The Week in Pictures – October 21-27

Friday: 2013-2014 student representatives practice self affirmation games (affirmation de soi) as part of their annual retreat. Under the supervision of drama teacher Marie-Hélène Brabant, they practice listening, observing and speaking in front of a group. Thursday: The entire primary school celebrated UN Day with activities for pre-K and kindergarten students

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Elèves sans Frontières

Most conversations this week have begun with questions about the October vacation, to the delight of our students, who seem to appreciate talking about their deserved break almost as much as they enjoyed taking advantage of it. When asked what I did while classes were out, my own answer has

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Penser l’autre

Corine Pelluchon au Lycée Français de New York le 11 octobre 2013. De la visite de la philosophe Corine Pelluchon on retiendra l’idée qu’il y a dans l’animal et tout organisme vivant en général, un être sensible en déploiement. Sous cette perspective il ressort quelque chose d’universellement partagé et ouvrant

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3-6-9-12

“Have you heard about 3-6-9-12?” asked my former colleague. “No,” I answered. “It’s a book that’s just been published,” he continued, “and which a lot of people in France have been discussing because it makes strong recommendations about how to manage our children’s interactions with the many screens in their lives.

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La ville comme campus!

Living in the city, especially one the size of New York, can sometimes be a challenge. The density of population, movement and sounds in Paris, not to mention Mumbai, Beijing or Rio de Janeiro, makes for a different kind of existence from what one would find in nature, to say

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