In this extraordinary city called New York, education is a matter of the utmost importance to families. Moreover, an ever-growing number of those seeking to provide a world-class educational experience to their children are focused on bilingualism. Yet who can be surprised? After all, study after study has demonstrated the myriad
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The central aim of our new strategic plan is to prepare our students to be the thinkers, innovators and leaders of tomorrow, but how we will do so is a frequently asked question that warrants explanation. Perhaps the most important means we are adopting across the school, from Pre-Kindergarten through
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Ask our students what word comes to mind when they hear the name Gad, as I have done these past few days, and what one hears is simple. Mais c’est impossible, monsieur. A single word could never capture his gift for making you fall out of your chair with laughter,
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A former colleague and lifelong principal whom I hold in the highest esteem often used to say, and in so doing make her students, parents and fellow educators laugh, that middle school is a special period in the educational trajectory of any child because he or she is as cute
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When talking about ethics, especially the topics of how to live a virtuous life, how to build a just society and how to create a peaceful world, discussion can very quickly become complicated. Enter “what is the right thing to do” into any search engine and the leading source of
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We are careful at the LFNY not to allow digital devices to displace, let alone replace human interaction. Yet access to the internet can be a great support for intelligent conversation, as I experienced laptop in hand a few mornings ago in our 75th Street Lobby. My purpose: to ask
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“You’ve got this, Joeren.” “Allez la France.” “Go, Stefania.” “Viva Mexico.” “You can do it, FDNY” “Keep it up, Marie.” If you were running in, volunteering for or like me cheering from the sidelines the New York City Marathon this past Sunday, you will most certainly have been infused with
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Hardly a day goes by without Le Monde, the New York Times or some other leading newspaper publishing at least one article on the subject of climate change, whether it be about what is causing this phenomenon, how it is impacting the world, or what consequences it will have if nothing
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There is more to life than one’s job, though we who are fortunate to be doing what we love most might not always give that impression. Such is the perspective which many outstanding schools, including our own, share with their students, in keeping with a humanistic vision of education as a
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Among memorable openings to books, it would be hard to find one more moving than the following: “I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.” Many will recognize these words as belonging to Malala Yousafzai, written at the start
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