Brooke Bates, Marysella Castillo and Merav Davis, the organizing team of the Gala 2013 at the Lycée Français de New York. Q: The school chose to go “digital” for this year’s Gala. Why? Marysella C, Merav D, Brooke B: Yes, we did! The theme this year is #LFNY – Advancing Minds into
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Double identité et les emplois du temps au Lycée
A Lycée student looks at class schedules for the Middle School. Double Identity and Scheduling Challenges at the Lycée Français The Lycée Français de New York has a dual identity. We are French school in an American city with a program accredited by both the Agence pour l’Enseignement Français à l’Étranger
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!“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!The Joy of Service
Two 10th graders read Dr. Seuss to the children of Little Tots Red Wagon preschool. How did the project originate? Our class of 10th-grade students chose tree planting as their annual group community service project, but the plan was swept away with Hurricane Sandy. The most overwhelming feeling during the hurricane,
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
Read More!The Top Ten Things Worth Knowing About Sal Khan
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
Read More!«I Do and I Understand»
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
Read More!A Far Rockaway, un repas pour réchauffer les coeurs
Le 15 novembre dernier, le flot de camions de la FEMA, de l’armée ou de la police est continu sur l’artère principale de la péninsule des Rockaways, une enclave fortement touchée par l’ouragan Sandy. Bernon Rice travaille au sein de l’église baptiste Mount Carmel de Far Rockaway. Pour lui, la
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