Lycée Magazine

June 9, 2019 Digital Learning / Primary

Podcasting to Ask Tough Questions

Our fourth graders are following their own curiosity, and their ears, in their new podcast series “Mystère et Boule de Gomme,” with support from their teachers and the Media Lab. Why can’t humanity live in peace? Take a listen…. And, NPR, watch out! A podcast created by 4th grade (CM1) students

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8th-Grade Science Students Predict the Weather

On Friday, March 15, several Lycée students joined the protests in front of the United Nations as part of the global strike for climate change. The movement started last year thanks to a 16-year-old girl in Sweden, Greta Thunberg, who began skipping class on Fridays to instead talk to policy

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May 22, 2019 Athletics / Community

Three Cheers for Athletics!

Being on an athletic team here at the Lycée Français de New York you experience a number of ups and downs. There are good days and bad days. It is how you pick yourself up and meet the next challenge that defines you. One of the enjoyable parts of my

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May 17, 2019 Featured / Innovation / Project-Based Learning

Start-Up Lycée New York: The Future We Want

This Friday and Saturday at the Lycée Français de New York, ninth graders in the “Be the Change” Parcours took part in the finals of Lycée Start-Up Weekend. It was intense. The adrenaline was high. The competition was fierce, and the projects that distinguished themselves were impressive. Developed in partnership

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May 10, 2019 Arts / Secondary

Congrats To Lycée Artists: Art Awards and Pedagogy

You might have heard about the Lycée art department’s recent crop of Scholastic Award winners. Twelve Secondary art students received a total of 26 awards, including two national gold keys for Pier-Paolo Piccoli (Y12) and Neige Giacalone (Y10). Their works will be on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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April 26, 2019 Green Initiatives / Primary / Well-Being

5th-Grade Student Gardeners, Earth Day and the Balance of Life

Mottainai – Japanese term for “don’t be wasteful;” which stems from an awareness of both the interdependence and impermanence of all things. * On a bright, blustery day in April at the Lycée Français de New York, a brave delegation of Y5 Student Counselors put on their gardening gloves

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April 25, 2019 Community

Spring Fair: There is Magic in the Air!

The Lycée’s annual Spring Fair will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019. This year’s theme is Harry Potter! Led by Co-Chairs Stephanie Bismuth and Houda Ghadouani, the committee of parent volunteers has been working hard to plan a magical event. At the Lycée on Saturday you will find Harry,

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April 19, 2019 Community / Global Citizenship

Honoring Notre Dame

Many members of our community this past week have expressed a powerful surge of emotion attached to the beautiful Notre-Dame de Paris. Along with all of you, I was glued to the news on Monday as reports came in that the cathedral was on fire. I was 16 the first

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April 19, 2019 Bilingualism / Secondary

The Math Hatter Chronicle #13

So, you want to change the ceramic tiles in your kitchen. They’ve been in front of you for years and the other day you just decided you had enough of these small beige squares. The problem is not the color, what bothers you now is the shape. You find squares

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April 11, 2019 Cultural Center / Equity and Inclusion / Featured

Novelty Book Club Presents: Our Voices, Bringing Diverse Stories to Young Readers

Reserve your seats here! Lycée Français de New York senior Alice Dauchez likes books. She likes books so much, she started a reading club at the school last year. Today, the Novelty Book Club claims several active members from the Lycée student body, and, this May 8th, the club will

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LYCÉE MAGAZINE

The Key to Balanced Bilingualism

Cultivating Empathy and Kindness from an Early Age

Guide for a Fulfilling School Year – Part 2

Guide to a Fulfilling School Year – Part 1

Da Vinci Inspires a Fascinating Cross-Curricular Project

Teaching AI and the Blockchain with Refik Anadol

Concert of Francophone Voices

Teaching Hard History with Intention and Care

Podcasting to Ask Tough Questions

8th-Grade Science Students Predict the Weather

Three Cheers for Athletics!

Start-Up Lycée New York: The Future We Want

Congrats To Lycée Artists: Art Awards and Pedagogy

5th-Grade Student Gardeners, Earth Day and the Balance of Life

Spring Fair: There is Magic in the Air!

Honoring Notre Dame

The Math Hatter Chronicle #13

Novelty Book Club Presents: Our Voices, Bringing Diverse Stories to Young Readers