Students ages 11 to 18 are invited to be part of the 13th annual Rough Cut Short Film Festival, the Lycée Français de New York’s annual international festival of student short films. Submissions are due by April 1, 2023.
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Author: Elisabeth King, Director of Communications
Elisabeth King joined the Lycée team in November 2011 as the school's first director of communications. A francophile at heart, Elisabeth spent her junior year of college in Paris, and held her first job at the French Trade Office here in New York. She brings to the Lycée over 15 years of experience in media and communications in non-profits, government, news and business. She was previously executive vice president and director of strategy at ABI, Inc., a boutique public relations agency, and she worked as associate editor on two books co-authored by Todd Brewster and the late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings.
Première Scène 2023 – Watch the LIvestream
Welcome to the 23rd annual Première Scène French Theater Festival! 19 schools from across the US, Canada, France and Morocco will be part of the event.
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Leading with Purpose – Lycée Gala 2023
The annual gala of the Lycée Français de New York is the largest fundraising event of the year for school programs and need-based scholarships. This year’s theme focuses on bold leadership and environmental sustainability.
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Building Community, One Gift at a Time
None of us is interested in having our children attend a school where everyone’s the same. That’s not reality, and that’s not preparing students for life.
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Talent Show 2022 – Livestream!
After weeks of auditions and rehearsals, our annual talent show is returning live, tonight, Friday, April 29 at 7pm!
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Evelyne Estey Awarded Insignia of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor
Evelyne Estey was awarded the insignia of Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur by M. Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of France in the United States, at the Lycée Français de New York on Monday, March 15.
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Going Deeper to Develop a True Intercultural Mindset
Actively engaged in student equity and inclusion activities at the Lycée since 2018, Portia Morrell, computer science teacher in the Secondary, saw a need to build stronger links between her work with students and deepening DEI efforts among our faculty and staff, and also parents. For the 2020-21 school year
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Lycée Joins National Tributes to Samuel Paty
In a letter to the Lycée community on October 18, Evelyne Estey, the Lycée’s head of school, paid tribute to Samuel Paty, the French history-geography teacher who was killed outside his school, and teachers everywhere. Mr. Paty had been guiding his students in a discussion of freedom of expression around
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Students Lead Peaceful March for Justice
On Sunday, student leaders in the Lycée Français de New York’s Black Student Union led a peaceful protest march against racial injustice and violence for their fellow students in ninth to 12th grade, along with faculty, staff and parents. Over 100 people took part in the march, which began at
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Intercultural Competency, Diversity and Inclusion: In Conversation with Dr. Derrick Gay
During the 2019-20 school year, the Lycée Français de New York welcomes Dr. Derrick Gay, an international educator and expert on intercultural competency, diversity and inclusion. In multiple visits to the school since August, he has led workshops with our faculty, staff, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Trustees. On
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