themes. Teamwork makes the Dream work was and is a hit. So easy to remind students using the themes. It also helps that our whole school is hearing the same thing.
Karen Kindergarten, St. John’s Area School
Love the doodle aspect! I have a very sensory oriented group this year. The doodle helps them focus.
Kindergarten Teacher, Magdalen Catholic School
The kids have opened up more in our conversations, and are putting ideas we’ve learned into practice.
Briana H 2nd Grade Teacher, Peace Lutheran School
I like the simplicity and repetitiveness of the message. The students can easily follow.
Michelle Cimilluca Pre-K Teacher & Early Childhood Director, St. Andrews Lutheran School
The digital companions and teaching guides make it so easy to teach. My students very much enjoy our Friendzy lessons.
Molly Thornhill Preschool Teacher, Immaculate Conception School
The lesson slides are amazing!
Samantha Kelley 1st Grade Teacher, Faith Academy