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It's hard to believe, but with August upon us, the 128th school year of Eastern Christian School is less than a month away! Our first day of school is Wednesday, August 28th for families with children in grades K-12 and Tuesday, September 3rd for our preschool program.  We have been hard at work making EC…

We have published a list of 2019-2020 school year Open House opportunities on our website. If you are considering an excellent Christian education for your student(s) and would like to visit one of our three campuses, these events are great opportunities!  November 13, 2019 at 7:00PM – High School Open House February 5, 2020 at 9:30AM…

Did you know that there are 10 days (See list below) in the 2019-2020 EC calendar where students have a day off of school? What does your family do on these days? For many EC families, this means finding child care solutions or great programs and activities for their kids to do. Many parents have…

At the conclusion of each school year, the entire EC staff gets together to celebrate the year’s accomplishments. After a great lunch grilled by administrators, the staff gathers to recognize years-of-service milestones. Here are this year’s honorees!  5 Years of Service Ryan Dykstra Lindsay Pedersen Liz Van Ryn Jim Stegink Justin Van Dyke Rudi Gesch…

Last week we celebrated the accomplishments of hundreds of EC students! It was another great school year and we pray that you have a fantastic summer. Take a look at our graduation & promotion ceremonies!

For the second consecutive year, NJ.com has announced Eastern Christian School as a Top Place to Work in New Jersey. EC is the only school in the state to receive this distinction and one of only a handful of non-profits. Head of School Tom Dykhouse said, “We are proud to have received this recognition. We have worked…

For the last few years we have been highlighting stories of a few graduating seniors at the end of their EC career. It's amazing to hear stories of lives being changed, futures being planned, and we are extremely grateful to have had a part in nurturing and shaping these young men and women. Click on…

  The End As a child of the 1990's, the end of a school year always brings about the memory of one-hit-wonder Semi-sonic's Closing Time which contains the lyric "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." The writer of Ecclesiastes (or for your oldies lovers.. the Byrds' Turn Turn Turn) put it this way: "There is…

Eagles baseball enjoyed one of its most competitive seasons in memory under head coach Max Harvell, posting wins over Manchester and Elmwood Park in league play and an exciting late inning comeback win over Hawthorne in the county tournament! Led by seven senior starters and hot hitting junior Danny Bautista, the boys gave some of…