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The 2023 EC golf outing was a huge success!

On Monday, May 22, the Lord provided the most beautiful day for a round of golf, fellowship within the EC community, and the continued support of the Eastern Christian mission. 128 golfers and 58 sponsors came together at Wild Turkey Golf Club in Hamburg to raise more than $85,500 gross towards the completed renovation of…

2023 EC Auction Gala breaks fundraising records!

The 2023 EC Auction Gala brought together more than 300 supporters at The Tides Estate in North Haledon for a night of fellowship and fundraising. The generous Eastern Christian School community brought in a record breaking total--more than $250,146 toward continuing the mission of raising up the next generation to impact the world for Christ. …

Awaken: Youth Prayer Rally

Eastern Christian High School Project Lead students have been hard at work planning Awaken: Youth Prayer Rally.   Seven youth groups are now involved, plus Eastern Christian High School students! You are invited to this multi-denominational youth event where we will be praying for area schools, local communities, churches and each other. Here are the…

The spring 2023 Herald is here!

Hot off the press! Look out for The Herald in your mailboxes, the biannual publication of Eastern Christian School. The magazine provides a good overview of the past six months, covering campus news, foundation news, alumni news and upcoming events. A fantastic way for alumni and our current school community to stay connected, check out…

Reflections on Community Worship Night

“If you do not worship God seven days a week, you do not worship Him on one day a week. There is no such thing known in heaven as Sunday worship unless it is accompanied by Monday worship and Tuesday worship and so on.” -A.W. Tozer Every day encounters. Students lifting their voice as one…

Our agenda is excellent, Christian education

On August 17, 1892, a group of 62 immigrants gathered in the basement of Second Christian Reformed Church to form The Holland Reformed School Society. The following year, the society opened up Amity Street Christian School, a predecessor of Eastern Christian School.  According to old school records, the date of the meeting was significant: “It…

Teaching Christianly: Donna Hoogerhyde, fourth grade

It is a pleasure to start the day reminding the children that God is in the room. He is with us as we study his world, the “magnificent theater” that we are called to learn about, care for, and enjoy. Throughout the day, I am able to remind the children that “our world belongs to…

Understanding Seton Hall Project Acceleration, our dual enrollment program

The Advanced Placement test program is traced back to Kenyon College, which started it as a pilot program in the 1950s with the goal of shortening the timeline for obtaining a bachelor’s degree. AP Tests enable high school students to earn credits based on their performance on a test. However, AP classes and corresponding tests…

Teaching Christianly: Liesl Botbyl, MS Science

Science offers so many opportunities to teach from a Christian perspective. I want my students to wonder at the power and majesty of our Creator! My prayer is that through any topic we are learning about, that they will see how that content points back to God and His characteristics. Seventh graders are currently learning…

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