Lundi : Sonia Rocca, professeur au Lycée Français de New York, enseigne l’italien à des élèves de 6èmes en s’appuyant sur l’interactivité des iPads, dans le cadre d’un programme pilote. Mardi : Les élèves de 6èmes écoutent la présentation du président de l’entreprise de jeux vidéos Atari et parent d’élève
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When I first began sharing my personal volunteer experiences with my CM2 students, it became abundantly clear that they wanted to become involved in Hurricane Sandy relief themselves. Several students brought in baby wipes, toys and other assorted items, which I delivered to those in need on my weekend trips
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This past vacation, some 140 students and 15 members of staff from the Lycée Français de New York participated in our first-ever school-organized, week-long ski trip, thanks to the vision and efforts of three teachers in particular, Sébastien Freland, Zohair Ghenania and Emmanuel Rouy. The experience was an extraordinary success,
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Friday: Secondary students put on quite a show during this year’s Talent Show. 53 performers gave their best in front of a packed auditorium both Thursday and Friday nights. Thursday: Students and staff “smile for the Gala” during a special photo session. Wednesday: Polina Aronova and Abrima Erwiah (class of 1998) talked about
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“You seem like someone people in New York would call a maker,” I remarked. “Do you mean a doer, sir?” our student replied. “No,” I said, adding something like, “Doers are great too, but I am thinking about a maker. Someone who is passionate about making things, by which I
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A few weeks ago, on January 5, I celebrated the 34th anniversary of the death of Charles Mingus. The American composer, who over the years has become my favorite musician, was an unusual man and something unusual happened on the day he died. After he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s
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A Y10 Geography and Urbanism class at the Lycée Français de New York. Q: How do you define school climate? Dr. Jonathan Cohen: Practitioners have always suggested that school climate refers to the tone or atmosphere of school life. In 2007, The National School Climate Council (NSCC) developed the following
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The Irish writer Colm Tóibín, author of The Master, Brooklyn, and The Testament of Mary, among other novels, short stories, essays, and plays, began our February 8 conference by sharing a video (see below) of the Irish singer Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill, performing “Donal Og,” a song—in the Irish language—that is over
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The LFNY Varsity Boys Basketball team after their victory against York Prep on February 12th. With February break in full swing and Lycée students spending their vacations in countries around the world, six members of the LFNY Varsity Boys Basketball team* remained in New York to try and make history. Earlier in
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It seems like days ago, but in fact it has been less than 12 hours since I left New York for Paris, where Vannina Boussouf and I are spending the week recruiting new faculty for the Lycée Français. I say it seems like days because while my plane departed at
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