For many, a stroll through the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a bit of culture seems like a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon. I honestly feel that a walk through the Middle School this past Thursday evening was the perfect place to relax and enjoy the beauty of music and art. Students brought…
The EC Spring Gala was held on Thursday, April 19, 2018. It took us a week to write the Thank You Notes, put the empty baskets and sponsor signs into storage, and to declutter our offices, but we knew immediately that the event was a great success. With over 300 guests in attendance, we had…
Preschool and Elementary School Supports School of Hope in Haiti
Every student at Eastern Christian Preschool and Elementary School has been spending this school year learning how to be "Living Stones" in their support of a new school in Haiti. The School of Hope has been open for two years and is growing in incredible ways! The students attending The School of Hope do not…
The fourth grade students of Eastern Christian Elementary School worked hard for the last several months to memorize lines, songs, and dances to tell the story of Elijah from the Old Testament. Elijah was called by God to tell the people of Israel to repent of their sins and to stop worshiping the idol Baal.…
Tanzania Spring Break Mission Trip
This Spring Break, seven students and four adults (including two EC staff) travelled to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for their Touch the World Mission trip. Why Tanzania? Technology teacher Tim Steen and his family lived in Dar from 2013 - 2015, teaching at an international Christian school called Haven of Peace Academy. Tim and his…
As EC Team Guatemala finished up our week in Chiquimula Guatemala, we were invited to sit in student desks that we had scrubbed and placed in a freshly painted, renovated classroom. We imagined learning in a 15 x 25 foot room that had 25 students facing one way while another grade of 17 students…
EC Spring Break: The Netherlands
Every spring break, Eastern Christian students travel the world to serve, learn and play. This year, one group of students travelled to the Netherlands as part of a newly developed exchange program with Van Lodenstein College, which is a group of 5 Reformed schools in the Netherlands. Eastern Christian School and Van Lodenstein College share a…
Spring Break Mission Trips
In our weekly chapel, ECHS commissioned dozens of students as they prepare to depart on mission trips over spring break. The students will be traveling to Guatemala, Kansas City and Tanzania alongside leaders from our partnering mission organization, Touch the World Ministries. Students have been preparing for this trip all year, studying about the culture they…
The Spring 2018 Herald has Arrived!
Eastern Christian’s The Herald is a great look at the past 6 months at EC. It includes news from all school campuses, foundation news, alumni news, upcoming events and more! The Herald is a fantastic way for alumni and members of the current school community to learn more about what’s going on at EC. Check out the…