Jamais jusqu’à présent le festival Première Scène n’avait vu autant de participants, que ce soit par le nombre d’éleves impliqués (près de 400) que par le nombre de groupes présentés (plus de 30). Mais au-delà des chiffres, c’est aussi la qualité des troupes qui a été étonnante. Chacun des acteurs
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When Discovery is on the Itinerary
Every year around this time, Lycée middle-school students take us on a journey to a different place and time through the IDD, Itinéraire de Découvertes. The idea behind IDD is quite simple. Students work with two teachers in either history, drama, foreign language, or English to create and perform in
Read More!Chers bénévoles du Lycée Français
This past Tuesday morning, I had the immense pleasure of talking with many of you at the general meeting of our “Association des parents d’élèves” or, as it is known within the school community, the APL. On behalf of the 1330 students who are in our care, I am writing
Read More!The Week in Pictures
Mardi : Perri Gardner joue Josephine Baker au Lycée Français à l’occasion du Black History Month célébrant et commémorant l’histoire des populations noires aux Etats-Unis. Mercredi : Les dix élèves en échange venus de l’université Fudan en Chine visitent l’Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. Mercredi : Le soir, nos
Read More!“Il n’est jamais trop tard pour participer!”
The Lycée Français de New York (LFNY) will hold its annual Gala on Saturday, March 16, 2013 on the theme #LFNY – Advancing Minds into a Digital Future. Acclaimed American journalist and francophile Charlie Rose will be the guest of honor. A crucial event for fundraising, the Gala would not
Read More!Meet Kate Lydon, ballet dancer and artist in residence at the Lycée
Ballet dancer Kate Lydon of the American Ballet Theatre (ABT) will be the second artist-in-residence at the Lycee for the school year 2012-2013. She will spend from February 4 to February 8, 2013 with the entire fifth grade in coordination with their teachers. Kate Lydon is the Artistic Coordinator for
Read More!The Week in Pictures
Monday: Upcoming Lycée’s artist-in-residence Kate Lydon works with the students of the American Ballet Theatre. Tuesday: The Varsity Girls team wins the swim meet against Friends Seminary and the Birch Wathen Lenox School. Tuesday: The choice among the very talented contestants was hard during the annual Shakespeare competition. Wednesday: As
Read More!“Il y a de vrais graines de talents ici”
Alexandre Oppecini répète avec les élèves du LFNY en préparation du Festival Première Scène. Les 1er et 2 février prochains, le Lycée Français accueille comme chaque année le Festival Première Scène. Ce festival de théâtre en français, qui en est à sa 14ème édition, rassemble pour la première fois plus
Read More!Roundtable: Why We Should Develop our Creative Minds
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,
Read More!The Case for Optimism
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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