“Who was the first woman in your family to vote?” This is the question that Women Leading the Way, an art, history, and storytelling project, asked over 300 high school students from across America, challenging them to delve into the history of the fight for suffrage while connecting it to
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On Friday, June 12, the Lycée Français de New York held a panel on systemic racism, in the wake of the protests across the country following the brutal death of George Floyd. At the Lycée, our work on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) started several years ago, with, most recently,
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On Sunday, student leaders in the Lycée Français de New York’s Black Student Union led a peaceful protest march against racial injustice and violence for their fellow students in ninth to 12th grade, along with faculty, staff and parents. Over 100 people took part in the march, which began at
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In commemoration of the National Remembrance Day of Slave Trade, Slavery and Abolition in France, students in 11th-grade AP European History completed a series of projects to show the connections between the American, French and Haitian Revolutions. Dr. Arthur Plaza, who is helping to shape a new Y11 and Y12
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Three specialists in historic preservation discuss the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on the first anniversary of the fire that nearly destroyed it. On March 9, the Cultural Center of the Lycée Français de New York, canceled an international panel of experts to protect the school against Covid-19. Instead,
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“It is great to be the first, but what’s most important is that there be a second,” said French Consul General Anne-Claire Legendre of her role as the first woman to be French Consul General in New York. She was one of four boundary-breaking women in and around the Lycée
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The Lycée Français de New York will host its 21st annual Gala, the most important fundraising event of the year for the school’s scholarship program, on Saturday, March 14, at Cipriani Wall Street. On the theme “Le Monde Chez Nous: At Home in the World,” this year’s gala honors designer
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How many activities can you pack into five days? Turns out, a lot if you start Day 1 at 3:45am. That’s what time the group of 14 sixth and seventh graders met math teacher Mme Banchet and me, so we could catch our 7am flight to New Orleans for our annual
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Earlier this year, 10th-grade students in Ms. Gibert’s Sustainable Development class turned their attentions to the Amazon rainforest, where an alarming surge in wildfires was causing international concern. The students’ task was to analyze the situation from social, economic and environmental perspectives: What changes were happening to natural resources in
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During the 2019-20 school year, the Lycée Français de New York welcomes Dr. Derrick Gay, an international educator and expert on intercultural competency, diversity and inclusion. In multiple visits to the school since August, he has led workshops with our faculty, staff, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Trustees. On
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