Eastern Christian School Association

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Eastern Christian School Association
Eastern Christian School Association logo.jpg
Location
Northern New Jersey
United States
District information
Type Private Christian
MottoEngaging the Mind, Nurturing the Spirit, Transforming the World
GradesPre-K-12
Established1892
Accreditation(s)Middle States
Schools3
Students and staff
Students909 [1]
Teachers63.5 [2]
District mascotEagles
ColorsBlue and Gold
Other information
Website www.easternchristian.org

Eastern Christian School is a private Christian school located on three campuses in Northern New Jersey. Eastern Christian Elementary School (ECES), Eastern Christian Middle School (ECMS), and Eastern Christian High School (ECHS) are all part of Eastern Christian School. Eastern Christian is home to students from middle and northern NJ as well as southern NY. EC also offers a one to four year middle and high school program for F-1 Visa Students.

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Eastern Christian currently has 909 enrolled students and a student–teacher ratio of 11:1. The school's student body is 57% White, 15% Asian, 13% Hispanic or Latino, 8% Black and 7% Multiracial.

Academics

Eastern Christian is the oldest and largest Christian day school in the New York Metropolitan area. It is also affiliated with Christian Schools International, which includes 425 school systems in the United States and Canada. The faculty is New Jersey State certified with an average teaching experience of 15 years, with almost half having earned advanced degrees.

High School

Accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges and approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, Eastern Christian High School offers a college preparatory program and general and business programs for students going immediately to careers. Instructors teach their subjects from a Christian perspective. The "Faith in Action" program is one such project that requires students who enter High School to volunteer time for community service.

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Middle School

The Middle School is the bridge between elementary and high school. Here, 4th and 5th grade students continue in an upper elementary model. The upper elementary program is characterized by an integrated Humanities program and Science & Math experience in 4th and 5th grade. Students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade have a departmentalized structure, providing instructors who are teaching in their areas of expertise from a Christian perspective.

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Elementary School

The Eastern Christian Elementary School offers academic education with a spiritual dimension intended to complement the teaching of both home and church.

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Extracurricular activities

High School

The Eastern Christian High School offers an athletics program with opportunities for both individual and team participation. This program intends to teach Christian values, such as sacrifice, diligence, perseverance, respect, and putting the good of the group ahead of what is good for oneself.

While 60% of students are involved in the athletic program, ECHS also offers a range of other activities to meet student interests. These include fencing, fly fishing, musical production, astronomy, robotics, gardening and more.

ECHS also offers 13 music and art electives, 3 music ensembles and 2 theater productions each year.

Middle School

The middle school campus offers a variety of fall, winter and spring athletic teams to encourage younger athletes to begin their journey as an Eastern Christian Eagle.

Students find friends and mentors throughout the EC community, including through team sports, Advisory Program, and annual events such as Robot Fight Night, Homecoming, Winter Carnival, and Hands Dirty Day. A variety of after school school clubs give students room to explore their interests and cultivate new skills, including STEAM, coding, lego engineering and baking.

Elementary School

Elementary School students at Eastern Christian receive regular special instruction in Music, Library, STEAM, Art and Physical Education. Beginning in second grade, they may opt in to an additional violin program. After school club offerings range from sports to art to dancing and more.

Notable alumni

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  2. ↑ "Explore Eastern Christian High School in North Haledon, NJ".
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  5. 1 2 3 Orr, Tamara. The Jonas Brothers, p. 17. The Rosen Publishing Group, 2011. ISBN   1-4358-3572-7. Accessed July 11, 2011. "Eastern Christian High School is a small private school in North Haledon, New Jersey.... Famous graduates include actresses Katie Sagona and Antonique Smith, and Alex Noyes, the drummer for the band Honor Society."

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