Rare is the person who does not love the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” penned by cartoonist Bill Watterson, syndicated in the United States between 1985 and 1995, and the subject of more than 30 million books published over the last 30 years. This highly entertaining, mordant, insightful cartoon recounts the
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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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Curieuse d’apercevoir de temps à autres des abeilles à Manhattan, la jeune équipe de reporters de “C’est pas magique, c’est scientifique” a mené l’enquête pour découvrir le monde fascinant des abeilles et leur rôle primordial pour notre alimentation. Comme le dit si bien Paul, l’un des animateurs de l’émission: “Sans
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Dans le cadre des bourses de voyage du LFNY, je me suis rendu en décembre dernier à Rochefort, lieu de naissance de l’Hermione (aussi appelé Frégate de la liberté). L’occasion de partir à la rencontre des marins volontaires et professionnels mais aussi de l’association Hermione-Lafayette, à l’origine de la renaissance
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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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Since the Lycée Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable (LJBPS) in St. Marc, Haiti opened its doors in 2011, the Lycée Français de New York has been sending delegations of teachers and staff to assist and support its faculty as the school grows. Each year the school adds an additional grade of
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TED-Ed is the Education division of TED – a global set of conferences run by a non-profit organization that aims to connect people all over the world with the work and ideas of their peers. The company’s acronym stands for “Technology, Education, Design” and its slogan is “Ideas Worth Spreading.”
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Art takes center stage at the LFNY Gala on February 21, 2015 at the Park Avenue Armory. This year’s theme, “Sortir du Cadre – The World is Your Canvas,” celebrates art as a form of self-expression and as a means of bringing communities together. New York-based French artist JR will
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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
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Secondary English teacher Jamie Laurens with her 9th grade advisory group on January 9th. It’s Friday, January 9th. I face a room full of questions, with a mind brimming with my own. And so, I begin by asking. My ninth grade advisees have formed a tighter circle than usual. They
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