10. Born in New Orleans in 1976, Salman “Sal” Khan holds four university degrees, three from MIT (a BS in mathematics, a BS in electrical engineering and computer science, and an MS in electrical engineering and computer science) and one from Harvard (an MBA). 9. Khan became interested in education
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Chinese character for Love. In any given year, the Lycée Français has some 400 students studying Mandarin, starting in CE2 when all of our third-graders are introduced to the Chinese language and continuing through twelfth grade when a quarter of our graduating class elects to sit the French Baccalaureate examinations
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“More children ages 1-5 know how to use a smartphone application than can tie their own shoe laces” is a something about which you may have heard this week if you were able to listen to “New Tech City” on WNYC public radio last Tuesday. This statement, made in the
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“I’d be happy to take one, if you still have enough”, I said to our student. “Please do, Monsieur,” he replied, handing me something which resembled a business card and which he had been distributing to passersby. “The Black Count?” I asked. “He looks like a dashing person.” Yes, continued
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Our ninth grade students and secondary school choir had the unique privilege today of taking part in a deeply moving ceremony organized at the Lycée Français de New York by the French Consulate and the American Society for the French Legion of Honor. In connection with the Veterans’ Day commemorations
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It is hard in the face of others’ distress and sorrow and suffering, as has been the case this past week with a hurricane wreaking havoc from Port-au-Prince to the Rockaways, to know just what to say. And perhaps it is best not to talk at all, except to express
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“Wow!” “When can we start?” “That slanted part looks neat.” The wall has only been in place for a few days, since the end of break, but I myself have already been to see it several times, twice to marvel on my own and thrice to show others how just
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Graduates from class of ’12. Thursday, October 11. 8:17 AM. Lycée Louis le Grand. 5th arrondissement, Paris. I have arrived early for today’s meeting so that I can bask in the atmosphere of this room called the “grand parloir”, located off one of the many marble staircases in a school
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I had every intention of writing about technology this week, dear members of the Lycée Français de New York community, but the point of this blog is to remain open to the wonders which we who have the privilege of working at our school are fortunate to witness each and
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48 is a figure which many of us at the Lycée Français de New York have proudly mentioned during the past month. It corresponds to the number of nationalities which our 1330 students hold this year. We are honored that our school is able to attract families from so many
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