Category: Primary
Back to School 2013 in Pictures
Le Lycée Français reprenait vie cette semaine alors que notre équipe, après des semaines de préparation, accueillait les élèves. Quel plaisir ce fut de faire la connaissance des nouvelles familles et de vous revoir tous! Dans les couloirs comme dans les classes, l’atmosphère était clairement à la fête… Cette mère, lors
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Bienvenue and welcome!
It seems like only yesterday that our wonderful students left for the summer vacation, their faces beaming after a year of learning at the Lycée Français de New York. Yet several weeks have since transpired and an extraordinary amount of personal growth will have shaped them over the past two
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The Math Hatter Chronicle #4
So you thought you’d go away for the summer to try and avoid New York’s heat. I don’t blame you. It can be quite unbearable sometimes with that humidity which would have you believe you’re walking in the rainforest. Personally, I stayed in Manhattan and survived that crazy weeklong heatwave
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A Zagat-style Guide for Young New Yorkers
The idea was the brainchild of computer teacher Sébastien Freland and Primary teachers Patrick Charles, Marianne Arribat and Lana Katrangi, who wanted to create a fun project that gave the students the chance to put their writing, critical thinking and creativity to work in a digital platform. Using a questionnaire,
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The Week in Pictures: June 17 – 21
Vendredi : Les CP profitent de leur dernier déjeuner à la cafétéria du Lycée Français de New York Jeudi après-midi : Le spectacle de fin d’année des CE1 a débordé d’ingéniosité et a réussi à faire pleurer son audience… de rire ! Jeudi matin : La Graduation tant attendue de fin d’année
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Seven Students Want You to Eat Locally and in Season
How did you get started? In Primary School this year, we were introduced to the Ambassadeurs en Herbe competition. Two of our members, Melanie and Tiwani, were jurors for the selection of the fifth-grade team. The rest of us tried out for the team. We all had to answer one
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What the Fifth Grade Taught Us
As LFNY families waited for their graduating fifth-graders to enter the school auditorium on Thursday, June 20, the atmosphere backstage was tense. “I am so nervous,” said one student, adjusting her blue cap and gown. “I hope I will sing okay,” said another. “I just need to get through this
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What To Do About Homework
If you were to ask me what is the most controversial and varied pedagogical practice, I would respond without a doubt: homework! Whether you completely oppose or totally support it, there is not one parent, one teacher, or one student who is indifferent to the topic. It’s a complicated, and
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The Week in Pictures : June 10 – 14
Vendredi : La météo ne s’est toujours pas arrangée mais ce n’est pas pour autant que les Moyennes Sections ont abandonné l’idée de faire un picnic. Central Park ou pas, c’est à table ou sur de grandes nappes que les enfants et leurs parents ont pris leur déjeuner entre deux
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