Week in Pictures, August 31 – September 4

 

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Friday: Last day at Camp Pontiac. Students enjoy their last game in the beautiful countryside setting before heading back to Manhattan. About 250 students participate to the camp every year.

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Thursday: Primary English teacher Carolyn O’Brien presented the results of her summer research grant on meta-cognition and biliteracy, a strategy that encourages students to be more reflective about their learning.

9X7A9035-2Wednesday: End of practice for these two student-gymnasts at Pontiac, a yearly camp where all secondary students are invited to practice and try out Fall sports.

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Tuesday: Every year, the Lycée awards two Summer Research Fellowships to its faculty. Head of the History-Geography, Art and Music department Arthur Plaza presented the results of his fascinating research on Entrepreneurial Learning: Creativity, Problem-Solving and Service.

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Monday: It’s Orientation Week for all teachers and staff at the LFNY. To start off the week, employees are put in groups and challenged to create a piece of art around the theme of “hope”. The team-building activity was organized in partnership with ArtWare for Good and the Edeyo Foundation, an initiative for education in Haiti.


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