On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 the Y11 students of the Lycée Français welcomed an extraordinary program to our school. Youth Arts New York’s Hibakusha Stories initiative organized a conference regarding the lessons one can learn from the atomic attack on Hiroshima August 6, 1945 seventy years later. (Learn more about
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Diplomacy in action at Model UN 2014
The LFNY Model UN team in front if the international organization’s General Assembly on March 23, 2014. In preparation of this year’s Change the World Model United Nations (CWMUN) conference, moderator and LFNY history teacher Carine Gibert invited a trainer from Associazione Diplomatici, which sponsors the conference, to address students
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The LFNY team in front of the gate of the prestigious Harvard campus. Eighteen Y11 and Y12 students participated in the 29th annual Harvard Model Congress in Boston this year. Lycée students were among 1400 students from 20 states to participate in the government simulation conference organized by Harvard University students.
Read More!LFNY hosts Veterans Day Ceremony
On November 8, the Lycée Français de New York hosted a ceremony honoring 35 American veterans of World War 2 who were promoted to the French Legion of Honor for their service to France. The award has a prestigious history since its creation by Napoleon Bonaparte. Among its distinguished recipients
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As the students are reaching the end of their stay, they are sharing with us some impressions of their experience abroad. Q: What has made the strongest impression on you so far in China? Hélène C.: “The strongest impression for me was the Pearl Tower. I will never forget it.
Read More!Students learn to debate…at Harvard
Eighteen Première and Terminale students traveled to Boston from February 21-24 to participate in the 28th Harvard Model Congress with their history teachers, Rachelle Friedman and Arthur Plaza. This program, run entirely by Harvard students, requires students to assume the roles of government leaders with 1300 students in attendance this year.
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L’économiste de renom Esther Duflo a passé une heure et demi en compagnie des élèves de seconde, première et terminale du Lycée le 10 décembre dernier afin de parler de son approche innovante pour réduire la pauvreté dans le monde. Note : le son ne démarre qu’à partir de 22
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