When I first began sharing my personal volunteer experiences with my CM2 students, it became abundantly clear that they wanted to become involved in Hurricane Sandy relief themselves. Several students brought in baby wipes, toys and other assorted items, which I delivered to those in need on my weekend trips
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Miriam Merad, professeur en hématologie, oncologie médicale et en biologie des cellules cancéreuses en conférence au Lycée Français de New York le 30 janvier 2013. Les troisièmes et les secondes ont eu la chance d’assister a une conférence sur les allergies le 30 janvier 2013, présentée par Dr. Miriam Merad,
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Friday: Secondary students put on quite a show during this year’s Talent Show. 53 performers gave their best in front of a packed auditorium both Thursday and Friday nights. Thursday: Students and staff “smile for the Gala” during a special photo session. Wednesday: Polina Aronova and Abrima Erwiah (class of 1998) talked about
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A few weeks ago, on January 5, I celebrated the 34th anniversary of the death of Charles Mingus. The American composer, who over the years has become my favorite musician, was an unusual man and something unusual happened on the day he died. After he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s
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The Irish writer Colm Tóibín, author of The Master, Brooklyn, and The Testament of Mary, among other novels, short stories, essays, and plays, began our February 8 conference by sharing a video (see below) of the Irish singer Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill, performing “Donal Og,” a song—in the Irish language—that is over
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The LFNY Varsity Boys Basketball team after their victory against York Prep on February 12th. With February break in full swing and Lycée students spending their vacations in countries around the world, six members of the LFNY Varsity Boys Basketball team* remained in New York to try and make history. Earlier in
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Brooke Bates, Marysella Castillo and Merav Davis, the organizing team of the Gala 2013 at the Lycée Français de New York. Q: The school chose to go “digital” for this year’s Gala. Why? Marysella C, Merav D, Brooke B: Yes, we did! The theme this year is #LFNY – Advancing Minds into
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Avec Mireille Miller, professeur d’art, la classe de CE1-B a décidé de travailler sur le geste graphique et les courbes. Nous avons proposé aux enfants de dessiner au pastel un chat, réel ou imaginaire. Une fois ce travail accompli, chaque enfant a produit un texte qui décrivait le chat dessiné.
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A Lycée student looks at class schedules for the Middle School. Double Identity and Scheduling Challenges at the Lycée Français The Lycée Français de New York has a dual identity. We are French school in an American city with a program accredited by both the Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Étranger
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En lien avec le Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême qui fête ses 40 ans cette année, les deux bibliothèques du lycée (BCD et CDI) accueilleront une exposition intitulée ”Comment faire une bande dessinée?”. Cette exposition qui est plutôt à destination du jeune public (10 – 14 ans) ravira tous les curieux. Une excellente transition après la résidence au lycée des auteurs BD Maël et Kris. L’exposition sera visible
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