Posts from July 2014

The integration of a Christian worldview in every aspect of the Eastern Christian School experience sets our school apart from other schools. Recently, we interviewed Richard Van Yperen, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, about why this worldview development is central to the education at Eastern Christian. Christian school leaders often talk about the integration of…

At the end of week five, renovations are still ahead of schedule on the Eastern Christian School Elementary Campus. The new tile floors have been installed in 7 out of 10 classrooms. Painting is now complete including trim and doors. Work continues to progress with the new boiler and should be complete next week.   

Renovations are going well at the Eastern Christian Elementary School and we are currently ahead of schedule. New ceiling tiles were installed in 11 classrooms this week. The old boilers were removed from the boiler room and smaller, more efficient boilers are being installed. Three of the four sets of new outside doors have been installed.…

Renovations have been taking place in the Eastern Christian Elementary School for the past three weeks. New windows have been installed in 11 classrooms and the health room. Old ceiling tiles, grids and lights have been removed. New grids and lights are in place in all 11 classrooms. All 11 classrooms have been painted and the…

Dr. Julie Tokarski, a member of the Eastern Christian High School Class of 2001, recently visited Haiti as a member of a medical mission organized by Nova Hope for Haiti. Dr. Tokarski is a pediatrician who is currently completing a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx,…

Renovation Update--At the end of week two of the Eastern Christian Elementary School renovations, the windows have been installed in all 11 classrooms. Foam insulation is being sprayed above the windows for extra efficiency. Five of the 11 classrooms have been painted. We're soon ready to order new blinds for the windows and install the…

Ten members of Eastern Christian School’s staff completed an intensive two-day course this week offered by the New Jersey State Police and received certification in Multihazard Emergency Planning for Schools. The EC team was joined by numerous county and local police, fire, EMS, and emergency management personnel for the course, which covered school emergencies as…

The construction at the elementary school is going very well. By the end of the week after school was dismissed for the summer, the workers were able to completely empty all 11 classrooms thanks to the hard work of the faculty cleaning up their classrooms. The ceiling tiles, grids, lights and fans were removed from…