For many, and I would agree with this perspective too, the most important dimension of art education is always the opportunity students have actually to be artists themselves, which means drawing, painting, sculpting, assembling, creating in their own right. That said, learning about art from more distance also has value. “I
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Vendredi: Attention à ne pas renverser les quilles! Cette élève de CP navigue entre les obstacles le plus vite possible avant de passer à l’activité suivante: course en sac, saut en longueur ou escalade, à l’occasion du Primary Sports Day, un évènement sportif annuel. Jeudi: Une élève du lycée de Fudan
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Art takes center stage at the LFNY Gala on February 21, 2015 at the Park Avenue Armory. This year’s theme, “Sortir du Cadre – The World is Your Canvas,” celebrates art as a form of self-expression and as a means of bringing communities together. New York-based French artist JR will
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“Taking a gap year is so eye-opening” Paloma Parkes, class of ’13 – Bristol University Paloma Parkes is studying geography at Bristol University in the U.K. after taking a gap year. At the Lycée she was in the Bac Littéraire OIB track. She is hoping to get a masters
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Friday: It’s wrap-up time in this kindergarden class. Guided by their teacher, three to four students take turn on the seat in front of the class and lead them with simple movements like clapping their hands or tapping their feet on the floor. “It is a signal for the students
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Vendredi: Les élèves de la classe de 4ème option latin répètent “Variations sur Médée”, pièce qu’ils ont écrite et qu’ils joueront lors du Festival Première Scène les 31 janvier et 1er février prochain. Ce Festival rassemble plusieurs écoles françaises et francophones d’Amérique du Nord sur le thème du théâtre. Vendredi:
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Secondary English teacher Jamie Laurens with her 9th grade advisory group on January 9th. It’s Friday, January 9th. I face a room full of questions, with a mind brimming with my own. And so, I begin by asking. My ninth grade advisees have formed a tighter circle than usual. They
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Friday: Primary students just in from recess wash their hands before heading to lunch in the nearby cafeteria. Thursday: No recess today in the preschool and the primary school as temperatures average 15°F. Wednesday: Le Monde correspondent in New York Stéphane Lauer participated in a Q&A session after the screening
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Poésie et musique sont deux versants d’une même activité artistique que l’histoire de la littérature a séparés mais que les musiciens, chansonniers, chanteurs contemporains n’ont jamais cessé de rassembler dans leur création. Les grands poètes français, comme Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine, Apollinaire, ont ainsi été mis en musique par les grands
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During the week of December 8, both the Primary and Secondary Schools of the LFNY participated in the Hour of Code, a week-long initiative to promote awareness and importance of including computer science in today’s 21st century curriculum. Coding is becoming more accessible to students, due to the evolution of
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