In honor of Evangel Christian School’s 25th Anniversary we received a beautiful letter from our local Councilman Mr. Jimmy Van Bramer congratulating us for our faithfulness with children in the community.(Copy of the letter is on the homepage of our website) Then in December Mr. Van Bramer and his Excecutive Finance Manager Matthew came to tour our school and meet our students and our leadership team and did a walk through to see and hear first hand all we are doing, especially focusing our plans to build four more floors for our High School opening the doors for hundreds of students in his constituency and our community. We are so thankful that Mr. Bramer came to encourage us in our good work with children and that he is interested in the children and families at ECS! Thank you Mr. Van Bramer from all of us at Evangel Christian School!
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The Elementary School had a day filled with fun and adventure for our Harvest Fair! Students came to school dressed as Cowboys, Indians, Turkeys, etc… During the day each class went to the gymnasium to play a myriad of games for which they won tickets and then used those tickets to buy prizes. t was a day filled with Thanksgiving!
November 4th was an evening full of excitement, creativity, joy, love, and passion for Christian Education. Nearly 300 guests gathered to celebrate this monumental event……….25 years of service to the students and parents of New York City. This was a time to give God all the honor and glory for His faithfulness to ECS.
Our internatinal students performed on the violin, shared testimonies about how they found Jesus, and students shared a beautiful worship song with our guests. Rev. Michael Faulkner, a former NY Jets football player and was the 2010 Republican nominee for US Representative for NY’s 15th Cong. Dist. shared how happy he was that his daughter is attending Evangel and that the values that he teches at home are reinforced at school.
Our special speaker, Mr. Samuel Chand, a motivational speaker on leadership, shared about pouring our lives into our students and making a difference. What a blessing Mr. Chand was and he spurred us on to greatness.
We are so very thankful to our Foundation Board, Foundation Committee, staff and students for all their hard work in making this such a huge success. We are humbled to be part of what GOd is doing at Evangel and are excited to see what He has in stire for us!
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Over 800 Educators gathered at Evangel Christian School on Thurs and Friday, October 27th and October 28th. How blessed we are to have been given the privilege to host the very first ACSI (Association for Christian Schools International) NYC Metro Convention. School officials from as far away as California came to learn, share, fellowship, pray and encourage one another. Dr. Tony Evans was our keynote speaker and he shared about his belief in Christian Education, along with Dr. Vernard Gant, and Mrs. Miriam Velez. On Friday night Christ Tabernacle’s Choir came and ministered in song. What a fantastic service we had!
Over 150 workshops were offered
God’s presence was felt and He truly ministered to all who attended. We are excited about what God has in store for next year. A speacia thank you to all who attended and to all who helped!!!!!!
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“You are here, Stay with me”
By Cathy Wang
When I was a little kid, I had a dream.
I love singing, I love music.
When I was a little kid, I thought it was easy.
So I asked dad:”Can I be a singer?” or “Can I be a pianist?”
And dad smiled and said to me:”Yes, you can, honey. ”
After that time, I began to work hard .
When the other kids were playing games,
I was playing the piano.
When they were making fun, I was studying.
Why? Because that’s my dream.
When I grown up, I just knew that it was not easy to make the dream come true.
Many people around me said you cannot do this!
I failed, one time, two times, three times, even more………
I’ve cried, I’ve been depressed, but I never give up!
Because I know, God! You’ve been here with me all the time!
Here! Inside my heart!
Even how alone I am, even how sad I am, even how I failed
You will always be my side; you will always hear my prayer; and you will always give me your strength!!
That’s the dream you gave me!
That’s what my life is gonna be!
Maybe no one will know it, how I spend the nights.
I cannot sleep, I see the stars in the sky, they are so bright and lively, and I begin to pray,
For a new day will be coming.
Anyone will fail;
Anyone will do the wrong thing;
So why can’t I cry?
Why can’t I try after I failed?
Actually I have never been alone, I never lost my ways.
Because what?
Because God you are here, stay with me.
I never saw you, I never touched you.
But——–
I can feel you, you are in the deep of my heart.
You are here, stay with me.
So as usual, today’s night is also cold; and the stars are also shinning in the sky;
I close my eyes and smile.
A tear from eyes drop down across my face, my heart.
Not for sad, it’s for grateful and thankfulness;
For I know, I finally found the reason I can keep my dream.
It’s you, My God! I’ll praise you God!
Fear Dismissed
by: Kely Christmas
Standing on stage, stuck in a cage.
Spotlight on me, perfect, on key.
Butterflies fly, so bad, I might cry.
God can’t use me, why can’t he see?
But I am worth it,
The talent, the glitter, the surface.
My problems won’t stop me,
They’re just gifts, I don’t see.
Yeah, sure, the spotlight teases me,
Follows me, taunts me, swallows me.
But God turns his head to me,
And says, “You are already free”.
And so, I clench my stomach tight,
Here comes another daily fight.
There Satan turns to me,
On his knees for the key,
I realize I have control.
No one but God is my patrol.
I shake my head and lean right in.
“This time, you’re late, you will not win.
I’m like a prisoner full of sin,
But this time I will not give in.
Because God has held on tight to my wrist,
So I’ll pull up my other fist.”
With that said, Satan was dismissed.
Sixth Grade Poetry
David Pamintuan
Overcoming the Enemy
Before we were weak we might have shrieked.
Satan was mightier than we.
He was like a bully bounding us, blocking us, and keeping us away from God.
But when all was bleak as we were weak Jesus Christ came.
With His help we overcame Satan, sin, and all his schemes.
Jesus Christ had beaten him a million to one.
Satan lost and we had WON!!!
We made it to our Father like a missing puzzle piece now found.
We now have made it to heaven like a kid making it to his playground.
We made it to heaven because Jesus Christ had come to Earth.
He died for us including you and me.
We then became brothers and sisters in Him like a family.
Because of Him we made it home.
Because of Him we don’t have to just roam.
Because of Him he gave us a way.
Because of Him he saved the day.
Because He died we gained liberty.
Because He died we now are FREE!!!
“Not Too Young”
by Danielle Serrano
I’m not too young to follow His commands
I’m not too young to believe in His plans,
For He knows the plans He has for me
Plans of goodness and prosperity.
I’m not too young to get past the obstacles.
I’m not too young to preach the gospel,
For our purpose in life is to bring glory to Thee
And then off to live life in eternity.
I’m not too young to understand God’s teachings,
I’m not too young to do any of these things.
For I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,
All I have to do is believe.
I’m not too young to love the Lord,
I’m not too young to use the sword.
For God doesn’t have an ending date.
He goes on and on, like the figure eight.
He made the universe, how big, how vast.
Yet He is bigger, He knows the future and past.
I’m not too young, I’m not too young, I’m not too young.
September- This month 4th grade is studying about plant and animal life. We not only learned how plants grow, we also grew our own bean sprouts and measured which type of bean grows the fastest. FYI: Lima beans won! We also learned about producers (plants), consumers (animals), and decomposers (bacteria and fungi). Working together in groups we created our own elaborate food chain. It is awesome to see how God makes everything work and interact together perfectly; and how even the most insignicant creatures can have an important purpose in His design.
October- This month in Math we are studying about everything using base-four measurement. We are making predictions about our calender markers in Number Corner that regroup by fours from units, to strips, to mats. We are learning about liquid measurement using food coloring and visually seeing how 4 cups make a quart, and 4 quarts make a gallon. Finally, we are using base-four notation the way mathematicians do while we find minimal collections for the hands-on base-four peices we use. It is amazing to see how many times we count by fours in our everyday life without even thinking about it!
“Fifth graders have enjoyed learning how to write Bio poems and Memoirs in Writing class. The publishing party in September was a great way to showcase their hard work for the month on Bio poems. They are excited about showing off their Memoirs for October as well.”
Please see Galleries for pictures of our Writer’s Celebration
All Middle School Social Studies classes have begun to work on a civics education program called Project Citizen. An inquiry-based program, Project Citizen helps to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become active citizens in order to work to make their communities better.
Grade 6 and 7 – Students continue to learn reading strategies to help digest informational text. Inquiry-based learning has been introduced as well as a number of hands-on projects, simulations, and games. Our lessons are cross-curriculuar, incorporating English, Science, Art, Math, and more!
Grade 8 – Students will be working on the New York City Exit Project in Social Studies for the month of November. Students will investigate a topic within the Progressive Movement in depth. This will allow students to experience immersion in a social studies topic, as well as question, investigate, and present a well-researched project.