After a break like the one our students have just enjoyed, something like the following exchange will often take place. “How was vacation?” I will ask. “Great,” will hopefully come the answer, on which I will build with a lighthearted plea for detail: “How about a story? Just one story, [name],
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a unique kind of student on campus about whom you will be hearing a great deal more in the future, as we intensify our efforts to provide her with everything she needs to accomplish her work. Who exactly? A person some would call a “citizen
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In Fall 2016, France will implement a reform of its middle school curriculum. The Lycée Français de New York, as a French accredited institution, will integrate these changes, which will affect our academic programs and teaching practices. Nicolas L’Hotellier, Director of the Secondary School and Assistant Head of School, explains
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The central aim of our new strategic plan is to prepare our students to be the thinkers, innovators and leaders of tomorrow, but how we will do so is a frequently asked question that warrants explanation. Perhaps the most important means we are adopting across the school, from Pre-Kindergarten through
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Disruptive shifts in technology and the globalization of the world’s economy have sparked intense debates about the future of education. Part of our mission at the Lycée Français de New York is to analyze educational research so that we may uphold academic excellence, support the social development of our students,
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Pendant tout le mois de mai, les élèves de CM2 ont travaillé sur un projet de science qui a été présenté à l’occasion de la fête de printemps du 16 mai dernier. Cette année, le thème choisi par l’une de ces classes, la CM2E, était produire en France (cité écologique,
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Prospectus à la mise en page léchée, présentation powerpoint comprenant statistiques et cartes précises, voire même port de la cravate pour l’un des participants… nous ne sommes pas à une réunion d’un conseil d’administration, mais bel et bien dans un cours de 1ère un peu particulier. Après trois semaines d’étude
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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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Les élèves ont dessiné leurs créatures avant de les concevoir sous forme de sculpture en papier mâché. Cette semaine, nous célébrons les animaux et le bonheur de lire au LFNY. Du lundi 21 au vendredi 25 avril, les élèves-chercheurs de certaines classes de CM2 ainsi que d’une classe de CM1
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Une élève de CM1 montre son journal de bord de l’Hermione, où elle a imaginé être un membre de l’équipage du célèbre navire. C’est la frénésie en classe de CM1, en cette après-midi de mars. Les élèves sont attablés en groupe, parfois tous seuls, échangeants et à la fois concentrés
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