As the weather starts to warm up, it’s a clear sign our winter athletics season has drawn to a close. We will certainly miss the camaraderie and spirit of our coaches and players on these teams, but we celebrate, too, another exciting season in sports at the Lycée Français de
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Depuis 1747, le Concours général des lycées offre aux lycéens des établissements français de métropole et de l’étranger l’occasion de se distinguer dans 47 disciplines. Les lauréats se partagent des prix, des accessits et des mentions. Il y a trois prix par matière, et éventuellement un maximum de cinq accessits
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Le mur. Il faut aller au cinquième étage du côté des primaires voir le mur tagué par les élèves de CM2 au cours de leur résidence avec l’artiste anglais Jon Burgerman du 8 au 12 février 2016. Pour la première fois depuis la création du programme d’artistes en résidence au
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Most families at the Lycée accept the inevitability of their child’s acceptance into a university somewhere in the world, however, the question remains for many, “How do they get into a good university?” I hear this question not only at the Lycée, but often in my personal life, when I
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It’s 3:45pm on a wintry Friday in the Primary School, and six students are gathered with their intermediate Arabic teacher, Susynne McElrone, for a lively 75-minute class. The students have divided into two groups to work on a word game to help them identify vocabulary and build sentences in Arabic.
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“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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The Lycée Français de New York (LFNY) will hold its 17th annual Gala on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Park Avenue Armory, welcoming over 900 guests in an evening dedicated to the pursuit of bold dreams. At the Gala, the LFNY will honor Gad Elmaleh, the French-Moroccan comedian and
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The new York Wing adds 19,000 square feet to the existing school. Why did the Lycée acquire this new building? We have known for a long time that we needed more space. Our school was originally built for 1,000 students. Today, we have over 1,350 students, and we feel the
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For many Lycée students and parents, the 2015-2016 school year is their first experience in a bilingual school. Choosing a bilingual school is a tremendous opportunity for monolingual families, but it also raises questions about how being in a bilingual school impacts language development in children. The most important element
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“Although thinking is innate, skillful thinking must be cultivated.” (Art Costa, 2008). Effective 21st century instruction teaches students how to think, not what to think. In 2013, The Huffington Post published an article arguing that many K-to-12 schools are not preparing students to be ready for the demands of today.
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