When you are French living in New York, when you raise your children at the Lycée Français de New York, you make the choice of bilingualism, sometimes without fully understanding what it might mean for them. At the Lycée Français de New York, our children adopt a bilingualism all their
Read More!Month: March 2013
Finale des Ambassadeurs en herbe : deux élèves du LFNY sélectionnées
En décembre dernier, L’AEFE a invité les écoles francophones de son réseau mondial à participer au projet “Ambassadeurs en herbe”. Cette initiative pilote, propose à des élèves francophones de débattre, par équipe, sur des sujets d’actualité. Pour constituer son équipe, des pré-selections on été organisées entre décembre et janvier derniers.
Read More!Tous à l’heure médiévale
Le 21 mars dernier, les élèves de CM1 ont fait un voyage culinaire à travers le temps. Sur l’initiative d’un élève de CM1, Sébastien B (voir photo ci-contre), la cafétéria a servi un repas médiéval dont voici le menu : Soupe du Château, Chasse du Seigneur, Racines au Cumin, Poires
Read More!Frames of Mind
Following a recent visit to the school robotics club, I have been thinking a lot about the concept of invention, particularly in the realm of technology. And whenever I have had a chance, I have been asking students questions like, “how do you think someone came up with the idea
Read More!The Week in Pictures
Friday: A music and dance group, Bagad de Quimper, who came all the way from Brittany, France, to perform traditional dances and music on stage. Thursday: On Thursday March, 14th at 1:59pm (3,14159), the class of 5e4 celebrated Pi Day by laying down and forming the numbers 3.14 (Photo: Ashley Kaufman). Wednesday:
Read More!These Girls Got Heart
Coach Browne surrounded by her team in January 2013. The Varsity Girls basketball team finished the regular 2012-2013 season with a league record of 10-6. They secured the fourth seed position, making it the second year in a row they would go to the playoffs. This year’s team had six
Read More!Students learn to debate…at Harvard
Eighteen Première and Terminale students traveled to Boston from February 21-24 to participate in the 28th Harvard Model Congress with their history teachers, Rachelle Friedman and Arthur Plaza. This program, run entirely by Harvard students, requires students to assume the roles of government leaders with 1300 students in attendance this year.
Read More!Enjoy Haitian music at the Lycée
We are incredibly honored to host the latest concert for the musician BélO on March 20th. BélO is a Haitian artist and star, and is celebrated as musical ambassador of Haiti throughout the world. The songwriter, guitarist and singer has won numerous awards, notably the Radio France Ineternational Discovery Award
Read More!Watch the Spring Concert 2013
If you couldn’t attend the Spring Concert on Wednesday, March 13, watch the video! Program of the evening: 9th & 10th grade (3e et 2ndes) Sun – TWO DOORS CINEMA CLUB, Allegra Toran, guitar & vocals, Zoya Prousline, piano & vocals Fantaisie – TELEMANN, Makram Al Qaq, flûte Gnossienne –
Read More!R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Mariette Monpierre, director of the movie “Elza” shown on Wednesday, March 6th at the Lycée. As part of the monthly movie series organized by Pascale Richard, the Director of our Cultural Center, we had the immense good fortune this past Wednesday of being able to show the film “Elza” by
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