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The EC Christmas Festival is an annual tradition and an amazing experience! Over 250 students from a Paterson elementary school visit ECHS for a time of Christmas fun and celebration. Each guest is partnered with an ECHS student helper for the day. The entire group "Rocks around the Christmas Tree" in the auditorium as the ECHS…

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…

We would like to say a very big "Thank You" to the generous Eastern Christian community. We were so blessed by the response and the many gifts as yesterday's #ECGivingTuesday progressed. As of the publishing of this web story, Eastern Christian School has received $10,322 through 230 generous donors! We are incredibly encouraged by the very gracious…

Below are some highlights from our elementary and middle school Thanksgiving chapels. Elementary School  Middle School The 6th Grade led us in chapel reminding us that every day needs to be spent giving thanks and not just on thanksgiving. "Thanksliving" posters, poems, parables, and skits were shared to remind us of Psalm 136:1 "Give thanks to the…

Last night we had nearly 30 families visit our High School campus for our November Open House. Families signed in and listened to a brief presentation on the Engaging, Nurturing, and Transforming nature of our high school. Our guests then toured the school with EC administrators, teachers, students, and current parents. It was wonderful to see the excitement of prospective…

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…

We are very excited to announce the opening of the online EC Swag Shop Christmas line! Click here to place your order Just in time for your Christmas shopping, "Deck Your Halls" with Eastern Christian spirit wear featuring our brand new "EC & Eagle" Athletic logo. Hoodies, men's and women's cut t-shirts, official sideline wear,…

[caption id="attachment_2899694" align="alignnone" width="400"] Phil Beverly of New Hope Community Ministries, Anton Brown of Bridgeway Community Church, and Eastern Christian's Head of School Tom Dykhouse.[/caption] The Urban Christian Education Partnership is a joint venture between Bridgeway Community Church of Haledon, NJ, Eastern Christian School of North Haledon, NJ, and New Hope Community Ministries of Prospect…

The boys finished the year with a 4-15-1 record.  While a losing record and disappointing results may create a struggle, the boys on this team were able to keep themselves together as a team.  They did this by focusing on how God's love unites them, and creating team goals to accomplish throughout the season's stretch. …