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.
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.
Wednesday: 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.
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.
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.
About the Author :
Former journalist, Cecile is passionate about multimedia storytelling. With her camera, notepad and microphone, she enjoys telling the great stories that are happening at the Lycée. Cecile was formerly senior communications manager at the school.