L’une des missions du Lycée Français de New York est de préparer ses élèves à être les citoyens responsables de demain. Pour l’établissement, cet apprentissage passe, depuis maintenant plus de 13 ans, par les activités de service communautaire (Community Service), et depuis 4 ans pour l’apprentissage par le service (Service
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LFNY Builds Thriving Partnership with School in Haiti
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
Read More!Vietnam: a learning experience on both sides
Before arriving to Hué’s primary school, we had a fairly clear idea of what to expect: a few classes of thirty or so students, who all had at least a basic level of English. We made a lesson plan based on those assumptions, yet the reality was not at all
Read More!Ants We Are Not
There is little doubt that any educator would have responded in the same way. Upon reading the following sentence in a New York Times book review, one’s curiosity is piqued and one wants to know more: “In the wrong hands, A Path Appears is a dangerous book: you wouldn’t want
Read More!Visite d’enseignants haïtiens au LFNY
Du lundi 24 au jeudi 27 février, le LFNY a eu le plaisir d’accueillir en ses murs deux enseignantes de l’école Lycée Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable (LJBPS), localisée à Saint Marc en Haïti. Depuis le début de l’année dernière, nos deux écoles sont en partenariat et organisent des échanges
Read More!One Year Later – Preschool Hit During Hurricane Sandy Returns Home
Inside Little Tots Red Wagon, right after Hurricane Sandy, in November 2012. Just before Halloween 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall, destroying countless areas along the eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine. It did severe damage in New Jersey and New York. Breezy Point, located on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens,
Read More!Interviews et boules de neige
En bataille de boules de neige ! C’est ainsi que s’est achevée la deuxième rencontre entre la classe de 1ere S2 et la classe de français French Heritage de l’école publique Manhattan International High School mardi 17 décembre. MIHS fait partie de Internationals Network for Public Schools qui est un réseau
Read More!Learning with an impact
The New York Common Pantry in Manhattan. This November, the class of 5e2, under the guidance of advisors Ms. Jan and Mrs. Kurzweil, did a service learning project around the school’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. We did everything from sorting the food, to using a formula to calculate how much
Read More!Service Learning au Vietnam
Fin du voyage, Baie d’Ha Long 6h34 Le réveil sonne. Une fois, deux fois, trois fois… On ne répond toujours pas. Un dilemme nous perturbe alors l’esprit: se lever et devoir faire face à la réalité ou rester dans nos lits à naviguer dans nos rêves. On entend alors un
Read More!A rewarding trip to Haiti
From April 28th to May 1st, five members of the LFNY staff traveled to Haiti to continue the school’s pedagogical exchange program with the Lycee Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable (LJBPS) located in Saint Marc. Included on the trip were: Aurore Papazian and Alexandre Sivera, both Kindergarten teachers; Marie-Odile Couture,
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