On Saturday, November 12, we had the great pleasure of welcoming our entire community for the opening of our York Wing in a celebration of this beautiful new space and the many opportunities for learning and creating it is making possible for students.
You perhaps were there, and had the opportunity to discover our new Media Lab, where our students are practicing the art of film editing under the careful eye of media integrator Jeff Rogers and Option Cinéma teaching team. There they are learning the latest techniques of filming, production, and direction of films and documentaries.
Or perhaps you had the chance to do some hands-on work in the Maker Space with maker-integrator Adam Romary. This new space offers many tools for creating and making, including a new 3D printer, which got much use on that Saturday. You may have even tested your ingenuity (and confidence) in the art and science of robotics.
A few daring souls — students, parents, teachers and staff — tried out a slightly different experience in the Secondary library. You accepted the personal challenge of telling us on camera in front of two renowned journalists and Lycée parents what the words “journey” and “voyages” mean to you.
Here are a sampling of your stories, in English or in French.
You took us on your travels from Syria to New York, with a special stopover in Anna’s imaginary world.
You took us on the spiritual journeys that changed you.
Your stories showed that one need not board a plane to explore unchartered territory…
And children always remind us that all trips, near and far, are adventures.
What a moving experience this project has been for us, as spectators, to listen to your journeys, your chance encounters, your joy and sadness.
We chose the theme of journeys, because they unite us as a community. Because traveling takes us outside of ourselves, introduces us to other cultures, and inspires us to discover, to learn new languages, to listen to others and to learn to respect their opinions. We learn to learn. And what more beautiful place for that than the Lycée Français de New York.
Thanks very much for all those of you who chose to take part with us. And an extra special thanks to Magalie Laguerre-Wilkinson and Jeff Kluger, our two journalists!
We look forward to sharing more of your stories very soon….
About the Author :
Marc Rognon joined the Lycée in October 2016 as Digital Communications Manager. He brings to the Lycée his experience as a TV journalist, media consultant and project manager. After almost 10 years as a producer and senior editor at France24, the international news channel, he spent one year in Iraq to create the country’s first news channel and worked extensively in North and West Africa to train journalists on reporting and news gathering. He is passionate about travelling, discovering and understanding new cultures and languages.