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Missions Sharing Day

Eastern Christian School offers a for-credit program called Cross Cultural Perspectives and Service (CCPS). This service-focused class begins in September and culminates in April with Missions Sharing Day, when students in the program have an opportunity to tell family and friends about their experience on Spring Break Missions Trips. EC works in conjunction with Touch…

Head of School Tom Dykhouse Wins “Height of Achievement” Award

Eastern Christian School is New Jersey's Oldest and Largest Christian School. The external recognitions for this amazing school have come at a rapid pace in recent years. Just a sampling of recent awards earned includes: Top 50 Christian High School in America National School District of Character Top Places to Work in New Jersey SBDC…

Walk Out and Open Up

Last week I felt—not for the first time—an overwhelming sense of how honored I am to work at Eastern Christian. Our high school students and teachers used our chapel time to engage in a dialogue about school safety that was framed around our student-created Open Up Project. Thank you to Mrs. Aceino, Mr. Wright, Clara,…

The Generational Call

[caption id="attachment_4485287" align="aligncenter" width="601"] Middle School Principal David Mulder and Board Chair David Dykhouse speak at the 1992 groundbreaking of the Middle School campus addition[/caption] "He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the…

School Safety–What can WE do? Open up!

In September, our high schoolers initiated a project to address the topic of school safety. They talked about ways to allow students a safe place to open up and share their feelings, frustrations, and anxieties before things get to a boiling point and possibly turn violent. Instead of locking down their feelings, they wanted to…

3 Steps to Preschool Readiness

Getting ready for preschool can be a daunting process for parents. We're here to help! Check out these three easy steps to prepare for Preschool: 1. Download our FREE Preschool Readiness packet: 2, Register for your campus visit Preschool through 4th grade Elementary School Open House: March 8 @ 7:00 PM Schedule a personal tour…

Blog Post Interview: High School Counselor

  What is your name? What’s your position at Eastern Christian School? My name is Paige Visser and I am the Student Assistance Counselor at Eastern Christian High School. How many students do you see in a year? Last year I saw 97 different students and this year I have seen 55 so far. Some…

SOAR to Serve

The back story…. Last year in June, on the ECHS Service Day, I had the privilege of spending a day at LakeView Nursing home. When we were there, I got to chat with Ms. Del Regno, who coordinates activities for the people who live at LakeView. She shared how very limited some of the residents…

My 3rd Grader is Half Way to College?!?

[caption id="attachment_4484710" align="alignnone" width="489"] Mushy dad post warning. You've been warned.[/caption] My daughter Sawyer is in 3rd grade at Eastern Christian School. She recently turned 9 years old as one tends to do in 3rd grade. It'd been a few years since she had a birthday party, so my wife Stephanie and I decided to…

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