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
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If you were in New York City this past summer, you may have had the privilege of seeing a memorable exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled Manus x Machine: Fashion in the Age of Technology. This show was unusually captivating because it gave the assembled thousands who visited it
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You’ve surely noticed the environmental movement happening in NYC. Whether it’s in the news, fashion, food or technology industries, we keep hearing these two words: “going green.” They lead us to change the way we think about how our buildings are conceived and maintained. We start to ask ourselves: How much
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What is York Wing Community Day? The opening of the York Wing is a significant milestone in the history of the Lycée Français de New York, so it’s a day for the entire community to celebrate the school and our new spaces. It’s a time for children, parents, teachers, staff and
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Upon arriving at the Lycée, there are a few things a French teacher needs to adapt to, and I’m not talking about the seven-day schedule because that novelty is not exclusive to French teachers, nor new teachers for that matter. No, what I’m thinking about are these small details which
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In 2016, we commemorated the 15th anniversary of the attacks on September 11. These most lethal attacks on U.S. soil left scars in New York City, Arlington, Va., Shanksville, Pa. and in the hearts of all Americans. Lea, an 11th-grade student, became a student ambassador at the 9/11 Memorial Museum
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This article is from the 2015 issue of the LFNY Magazine. Every year in the fall, first and second graders learn how to perform circus-themed activities in the school’s phys-ed (PE) program. “It’s a workshop I especially like because it combines physical exercise with artistic elements and play acting,”
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L’option théâtre a été ouverte au LFNY sur l’initiative de l’enseignante de lettres modernes, Nathalie Roussel, et du professeur de sciences physiques, Frédéric Yvelin, en 2008. C’est une option facultative inscrite dans le programme scolaire qui se fait sur un créneau de deux périodes hebdomadaires en Seconde, Première et Terminale avec une
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Cette année, deux enseignants en école primaire ont décidé de suivre les courses à la voile du navigateur Tanguy de Lamotte, à bord de son bateau “Initiatives Coeur”. “Relier son cours avec la réalité est extrêmement motivant pour les élèves”, souligne Philippe Le Vessier, l’un des deux enseignants en CM1
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Amazing things happened at the Spring Fair (photos here) this year. The weather was epic. Attendance was high. Volunteers rallied and the community engaged. But in one small corner of the Third Culture Kids (TCK) booth a group students took things to a whole new level – they embraced their
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