Alive Inside

They watched middle-aged and elderly residents who live with Alzheimer’s or other memory-damaging conditions become animated, talkative, and engaged because of the music presented to them in their social room.  There was karaoke, recorded music piped into speakers from smartphones, and a wide variety of percussion instruments. Music, as the

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The Analog Platform

The Analog Platform. That’s the phrase that came to my mind as I watched my twelve 5eme advisees. Some were writing and drawing on the wall-sized whiteboard of Student Resource Room A. Others were at the table drawing logos for our advisory that would decorate our room. Another student worked

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The Bard et Nous

LFNY loves the Bard. This year’s qualifying round of the English Speaking Union Annual Shakespeare Competition involved twenty-four students from 3eme to Terminale, from level 1 English to OIB.  For this rigorous tourney, students memorize and perform speeches from Shakespeare’s plays. Awards are given to the top four contestants, and the winner

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