“Entrepreneur” is a word of French origin, meaning in the strictest sense someone “who undertakes to effect an action, most often long and complex (Larousse Dictionary).” And whether we conclude that it was Richard Cantillon in 1755 or Jean-Baptiste Say in 1803 who first coined this term, there remains a strong connection between
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As all secondary students who enjoy lunch in our cafeteria will know, we decided last year to make this space entirely free of electronic devices between the hours of 11:00 and 2:00, in large part because we believe there is nothing more important than their interaction with each other, that face-to-face
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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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Starting in eleventh grade, students at the Lycée Français de New York begin a course of study that follows a choice of baccalaureate versions and tracks: the Classic French Baccalaureate, the International Option of the French Baccalaureate (OIB), the Franco-American Baccalaureate (BFA). Each one includes three tracks: L (literature), ES
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Rare is the person who does not love the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” penned by cartoonist Bill Watterson, syndicated in the United States between 1985 and 1995, and the subject of more than 30 million books published over the last 30 years. This highly entertaining, mordant, insightful cartoon recounts the
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It was early morning. The sky billowed with snow, which fell like a whisper and packed itself like the wool of a loom being tightened. And as the sky scrapers of Manhattan gave way to the wooded hills of the Catskills, the words of American poet Mary Oliver came to
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Since the Lycée Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable (LJBPS) in St. Marc, Haiti opened its doors in 2011, the Lycée Français de New York has been sending delegations of teachers and staff to assist and support its faculty as the school grows. Each year the school adds an additional grade of
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For many, and I would agree with this perspective too, the most important dimension of art education is always the opportunity students have actually to be artists themselves, which means drawing, painting, sculpting, assembling, creating in their own right. That said, learning about art from more distance also has value. “I
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Art takes center stage at the LFNY Gala on February 21, 2015 at the Park Avenue Armory. This year’s theme, “Sortir du Cadre – The World is Your Canvas,” celebrates art as a form of self-expression and as a means of bringing communities together. New York-based French artist JR will
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Leaving one’s “comfort zone” is not always easy, but doing so lies squarely at the heart of learning. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the notion of comfort zone can be defined as “1. the temperature range within which one is comfortable; 2. the level at which one functions with ease and
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