Posts in Middle School

What if we got out of our comfort zones and spent two hours of our Saturday afternoons raking leaves in our town? Or donated those unwanted clothes sitting in our closets for the past six months? Would the world suddenly become a perfect place because we collected some cans of food and dropped it at…

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…

Congratulations to the EC classes of 2015! As a preschool through high school community, we are blessed to be able to celebrate four unique annual ceremonies honoring promotion and graduation for our students. Click the pictures below for a link to graduation and promotion photo galleries:   

Family members, friends, colleagues, and former students of Mrs. Joann Everett gathered recently with current students and faculty of Eastern Christian Middle School to dedicate an outdoor seating area and planting in Joann's memory. Joann enthusiastically invested thirteen years of her life as a dearly loved Bible and Language Arts teacher at ECMS prior to…

One of the major goals for Eastern Christian Schools is to help students realize the power they have in Christ to transform the world. Many ideas that have had a sizable impact on communities have begun with a small, but powerful idea that has caught hold and spread. The Make A Difference program (MAD) aims…

Some of the best learning experiences happen outside of the classroom. On Friday, May 1, the 6th graders visited our friends at the Holland Home in North Haledon to learn about life during WWII.  Our friends shared stories of life on the homefront, life in Holland, and life in the armed services during the 1940’s.…

By: Janelle Baldwin, 6th Grade On Tuesday, April 28, ECMS’ sixth grade went to work with Paterson Habitat for Humanity! They did this as part of their M.A.D. project. It was an anticipating event; the sixth grade has been doing other things for Habitat, such as making baskets for new homeowners, making bookmarks for their worldwide…

Eastern Christian recently celebrated the cultural diversity of the Middle School with our 5th Annual International Day. We kicked off the event with an International Buffet. Seeing the tables covered with food, it quickly becomes clear what a diverse student body we have! There were dishes from The Dominican Republic, Portugal, Poland, the Ukraine, Italy, France,…

EC Middle School Student Dylan Olsen's inspiring story was too big to be contained in the walls of Eastern Christian. Fox News recently shared Dylan's story. New York News Overcoming partial paralysis on his right side, Dylan plays baseball for the Clarkstown Stars. A sports fanatic, Dylan doesn't just play- he's the starting 1st baseman.…