Eastern Christian Girls are Varsity Track Non-Public B State Champions!

Congratulations to the Girls’ Varsity Track Non-Public B State Champions! Lyndsey Smith captured three Gold Medals and one Silver Medal in her four events. Her success, as well as the overall team performance, propelled Eastern Christian to its first Non-Public B track and field state championship title Saturday. “I am so proud of the entire…

With the arrival of the last day of school on June 19, the extreme makeover of Eastern Christian Elementary School will continue! During the last two summers, major renovations have taken place in the early childhood wing and in the completely new restrooms for students and staff members. This summer, eleven classrooms will be extensively…

On Wednesday, May 28, the North Jersey Interscholastic League held their 4th Annual Sportsmanship Luncheon at the Chart House in Weehawken. Over 140 Athletic Directors, athletes and guests gathered to honor those athletes from each member school that were nominated for outstanding sportsmanship. Each of the 36 member schools honored one female and one male…

We recently interviewed Sandy Bottge, Elementary Principal at Eastern Christian School, about her perspectives on the value of a Christian education for elementary and preschool grades. 1. Why do you believe that Christian education is important for students that are of preschool and elementary school ages? "Christian education is very important for preschool and elementary…

Each year at Eastern Christian Elementary School we plan a school-wide Problem Based Learning (PBL) project. In a PBL project, students are presented with an essential question or problem that they must work together to answer or solve. Problem Based Learning allows students to take ownership of their learning and think deeply and creatively. Our…

Recently, Taylor F., a junior at Eastern Christian, shared her perspective at our scholarship banquet regarding how the mission of Eastern Christian School has impacted her life. What she had to say was so powerful that we decided to share it here in our blog. “As I walked into my first day of school, at Eastern…

On Saturday, April 26, the sixth grade hosted the first ever disc golf tournament at the Eastern Christian Middle School. The fundraising event benefiting Paterson Habitat for Humanity brought together an EC community of elementary students to grandparents. Prizes were awarded in four divisions. Cameron V. won the elementary division. Naomi E. was the Middle School girls…

Last Thursday, April 17, over 75 students and parents crowded into ‘Well Read’ in Hawthorne, NJ to celebrate the work of our Eastern Christian Middle School student authors. The evening event unveiled the winners of the 2014 Short Story Competition and allowed for all students to read excerpts of their fictional work. Curated by Mrs. Kuehlke…

Most of us have a picture of parent-teacher conferences: full-size adults,  in kid-size chairs talking about a student’s progress in a 15-minute time slot. Even when international students are studying half-a-world away from their parents, Eastern Christian still does parent-teacher conferences.  They look very different, though. Imagine a parent-teacher conference: a few blocks from the…