Posts by Thomas Dykhouse

Head of School Update: April 20, 2020

2020-21 Variable Tuition Process Changes

Dear Eastern Christian School Current and Prospective Families, We are living in unprecedented times. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting economic shutdown, we have all been impacted. As a result, our financial planning processes will be challenged and we will be revisiting and revising them. In particular, as it pertains to…

Eastern Christian School Remote Learning Plan

3.13.2020 3:10 PM EDT Eastern Christian School Community,  Thank you very much for the kind words and gestures of encouragement that you have passed onto the members of our team since last night when we shared the news of the need to move from our school buildings for a period of remote instruction. The following…

EC 101: Leadership: Administrative Team

  I have, quite simply, the best job in the world!For the last 12 years, I have had the opportunity each day to do work that I love serving more than 800 students and their families in the school that I was raised in, working with a group of colleagues that I respect, admire, and…

EC 4th Grade is Moving to the Wyckoff Campus!

   I am pleased to share with you exciting news of the formation of an Upper Elementary School Division designed to meet the unique educational requirements of our 4th and 5th grade students. This new program will begin with the start of the 2019-20 school year and will be housed in its own space…

Eastern Christian School Celebrates Reaccreditation Recommendation

The hallways of Eastern Christian School's three campuses were alive with the sounds of excited celebration today as the school’s 813 students enjoyed frozen fruit pops at the Elementary School and Krispy Kreme doughnuts at the Middle School and High School in celebration of the successful completion of the school’s reaccreditation efforts.  Eastern Christian School…

Eastern Christian School Appoints Ruth Kuder Chief Educational Officer

Eastern Christian School's Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Ruth Kuder as Chief Educational Officer of Eastern Christian School with effect from July 1, 2017. Mrs. Kuder currently serves as Principal of Eastern Christian High School, a position that she has held since 2014.  She previously served in numerous positions…

A Mission Measured in Generations

My wife and I were blessed to become grandparents for the first time on May 27 when our daughter Kristin and her husband presented us with a beautiful grandson, Bryce. Bryce’s birth reminded us once again of the incredible legacy that a Christian education at EC represents.  You see, we pray that in about three years…

EC Accreditation Team Blog Series: Post 2

Eastern Christian School is Accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. What is Accreditation? Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition that maintains suitable standards. Why do we pursue Accreditation? Accreditation is necessary to any person or institution in education that needs to prove that they meet a general standard of quality.…

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