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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Brooke Bates, Marysella Castillo and Merav Davis, the organizing team of the Gala 2013 at the Lycée Français de New York. Q: The school chose to go “digital” for this year’s Gala. Why? Marysella C, Merav D, Brooke B: Yes, we did! The theme this year is #LFNY – Advancing Minds into
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A Lycée student looks at class schedules for the Middle School. Double Identity and Scheduling Challenges at the Lycée Français The Lycée Français de New York has a dual identity. We are French school in an American city with a program accredited by both the Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Étranger
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The Lycée was host to a roundtable on Thursday, January 31st entitled « Why We Should Develop our Creative Minds?». After exploring the future of the press with Arthur Sulzberger, this next Global Citizenship Conference focuses on creativity for all ages. Participants to this round table are all citizens of a global world and,
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It is not the first time I have overheard a conversation among students in which they are scouring a magazine for cheerful news, lamenting the fact that they cannot seem to find any and concluding that the world is a very tough place. Nor is it the first time I
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A 7th-grade Mandarin class on December 14th 2012. I was excited to read Sean’s post “I do I understand”. I was impressed by Sean’s depth of knowledge of Chinese language and Chinese culture. I think it is thoughtful and inspiring. Learning Chinese does pose a particular challenge for our students. “In
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Ann-Sophie Kaemmerle, class of ’11, University of Virginia. “The biggest surprise is the people you’ll meet” Hakan Karabey, class of ’11 – Cornell University “I initially thought I made the biggest mistake of my life.”
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In my early years as the director of a primary school in North America, I witnessed firsthand how the topic of teaching cursive writing actually drove some teaching teams apart. I remember an email message from one of the French directors of a bilingual school, who was asking: should he
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The Robotics Club is a new club for secondary students at the Lycée Francais. Created and taught by the Secondary Technology Integrator, Adena Dershowitz, the club gathers about 15 students from all middle school grades, boys and girls alike. “The goal of the robotics club is to foster the interest
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L’économiste de renom Esther Duflo a passé une heure et demi en compagnie des élèves de seconde, première et terminale du Lycée le 10 décembre dernier afin de parler de son approche innovante pour réduire la pauvreté dans le monde. Note : le son ne démarre qu’à partir de 22
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