It was early morning. The sky billowed with snow, which fell like a whisper and packed itself like the wool of a loom being tightened. And as the sky scrapers of Manhattan gave way to the wooded hills of the Catskills, the words of American poet Mary Oliver came to
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Trouver sa voie lors à l’occasion du Forum des métiers
À l’heure où les élèves de seconde et de première doivent décider d’une filière du baccalauréat ou choisir l’université au sein de laquelle ils poursuivront leurs études, le Forum des Métiers leur a donné l’occasion de découvrir, à travers le témoignage de professionnels, des métiers divers et variés. 27 parents
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“Taking a gap year is so eye-opening” Paloma Parkes, class of ’13 – Bristol University Paloma Parkes is studying geography at Bristol University in the U.K. after taking a gap year. At the Lycée she was in the Bac Littéraire OIB track. She is hoping to get a masters
Read More!Lycée Graduates Make Bold Choices
Students throw their graduation caps in the air following their graduation ceremony in June 2014. The Class of 2014 was bold. They had the audacity to apply to some of the oldest, most selective universities in the world, as well as the newest and most innovative programs in international higher
Read More!Talking about College, without Anxiety
Fresh air and nature inspire the 10th graders to open up about their college plans and concerns. “…And in January, we’re all going to go to an overnight camp together! Frost Valley!” My audience of freshly scrubbed, back-to-school tenth graders looked simultaneously shocked and intrigued. Qu’est-ce que c’est, Madame Pluta?
Read More!LFNY Alumni share tips about their college experience
Talat Rubin, class of ’11 – Columbia University “The workload is extremely challenging.” Talat Rubin is studying pre-med at Columbia University in New York City. She was in Terminale ES BFA in 2011. Mathieu Shifera, class of ’13, Johns Hopkins University “Les
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Ann-Sophie Kaemmerle, class of ’11, University of Virginia. “The biggest surprise is the people you’ll meet” Hakan Karabey, class of ’11 – Cornell University “I initially thought I made the biggest mistake of my life.”
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