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  "If you look at what produces learning and memory and well-being, play is as fundamental as any other aspect of life." -Stuart L. Brown M.D., president, The National Institute for Play Physical movement is essential to learning. And yet, while almost every educational expert would agree with this statement, movement is being promptly “moved out”…

In this recurring blog series, we look at the Culture of Innovation at Eastern Christian School. A major Institutional distinctive that sets EC apart as a global leader in Christian Education is that this is a school community and leadership team that takes calculated risks on new, leading ideas in order to more effectively fulfill…

At Eastern Christian School, we recently launched our Do Life Big video. Like most “School community videos,” and Lip Dubs, Do Life Big features hundreds of smiling, singing, and dancing students and faculty as they showcase our school’s programs, culture, and facilities. Unlike any school community video that we had encountered before, Do Life Big…

When I think of the power of God, one of the first things that comes to my mind is the scene in Bruce Almighty when Bruce (Jim Carrey) is first given his divine capabilities. He quickly begins experimenting with his newly discovered powers by shooting off a fire hydrant and splitting traffic while turning all…

In this recurring blog series, we look at the Culture of Innovation at Eastern Christian School. A major Institutional distinctive that sets EC apart as a global leader in Christian Education is that this is a school community and leadership team that takes calculated risks on new, leading ideas in order to more effectively fulfill…

Founded in 1892, and with over 800 students across 3 campuses in northern New Jersey, Eastern Christian School is the oldest and largest Christian school in the state.  But recently we’ve wondered something else- are we also the greenest? Everywhere you look today, green initiatives are en vogue. But for Christians, green initiatives aren’t a…

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,…

The “Three-Legged Stool” of home, church, and school all working together to grow our children in the faith has long been the model for Christian education.  I was thrilled to read the editorial by this name in the September, 2014 edition of the Banner, the magazine of the Christian Reformed Church in North America. This piece powerfully makes…

I have a friend who has a green thumb. Her garden wins her town's annual most beautiful garden award almost every year. But she would tell you that having a green thumb is an euphemism for careful research, planning, and planting, plus daily feeding and watering. People admire her garden and assume that she naturally…