Posts from April 2016

After months of preparation by a small army of volunteers, more than 320 guests came together for a memorable night on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at The Indian Trail Club. The weather was beautiful and the clubhouse looked fabulous with nearly 100 Silent Auction items on display. As guests arrived, they picked up their programs…

The meteoric rise of technology use in our everyday lives has made the world a whole lot more convenient and connected. But the dramatic increase in "Screen Time" has also opened our children up to a digital world that they may not be developmentally ready to handle. And parents frequently feel unequipped to lead in this area.…

By Steve Blanco, Eastern Christian Sophomore Every year, the Art Educators of New Jersey (AENJ) hosts an art exhibition to celebrate Youth Art Month. The exhibition is known as the YAM exhibition. Members of AENJ (such as EC's own Mrs. Aceino and Mr. Wright) are invited to encourage their students to submit their artwork for the…

The 4th Annual EC Trike-a-thon raced around the ECES parking lot earlier this week. What is the Trike-a-thon? One of Eastern Christian School's cutest traditions, the Trike-a-thon features EC's PreK 3, PreK 4, and Jr. Kindergarten classes navigating a course on tricycles, scooters, big wheels, or pretty much any other wheeled vehicle you can imagine. By…

Eastern Christian High School recently held our annual Talent Show. It was a full house as 16 acts took the stage to share their gifts and passion for performing with the school community. Acts included solos, duets, bands, dance, and even yo-yo! Student hosts introduced each act and provided additional entertainment between acts. A panel of judges…

There’s nothing teachers love more than seeing students discover and develop their unique gifts. At Eastern Christian School, creativity abounds; no one could know that better than our very own Jesse Wright. Mr. Wright has been teaching art, as well as web and technology courses, for seven years — years he describes as dynamic and…

Each year Eastern Christian School schedules four days in its school calendar for inclement weather. Given the unusually mild winter that we enjoyed this year, we used only one of these four budgeted snow days. To celebrate the gift of these extra learning days, we will be holding a "No Snow Day" on Friday, May 27. On this day, all classes…

Eastern Christian School is Accredited by Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. What is Accreditation? Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition that maintains suitable standards. Why do we pursue Accreditation? Accreditation is necessary to any person or institution in education that needs to prove that they meet a general standard of quality.…

On Tuesday April 12 the 4th grade students at ECES presented the musical 'Rescue in the Night' to a full house during chapel. Family and friends of the 4th graders as well as the entire student body of ECES thoroughly enjoyed the presentation of how Daniel chose to obey God before anything else. The students…