The Lycée math curriculum is bilingual. How does this benefit students? Bilingualism and biculturalism are two of our biggest assets, as math educators. On the one hand, the French math tradition is very strong, and even world-renowned. It is well-designed to lay groundwork for understanding theoretical concepts, pure math, and
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The history of the Cultural Center of the Lycée Français de New York has been marked by some unforgettable conferences. Many diverse examples come to mind: the physicist Etienne Klein, economists Esther Duflo and Joseph E. Stiglitz, filmmaker Raoul Peck, and even the writer Gaël Faye. And, this past February
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High school students had the privilege to meet the author Gaël Faye, recent winner of the Prix Littéraire du Lycée (2017) and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens (2016), on Friday, October 26 thanks to the Cultural Center. Before Faye’s visit, French students (in the classes of myself, Mr. Morival, Ms. Roussel,
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The school year is well underway and with it comes the ritual of homework. For many Elementary School parents, homework provides an essential link between school and home. It is a way to be present in your child’s school day, to show appreciation and support for what your child is
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At Etzer Vilaire, we worked with students ranging from four to fifteen years old to decorate the grey cinderblock classroom walls. Projects included an abcdaire of the alphabet in Creole, painting a map of Haiti, drawing flowers and fauna around Haiti’s flag and creating educational posters about colors and shapes.
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For the past year, the French government of President Emmanuel Macron, under the guidance of French Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, has been working to overhaul the French Baccalaureate exam. The Bac changes will take effect for students across the French educational system beginning with the Class of 2021 (our
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On Friday, March 9th at 4:30pm in our auditorium the TED Club will put on their third annual TEDx@LFNY conference. The theme this year is “Find Your Fire.” Speakers from in and outside the Lycée Français de New York will discuss the different projects and ideas that fascinate them. Come
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As a result of Hurricane Harvey, the Lycée Français de New York and the Lycée International de Houston (LIH) have forged a bond that will only get stronger as the years go one. After Harvey hit, the Lycée reached out to several francophone educational institutions in Texas and was gratified when
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Students then had to create, edit video advertisements for those products, either inventing or picking one that already exists. the idea was really for them to identify the characteristics and specificities -geographical, natural and cultural- of the regions they were working on. On the day of the exhibition, Mrs. Kaminska
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A l’occasion de la visite de l’écrivain Dany Laferrière, les classes de 1ère ont eu la chance de lui poser dans l’auditorium maintes questions sur sa vie en tant qu’écrivain, mais également en tant que personne. Cinq élèves sur scène lui ont posé tour à tour des questions plus ou
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