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Eastern Christian Elementary School (Midland Park, NJ) recently hosted an Open House to celebrate the successful completion of the building's complete renovation. This project featured new flooring, lighting, windows, doors, signage, high efficiency heating systems, and a new intercom system. Eastern Christian teachers, administrators, board members, parents, students, donors, the project contractor, friends of the school, and future EC…

Eastern Christian's Herald is a great look at the past 6 months at EC. It includes news from all three school campuses, foundation news, alumni news, upcoming events and more! The Herald is a fantastic way for alumni and members of the current school community to learn more about what's going on at EC. Check…

Students, parents, friends, and neighbors are all invited to join Eastern Christian School- and thousands of schools around the country- for "See You At the Pole," the annual public prayer event. On Wednesday, September 24th at 7:30 AM, a diverse group of Eastern Christian community members will join in public prayer at the Eastern Christian…

One of my favorite books of the Bible is Esther.  I highly recommend working Esther into your devotional life. If you have time, read it all in one sitting- it'll only take 20 minutes, and with the gripping story-telling approach of the text, it'll fly by. I recently re-read Esther, and being a Christian school administrator,…

On a beautiful afternoon, before the first home game of the season, the students of Eastern Christian Middle School were treated to a pep rally. Cheering, singing, dancing, and fun activities ruled the afternoon on the hill and in the field at the back of the Middle School campus. Middle School Athletic Director Marc Spoelstra…

Eastern Christian School has a progressive professional development program for teachers. Because ECS values mature Christian teachers who are excellent, professional, and nurturing, we encourage and support our teachers in their professional development. Each year, Eastern Christian recognizes Master-level teachers. A Master Teacher applicant is a Senior Level teacher who has earned a Master’s Degree…

Would you like to be a high school student, again?  ECHS parents had the opportunity to think about this question at Back to School Night.  Parents were given a "course schedule," navigated the hallways, found classrooms and enjoyed being students for one night. Eastern Christian is committed to partnering with parents, and this event was a…

"Freshman Survival Day" at Eastern Christian High School is a tradition that began 5 years ago.   Don't worry- despite the ominous name, it's all about having fun and welcoming the freshmen class to Eastern Christian! The event hatched from a conversation between ECHS Student Assistance Counselor Paige Visser and "Timothy Group Leaders."  ECHS student leadership wanted to…

Friday, September 5, was opening day for Eagles athletics! We would like to thank all the fans that came to support our teams on opening day and we encourage family, friends, and other members of the community to come out and watch our Eagles soar! Volleyball won 2-0 vs Park Ridge Girls soccer won 5-1…