Alexandra René visits a kindergarden class at the Lycée Francais de New York, March 21 2013. Q: What is the goal of your visit to our school this week? A: We are teachers from a school in Haiti that has a partnership with the LFNY and we are trying to
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“I couldn’t stop smiling!”
When I first began sharing my personal volunteer experiences with my CM2 students, it became abundantly clear that they wanted to become involved in Hurricane Sandy relief themselves. Several students brought in baby wipes, toys and other assorted items, which I delivered to those in need on my weekend trips
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!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
Read More!Après l’ouragan Sandy, le Lycée Français se mobilise
La communauté du Lycée Français peut se féliciter de ne pas être restée passive face aux dégâts majeurs causés par l’ouragan Sandy le 29 octobre dernier. Le service communautaire du Lycée et l’association des parents d’élèves (APL) ont coordonné leurs efforts afin de venir en aide aux résidents qui ont
Read More!Record set for the 2012 AIDS Walk
On May 20, 2012 a sea of people converged on Central Park for the annual AIDS Walk. Among the 45,000 participants were 165 students from the Lycée as well as tens of faculty, staff and parents. Margaux Carré was one of them and she would not have missed this event
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