In preparation for the upcoming field trips to NYU, Marist and Vassar (for students who are thinking of applying to university), our College Counseling office recently invited five recent alumni to talk about their own experiences with the college admissions process. In the auditorium this past December, Lycée graduates from
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Coming Home
How long were you a student at the Lycée? My parents are American, but they were living in France when I was born and fell in love with French culture. When we moved back to New York, they absolutely wanted me to attend a French school and the Lycée Français
Read More!A Gala for Service and Unity
This year’s gala, “Toi + Moi = Beyond the Self“, is a celebration of community spirit and service to others. The school will honor Christy Turlington Burns, advocate, social entrepreneur and founder of the nonprofit, Every Mother Counts. We sat down with this year’s co-chairs, Jordan Phillips, Orla Coleman, Claudia Fleming
Read More!Letter from Nepal
I’ve lived in Nepal for more than two years now, and there hasn’t been a day when I haven’t thought of earthquakes. I knew I was moving to an earthquake zone that geologists warned was overdue for a massive quake, and I have a tendency to over-prepare, probably acquired in
Read More!De New York à Lagos
How did you come to be at the Lycée Français de New York? My family moved to New York from the Central African Republic in 1996. My mother was working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the time, and we had been forced out of Bangui, the capital,
Read More!Amital Isaac ‘07, le journalisme dans la peau
Lorsqu’on demande à Amital ce qui lui reste de ses années au Lycée Français de New York, ce sont les mots ouverture, multiculturalisme, multilinguisme et culture générale qui reviennent le plus souvent. Cette ancienne élève du LFNY, scolarisée entre 1994 et 2007, s’apprête à ouvrir, avec 30 autres journalistes, le
Read More!Matriculations for the Class of 2016
Whether pursuing studies in the US, France, the UK, Canada or other parts of Europe, students in the Class of 2016 chose with great care and achieved impressive results. I am cheered by these outcomes, and not only because there are some recognizable, international names on the list of their
Read More!Qui est Victor Soskice (’41) ?
Victor Soskice en uniforme militaire en 1943. Qui était Victor Soskice ? Victor Soskice était élève au LFNY, durant l’année scolaire 1940-1941. Il se destinait à une carrière diplomatique et était allé étudier à Georgetown University, mais il a renoncé à ses études pour s’engager dans l’armée américaine. Parachuté en France
Read More!Clément Lenoble ’98 Talks Music Choices & Lycée Souvenirs
What drew you to music and made you want to join a band? J’ai baigné dans la musique depuis mon plus jeune âge grâce à mon père. Il a toujours été un grand amateur de rock’n’roll et pratiquait plusieurs instruments. Mais c’est durant mon adolescence à New York que j’ai
Read More!“Don’t Stress Over College Results,” LFNY Alumni Say
“I chose my college based on the student body” (1:26) Joachim Vaturi, class of ’15 – Washington University in Saint Louis Joachim Vaturi was a Bac S-BFA student at the Lycée. He is now at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He really values the collaborative atmosphere at his college. It
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