Posts by Rudi Gesch

Welcome to Eastern Christian Elementary School! When you set foot on our Midland Park, NJ campus, you'll immediately notice that, at Eastern Christian Elementary School, we are different! Like what you see here? There's still time to pre-register for our upcoming Open House at Eastern Christian Elementary School. Click here to sign up! Can't make the…

Come Visit EC Preschool and Kindergarten! Will your child be 3, 4, or 5 in the fall of 2017? Are you interested in having your child start at EC? If so, now is the time to explore our early childhood program at Eastern Christian School. We've been blessed with a growing program, and space will be…

Last school year, our first ever Robot Fight Night was a major success. In front of a packed "Robo-Stadium," Eastern Christian High School Robotics teams duked it out in an elimination tournament for robo-supremacy. EC senior Caleb Gorter emerged the inaugural tournament victor (2016 highlights below). Now it's 2017 and it's time to take things up a…

EC Super Saturdays are back! Last year's inaugural Super Saturdays were a huge hit with all who attended. Now they're back in 2017: Every Saturday in February. For Free! Winter weekends in frigid NJ can be difficult for young students. As parents, we know all too well that movement matters, but it's difficult to get up…

The EC Christmas Festival is an annual tradition and an amazing experience! Hundreds of students from a Paterson elementary school visit ECHS for a time of Christmas fun and celebration. Each guest is partnered with an ECHS student buddy for the day. The entire group “Rocks around the Christmas Tree” in the auditorium as the ECHS students put on…

Eastern Christian Preschool is growing! This year, we increased our scheduling options allowing us to serve more children and families. As a result, our preschool enrollment increased by 20%! We recognize the awesome responsibility and blessing of being entrusted with a child’s first school experience. Next year, we will be offering the same preschool program…

Eastern Christian is proud to announce the start of Saturday School, set to launch next semester! Classes and events are available for all ages. We are offering everything from SAT/ ACT Prep for high school students to Ceramics and Photoshop for any adult in the EC Community. Also families of middle and elementary school kids,…

The Eastern Christian High School Math Club recently competed in the Joseph W. Andrushkiw Mathematics Competition at Seton Hall University. In all, 25 New Jersey High Schools featuring 249 individual students competed in this prestigious competition. EC's Math Club finished 4th overall in the team competition, winning one of the 5 top-prize plaques. In the individual competition,…

While the grown-ups in America were deciding on their next president on November 8th, Eastern Christian Elementary School students were deciding the first ever EC "Elephant and Piggie" election. Taken from author Mo Willems' popular "Elephant and Piggie" book series, EC Elementary School students could cast one vote for either Elephant or Piggie. Students were…