Lundi : L’équipe LFNY de gymnastique a affronté Chapin et Horace Mann School sur le cheval d’arçon, les barres asymétriques, la poutre et le sol. Elle arrive en 3ème position. Mardi : Les élèves en échange venus de Chine participent à un cours de géographie avec des 2ndes du LFNY,
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Résultats du Festival Première Scène
Jamais jusqu’à présent le festival Première Scène n’avait vu autant de participants, que ce soit par le nombre d’éleves impliqués (près de 400) que par le nombre de groupes présentés (plus de 30). Mais au-delà des chiffres, c’est aussi la qualité des troupes qui a été étonnante. Chacun des acteurs
Read More!When Discovery is on the Itinerary
Every year around this time, Lycée middle-school students take us on a journey to a different place and time through the IDD, Itinéraire de Découvertes. The idea behind IDD is quite simple. Students work with two teachers in either history, drama, foreign language, or English to create and perform in
Read More!The Week in Pictures
Mardi : Perri Gardner joue Josephine Baker au Lycée Français à l’occasion du Black History Month célébrant et commémorant l’histoire des populations noires aux Etats-Unis. Mercredi : Les dix élèves en échange venus de l’université Fudan en Chine visitent l’Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Mercredi : Le soir, nos
Read More!The Joy of Service
Two 10th graders read Dr. Seuss to the children of Little Tots Red Wagon preschool. How did the project originate? Our class of 10th-grade students chose tree planting as their annual group community service project, but the plan was swept away with Hurricane Sandy. The most overwhelming feeling during the hurricane,
Read More!The Week in Pictures
Monday: Upcoming Lycée’s artist-in-residence Kate Lydon works with the students of the American Ballet Theatre. Tuesday: The Varsity Girls team wins the swim meet against Friends Seminary and the Birch Wathen Lenox School. Tuesday: The choice among the very talented contestants was hard during the annual Shakespeare competition. Wednesday: As
Read More!“Il y a de vrais graines de talents ici”
Alexandre Oppecini répète avec les élèves du LFNY en préparation du Festival Première Scène. Les 1er et 2 février prochains, le Lycée Français accueille comme chaque année le Festival Première Scène. Ce festival de théâtre en français, qui en est à sa 14ème édition, rassemble pour la première fois plus
Read More!The Bard et Nous
LFNY loves the Bard. This year’s qualifying round of the English Speaking Union Annual Shakespeare Competition involved twenty-four students from 3eme to Terminale, from level 1 English to OIB. For this rigorous tourney, students memorize and perform speeches from Shakespeare’s plays. Awards are given to the top four contestants, and the winner
Read More!The challenge of learning chinese
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
Read More!Varsity boys basketball in nail-biter against FASNY
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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