Following the announcement of our new strategic plan last January, students, faculty and families have been VERY excited about the makerspace we will soon be building for our primary and secondary schools. Those familiar with the concept of “making”, often because they have visited the “makerfaire” that takes place at
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During the week of December 8, both the Primary and Secondary Schools of the LFNY participated in the Hour of Code, a week-long initiative to promote awareness and importance of including computer science in today’s 21st century curriculum. Coding is becoming more accessible to students, due to the evolution of
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In the Secondary School Computer Lab. The world seems to be increasingly complicated. The only constant is rapidly accelerating technological change. How do we teach our children to act appropriately in this changing world? How do we ensure that they have the tools they need to make the right choices? Let’s
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The goal of computer programming club is to foster interest in computer science and provide students with a foundation of skills as they explore their interests in programming, engineering, and design. During the year, students work on projects that harness their collaboration, creative problem solving, and critical thinking skills such
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En club de robotique, les élèves apprennent à construire puis à commander leur robot à l’aide d’un logiciel simple de programmation. Avez-vous entendu parler de la “Génération C” ? Succédant à la “Génération Y” les enfants et adolescents d’aujourd’hui doivent apprendre à Communiquer, Collaborer, Créer, Contempler, et faire preuve d’esprit
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Each trimester this year, the Head of School is organizing a breakfast with the APL in which he, the executive team and faculty members are addressing an important theme regarding the school’s program and answering any related questions parents may have. On Thursday, January 16, the subject of the conversation
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La classe inversée, ou flipped classroom, a fait son apparition au LFNY à la rentrée 2013. Initiée par deux professeurs d’histoire-géographie de terminale OIB, la classe inversée renverse le modèle du cours traditionnel. L’élève écoute et étudie le cours chez lui le soir, au moyen de vidéos ou autres supports,
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Children are some of the most active consumers of interactive media, especially through the increased use of mobile devices. However, despite the influx in consumption by children, schools rarely focus on providing students with the opportunity to produce technology. In fact, only 1 out of 10 schools offers computer programming
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Nous travaillions ensemble avec l’institutrice de la classe de CE1 d’Antibes Corinne Bascunana jusqu’à mon départ pour le LFNY et il était tout naturel pour nous de continuer ce partage d’idées malgré la distance. C’est alors que nous avons donc pensé à cet échange entre nos deux classes. Le premier
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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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