The early morning at the the Lycée Français de New York is a wonderful time because it is then that we welcome our students to school. It is also when we have the opportunity to engage in many a thought-provoking conversation about education. “Mr. Lynch, by any chance have you
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Charting a Course for the Future
What’s your day to day like? How did you end up in that career? What should I study in college? What does it mean to be a sports agent? to work at Human Rights Watch? to be a lawyer? to be an engineer? What makes a good journalist? On a
Read More!Talking about College, without Anxiety
Fresh air and nature inspire the 10th graders to open up about their college plans and concerns. “…And in January, we’re all going to go to an overnight camp together! Frost Valley!” My audience of freshly scrubbed, back-to-school tenth graders looked simultaneously shocked and intrigued. Qu’est-ce que c’est, Madame Pluta?
Read More!Staying Connected to Expand our Career Opportunities
The class of 1ere S2 in 2001. Elektra Carras sits on the second row far left. Class of ’02 alumna Elektra Carras is quite the whirlwind. She is a vaccine researcher, a Rock n’ Roll musician a visual artist, a capoeira instructor, and an all-around wonderful person. What you have
Read More!“Les Semeurs”
Le Grand Prix dans la catégorie 1ères et Terminales revient à L’Ecole Active Bilingue pour son interprétation de Tu Trembles de Bruno Allain et Victor Hugo. Chaque année, j’ai l’impression que le dernier festival Première Scène a été plus réussi que le précédent. Est-ce le cas pour cette quinzième édition? Je
Read More!Week in Pictures February 3 to 9
Friday: A pre-K student at pick up perfectly bundled up for the 30° weather (Credit: M. Castillo) Thursday: All Y10 and Y11 joined some alumni and parents from various backgrounds for the annual Forum des Métiers during which they talk about future careers. (Credit: E. King) Wednesday: Students baked and organized a bake
Read More!Found in Non-Translation
English-speakers will have heard the expression, “lost in translation.” In all humility, I would like to propose a complementary saying, that of “found in non-translation”. This thought occurred to me last weekend when a friend and I were discussing an article we had both read on huffingtonpost.com, entitled “Eleven Untranslatable
Read More!Une danseuse moderne parmi les élèves
Pauline Legras est une danseuse contemporaine qui éblouit par sa créativité. Elle l’exprime le mieux dans les ballets créés par sa jeune troupe new-yorkaise Caliince Dance : Les femmes et la broderie, La lune ou encore Le message. Pauline part d’idées, de rêves, et entraine son équipe de danseurs dans
Read More!Gala 2014 Honors Soccer Champion Thierry Henry
2014 LFNY Gala co-chairs Bernadette Cruz Moxey, Amira Salaam Amro, Emma Glon and Nadine Kassouf Sayegh. “It’s the year of the World Cup, so expect some Brazilian fun!” Amira Salaam Amro is in charge of decor at the Gala and a mother of two boys in grande section and
Read More!Les documentaristes en herbe du LFNY
Le nouveau club extra-scolaire du Lycée “C’est pas magique, c’est scientifique!” vient de sortir sa première émission, réalisée par des élèves de primaire tout au long du premier semestre de l’année scolaire 2013-2014. Cette émission, réalisée et présentée par des enfants, a pour but de leur permettre de mieux comprendre l’environnement
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