A 7th-grade Mandarin class on December 14th 2012. I was excited to read Sean’s post “I do I understand”. I was impressed by Sean’s depth of knowledge of Chinese language and Chinese culture. I think it is thoughtful and inspiring. Learning Chinese does pose a particular challenge for our students. “In
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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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In unison, the crowd chanted “Gaëtan” after the man himself scored what would prove to be the winning basket in a thrilling showdown between LFNY and FASNY. The highly-anticipated game lived up to expectations as the capacity crowd in the gym witnessed a heroic performance by every member of the
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“Don’t be scared; slide better n defense. Pace yourselves and finish on the mismatch,” said Coach Brown during . the Lycée Français de New York Girls varsity basketball team’s rival match-up against French American School of New York. The Lynx responded with an amazing lead during all four quarters. The
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In my early years as the director of a primary school in North America, I witnessed firsthand how the topic of teaching cursive writing actually drove some teaching teams apart. I remember an email message from one of the French directors of a bilingual school, who was asking: should he
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The Robotics Club is a new club for secondary students at the Lycée Francais. Created and taught by the Secondary Technology Integrator, Adena Dershowitz, the club gathers about 15 students from all middle school grades, boys and girls alike. “The goal of the robotics club is to foster the interest
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L’économiste de renom Esther Duflo a passé une heure et demi en compagnie des élèves de seconde, première et terminale du Lycée le 10 décembre dernier afin de parler de son approche innovante pour réduire la pauvreté dans le monde. Note : le son ne démarre qu’à partir de 22
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La saison de natation vient de commencer, et non sans difficulté après la fermeture de la piscine de Roosevelt en raison de l’ouragan Sandy. Pour la première fois, les équipes participeront à des championnats compétitifs et non plus à des rencontres amicales. Regardez la vidéo suivante pour une présentation du
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Two Y12 students quizzed 5th graders about recycling on Friday, December 7th. The Terminales students are part of the Environmental Task Force whose goal is to educate Lycée students about the environment. The secondary chorus performed at the French Consulate on Monday, December 10th. New York Times publisher Arthur O.
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Every morning I get off the A train at Columbus Circle and walk north to catch the crosstown bus at the corner of 65th street and Central Park West. That’s six blocks, easily covered in less than five minutes. To arrive at work between 8:00 and 8:10 am, I need
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