It happens far from us, it seems…in Europe. Seen from America, the ordeals of the refugees, the abomination of their makeshift camps are blurred. It takes a stark image of a corpse floating on the sea to remind us we are all humans. And yet, at the Lycée Français
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Now that it is passed we can share our fear. Until the last moment, we did not know if Jos Houben would have a visa to come and work as an artist in residence at the school with the tenth graders during the week of April 20 to 24. One
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In this extraordinary city called New York, education is a matter of the utmost importance to families. Moreover, an ever-growing number of those seeking to provide a world-class educational experience to their children are focused on bilingualism. Yet who can be surprised? After all, study after study has demonstrated the myriad
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Le sommeil constitue une composante essentielle du bon développement physique et psychologique des élèves. Pourtant, chaque jour, entre 5 et 10 élèves viennent à l’infirmerie car ils sont en manque de sommeil. Une élève se repose quelques instants à l’infirmerie de l’école. Pourquoi les adolescents sont-ils régulièrement fatigués et comment
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Le mur. Il faut aller au cinquième étage du côté des primaires voir le mur tagué par les élèves de CM2 au cours de leur résidence avec l’artiste anglais Jon Burgerman du 8 au 12 février 2016. Pour la première fois depuis la création du programme d’artistes en résidence au
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Ask our students what word comes to mind when they hear the name Gad, as I have done these past few days, and what one hears is simple. Mais c’est impossible, monsieur. A single word could never capture his gift for making you fall out of your chair with laughter,
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A former colleague and lifelong principal whom I hold in the highest esteem often used to say, and in so doing make her students, parents and fellow educators laugh, that middle school is a special period in the educational trajectory of any child because he or she is as cute
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“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences,” said poet Audre Lorde. Her quote highlights the importance of teaching students from the youngest age about the importance of understanding and embracing our differences. On Monday, December 19th, the
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For many Lycée students and parents, the 2015-2016 school year is their first experience in a bilingual school. Choosing a bilingual school is a tremendous opportunity for monolingual families, but it also raises questions about how being in a bilingual school impacts language development in children. The most important element
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L’une des missions du Lycée Français de New York est de préparer ses élèves à être les citoyens responsables de demain. Pour l’établissement, cet apprentissage passe, depuis maintenant plus de 13 ans, par les activités de service communautaire (Community Service), et depuis 4 ans pour l’apprentissage par le service (Service
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