Norfolk Public Little Panthers Preschool

Christ Lutheran School is a Christian day school at 511 South 5th Street in Norfolk, educating children from preschool through eighth grade. Operating continuously since 1871 as a ministry of Christ Lutheran Church, the school provides an established parochial learning environment grounded in Lutheran theology and academic rigor. The educational program combines state curriculum frameworks with daily Christian religious instruction, weekly chapel services, instrumental band, choir, physical education, and competitive interscholastic athletics as the Christ Lutheran Tigers. Early learners choose between two-day, three-day, and five-day preschool schedules. Tuition discounts are extended to member families of Christ Lutheran Church and partner Norfolk-area LCMS congregations, including Grace, Our Savior, and Mount Olive, with needs-based scholarships available through school financial aid funds.

Lutheran High Northeast opened in August 1997 with freshman classes held at Grace Lutheran Church and Christ Lutheran School. Our own building on North 37th Street in Norfolk was finished in 1999, with additions in 2001, 2005 and 2010, and more than 650 students have graduated since. We are accredited by the Nebraska Department of Education, National Lutheran School Accreditation and Cognia. Students in grades 9 to 12 follow a traditional eight-period schedule and need 260 credits to graduate, including 40 in theology. Agriculture education, added in 2019, offers animal science, plant science, ag leadership, wildlife management and small and large animal care, with an active FFA chapter. Other courses include four years of Spanish, calculus, anatomy, zoology, photography, journalism, accounting, computer science, personal finance and practical life skills. Eagles teams compete in football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, cross country, track and field, golf and soccer, with baseball, softball and swimming offered as co-ops. Students also join band, concert and show choir, drama, speech, mock trial, quiz bowl, FBLA, chess club, trap shooting and National Honor Society. Families can apply for financial aid each year.

Montessori Circle of Friends is an independent early childhood and primary Montessori school located at 1033 S. 13th Street in Norfolk. Owned and operated by Cheryl and Jim Keller since 2010, the school has provided Montessori education in northeast Nebraska for over a decade with teachers bringing decades of combined classroom experience. The school offers toddler, primary, and elementary learning environments designed around Dr. Maria Montessori's principles of hands-on exploration, self-directed learning, and mutual respect. Classrooms provide calm, prepared spaces where children work at their own developmental pace with self-correcting materials. Montessori Circle of Friends maintains an open enrollment policy year-round to welcome new families as classroom space permits.