Posts from June 2023

Congratulations to the EC classes of 2023! Click on the links below for access to the photo galleries and footage of the full ceremonies.  Photos available online here.    Would you like to watch the full ceremony? Watch High School Commencement Watch Middle School Promotion  

We are excited to announce that NJ.com has named Eastern Christian School a Top Workplaces 2023 award winner. This is the fifth time EC has received a Top Workplaces award. “We are thankful to once again be chosen for this honor,” shares Dr. Ruth Kuder, head of school. “It reflects our institution’s strong sense of…

Boys Lacrosse  Moving to a stronger division (having won last year's division championship) with 7 of 15 team members new to the game, the boys displayed an amazing measure of grit and commitment en route to a 6-win season. Senior captain Michael Cook modeled servant leadership and humility, while achieving a school record 200+ points…

Jamie Kim, a junior at Eastern Christian High School, is currently running an international nonprofit from her bedroom. Called Pen & Quill, she founded the organization in January with students she met at various writers’ conferences—one student from Puerto Rico, and another from California. “We contacted Princeton University Press, and we talked about what we…

Growing up in rural, upstate New York, TJ and Elisa Duger had very different schooling experiences.    “The Christian school I attended when I was growing up was very tiny and lacked the typical school experience. My husband, a product of public school, didn’t want that type of Christian school. He associated Christian school with…

As a Rutgers University student, Alicia Ulaikere recently had an opportunity to minister to someone in her dorm room. She says she felt compelled to tell her about the Lord in that moment of darkness. “Sometimes you think maybe she doesn’t want to hear about God,” says Ulaikere. “But she opened up to me that…

The spiritual theme for 2023-2024 is “Seek Truth, Speak Truth” with Psalm 119:10 as our key verse: “I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.” As the team considered the focus for the year, we wanted to echo John’s deep hope for our school community: “I have no…