Language is at the heart of learning in primary school, and as the director of a French school abroad, I am often asked a fundamental question: what are the essential factors that support the solid development of both languages in bilingual children? Though it may seem obvious, one of the key
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It wasn’t all about the food. Even though I have to say the sandwiches were pretty great. Translation Club was really about the words. The author’s words, our words, and the connotations that went with them. Translate a feeling, not a meaning On my first Translation Tuesday, I was excited (especially
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Traduction: “Action de transposer dans une autre langue ce qui a été énoncé dans une autre, tout en conservant les équivalences sémantiques et stylistiques.” Mais aussi, Traduction: “Manière d’exprimer, de manifester quelque chose.” Au club de traduction du Lycée, nous ne faisons pas que de la simple transposition, nous nous
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In a recent episode of Game of Thrones (Season 5, Episode 2) the men of the Night’s Watch vote to decide who shall be their 998th Lord Commander. No spoiler alert, you can keep reading! This is not the place where you will learn that Jon Snow is killed in
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On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 the Y11 students of the Lycée Français welcomed an extraordinary program to our school. Youth Arts New York’s Hibakusha Stories initiative organized a conference regarding the lessons one can learn from the atomic attack on Hiroshima August 6, 1945 seventy years later. (Learn more about
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Le 21 mars, le LFNY a hébergé un événement très spécial : la toute première conférence TEDxLFNY de l’histoire du Lycée. Les conférences TEDx sont des évènements locaux organisés en lien avec TED mais de façon indépendante. Comme les célèbres conférences TED, leur but est de promouvoir des idées innovantes.
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The Analog Platform. That’s the phrase that came to my mind as I watched my twelve 5eme advisees. Some were writing and drawing on the wall-sized whiteboard of Student Resource Room A. Others were at the table drawing logos for our advisory that would decorate our room. Another student worked
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Le Spelling Bee est un moment-phare pour les élèves de 6ème et 5ème du Lycée Français organisé chaque année par Catherine Genoux. Les professeurs de français qui préparent leurs élèves au concours s’accordent sur le fait que ces derniers sont très motivés et heureux en classe, à l’idée de participer. L’émotion est palpable
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The trip to Italy comprised a unique mix of school and daily excursions. During the week we stayed in a hotel in Caorle, a seaside resort on the Adriatic Sea. Each morning students attended custom-tailored classes at “Il Faro Center for Italian Language and Culture”. In the afternoons they were
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The various partnerships initiated by the Lycée Français de New York with several major musical New York institutions constitute a key element in the music program at the Secondary. It allows our students to take advantage of the exceptional cultural resources of our city. Here are some of the musical activities
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