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Each year at Eastern Christian Elementary School we plan 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. Our…

Recently, Taylor F., a junior at Eastern Christian, shared her perspective at our scholarship banquet regarding how the mission of Eastern Christian School has impacted her life. What she had to say was so powerful that we decided to share it here in our blog. “As I walked into my first day of school, at Eastern…

On Saturday, April 26, the sixth grade hosted the first ever disc golf tournament at the Eastern Christian Middle School. The fundraising event benefiting Paterson Habitat for Humanity brought together an EC community of elementary students to grandparents. Prizes were awarded in four divisions. Cameron V. won the elementary division. Naomi E. was the Middle School girls…

Last Thursday, April 17, over 75 students and parents crowded into ‘Well Read’ in Hawthorne, NJ to celebrate the work of our Eastern Christian Middle School student authors. The evening event unveiled the winners of the 2014 Short Story Competition and allowed for all students to read excerpts of their fictional work. Curated by Mrs. Kuehlke…

Most of us have a picture of parent-teacher conferences: full-size adults,  in kid-size chairs talking about a student’s progress in a 15-minute time slot. Even when international students are studying half-a-world away from their parents, Eastern Christian still does parent-teacher conferences.  They look very different, though. Imagine a parent-teacher conference: a few blocks from the…

Ms. Mary Bulger, director of Lexington Christian Academy's select vocal ensemble, led her students on a tour to Philadelphia and stopped to spend the day celebrating music at the Eastern Christian campuses. In one month, Eastern Christian Honors Choir will tour the Boston area and spend the morning at LCA. The combined choirs from LCA and…

You may have heard or read in the recent edition of The Herald that Eastern Christian was recently named a New Jersey State School of Character. EC is one of a select group of only forty schools and four school districts nationwide to be named State Schools of Character on the basis of a series…

More than 50 Eastern Christian High School students used their spring break vacation to participate in short term missions trips. Partnering with Touch the World, Eastern Christian sent teams to Uganda, Puerto Rico and Lynn, MA, as part of its Experiencing Missions program. There were also several students who went to Ghana through LinC youth…

Eastern Christian has been selected as a 2014 New Jersey District of Character by the New Jersey Alliance for Social, Emotional, and Character Development (NJASECD). The state recognized eight schools and two districts, choosing schools after a comprehensive application and evaluation process. Across the country, 44 schools and four school districts were recognized for excellence in…