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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Boris Cyrulnik : de l’empathie aux “murmures des fantômes”
Alors que le Lycée Français de New York place l’élève au centre de ses préoccupations créant un réseau de professeurs référents dans tous les niveaux de classe, favorisant l’apprentissage du dialogue dans les clubs comme celui de la diversité par exemple, l’empathie en développant le travail communautaire et le service
Read More!“Unexpected Photo Essay on Cortázar” opens at LFNY
Argentinian born photographer Hugo Passarello, who is based in Paris, has exhibited his creative work on writer Julio Cortázar (1914 – 2004) in the gallery at the Lycée Français de New York. Luisa Valenzuela, au café Le Chien qui fume. Photo by Hugo Passarello. David Cerrone, who heads the Spanish department
Read More!Best Practice and/or “Comfort Zone”?
Leaving one’s “comfort zone” is not always easy, but doing so lies squarely at the heart of learning. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the notion of comfort zone can be defined as “1. the temperature range within which one is comfortable; 2. the level at which one functions with ease and
Read More!“Le moi et la tribu”
This November the Lycée Français de New York had the pleasure to welcome celebrated photographer Martine Fougeron to our Secondary school for the LFNY Artist-in-Residence program. Martine was the ideal candidate based on her impressive photography portfolio, her teaching experience at the renowned International Center of Photography and the relevance of
Read More!Selfies d’artistes en herbe
“Selfie” is a word from the 21st century which leaves few people indifferent. For some, including a few of the sharpest social commentators on either side of the Atlantic, it encapsulates what they consider to be the particular individualism, not to say selfishness of young people born circa or since the
Read More!Culture: Ours to Conquer
Anyone who has ever lived in France will probably have encountered an avenue, a school, a square or some other municipal space that has been named after one of the great French writers of the twentieth century, someone who also served for ten years as the most influential Minister of
Read More!From Madrid to NYC, Flamenco Whirls to LFNY
How did you get into flamenco? I discovered Flamenco in New York right after graduating from the Lycée, but I had been studying other styles of dance (ballet, tap and jazz) at Broadway Dance Center from a young age. My experience at the Lycée definitely had a lot to do
Read More!Une année culturelle passionnante en perspective au LFNY
Sur les conseils avisés du Comité Culturel, composé de parents et de professeurs, qui se réunit plusieurs fois par an, grâce au soutien inconditionnel des parents à travers le Fonds annuel et à la renommée grandissante du Centre Culturel, nous avons la chance de pouvoir recevoir dans nos murs des
Read More!Un camp d’été autour du slam
Les élèves du LFNY et du French Heritage, lors de leur visite des graffitis à Bushwick. 20 élèves du Lycée Français et du programme French Heritage se sont retrouvés du 30 juin au 3 juillet 2014 lors d’un camp d’été un peu particulier. L’espace d’une semaine, le Lycée est devenu
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