“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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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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En lien avec le Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême qui fête ses 40 ans cette année, les deux bibliothèques du lycée (BCD et CDI) accueilleront une exposition intitulée ”Comment faire une bande dessinée?”. Cette exposition qui est plutôt à destination du jeune public (10 – 14 ans) ravira tous les curieux. Une excellente transition après la résidence au lycée des auteurs BD Maël et Kris. L’exposition sera visible
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Lundi : L’équipe LFNY de gymnastique a affronté Chapin et Horace Mann School sur le cheval d’arçon, les barres asymétriques, la poutre et le sol. Elle arrive en 3ème position. Mardi : Les élèves en échange venus de Chine participent à un cours de géographie avec des 2ndes du LFNY,
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