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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L’une des missions du Lycée Français de New York est de préparer ses élèves à être les citoyens responsables de demain. Pour l’établissement, cet apprentissage passe, depuis maintenant plus de 13 ans, par les activités de service communautaire (Community Service), et depuis 4 ans pour l’apprentissage par le service (Service
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What an exciting fall season in sports. It’s great to see our competitive sports program booming. To kick-off the fall season, 255 students from sixth-to-twelfth grade along with their coaches headed to Camp Pontiac (see photo slideshow above) in upstate New York for a week of pre-season practice and team-building.
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Aurélien Kairo et Karla Pollux, deux danseurs de hip-hop qui tournent en ce moment dans toute la France avec la compagnie De Fakto, mais aussi occasionnellement à l’étranger, sont venus au Lycée Français du 26 au 30 octobre 2015 dans le cadre du programme “artiste-en-résidence”. Ils ont travaillé pendant une
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