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And that's an EC winner! Last Friday night's final "Community Basketball Night" of the season came to a close as the buzzer rang in a convincing 52-35 victory over Pequannock. The team played a great game, the community boogied under the direction of the spirit squad at halftime, the student section was rocking all game, the…

In response to student concerns over events in Ferguson, with the shooting of Michael Brown, Staten Island, and the death of Eric Garner, and Cleveland-the shooting of Tamir Rice, Eastern Christian High School organized two opportunities for students to gather and ask questions/share perspectives. As a result of those two meetings, teachers Paul Beverly, Alisa…

What does STEAM Stand For? STEAM is the acronym for an exciting new Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics program that we are pioneering at the High School for next school year. For several years, STEM (without the “A” for art) initiatives have been on the increase in schools throughout the U.S., with the intent…

Each year Eastern Christian Elementary School plans 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. This year, ECES…

Welcome to the 3B: The Brochure Breakdown Blog series. In this recurring blog series, we consider all 9 topics in the newly released Eastern Christian School Brochure. We consider how each topic helps us tell our story. The cover of the EC Brochure. Download the digital copy or request a paper copy. Cutting Through the Clutter The…

The final week of the ECMS girl's basketball season was a roller coaster of emotions. The Eagles faced an improved HCA squad in front of a rowdy Defenders crowd. After a slow start, the girls really started to feel the pressure when Madison Wynbeek had to leave the game due to a season-ending ankle sprain.…

Boys basketball had three games this past week as we wind down the 2015 season. We began with Manchester on Tuesday. The team played hard and were ahead after the first quarter but Manchester's pressure turned out to be more than we could handle. Henry Ruitenburg led the team scoring with 12 points. Thursday's game…

Eastern Christian's Mission Statement ends with, "Act as Christ’s transforming agents in a global society." Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in our thriving International Student Program. Check out the video above to hear the testimony of three of our current Chinese students. When you consider the growing Christian movement in China, and EC's…

A group of Eastern Christian High School Students, recently visited the NYU laboratory. Upon arrival, the students toured the 'Shared Instrument Facility' where instruments are housed for the entire department and used to characterize materials. The objective of doing this was to expose the students to the different techniques one can use to identify exactly…