Lycée Magazine

Alumni Stories: Mariana Suarez ‘16 and Immigration Legal Aid

Lycée Français de New York alumna Mariana Suarez ‘16 will be starting her senior year at Yale University this fall, but she was also hard at work all summer. She put her interest in immigration law to use by completing an internship with the non-profit legal aid group, KIND (Kids

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September 4, 2019 Alumni / College Counseling

Where Do Lycée Graduates Go to College?

As I write this blog, the members of the Lycée Class of 2019 are just beginning their first year in colleges and universities across North America and in several countries around the world. What a remarkable group of scholars! We have writers, artists, future diplomats, doctors, lawyers, teachers and data

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August 14, 2019 Bilingualism / Head of School / Primary

What Is Bilingualism?

In this series of videos, Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School and Director of the Primary School, explains why starting early is the best strategy for bilingual development in children. We hope you enjoy watching! What is bilingualism? At least half of the global population is bilingual or plurilingual. Growing

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July 1, 2019 Alumni / Community

Bernard Harcourt (’81): Law in Practice

In late spring 2016, Julia Pagnamenta ’06 went to visit Bernard Harcourt ’81 at his office at the Columbia University Law School, where he is Professor of Law and Political Science, and the founder and director of the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought. After the Lycée, he went to

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June 25, 2019 Bilingualism / Featured / Well-Being

Leveraging Languages: 3 Ways to Support Your Child’s Biliteracy Development

If you are a parent reader of this article, you may well be already convinced that being bilingual, and even plurilingual, is an asset. However, you might sometimes wonder how to best support your children on their journey to becoming effective speakers, as well as proficient readers and writers, in

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June 11, 2019 Arts / Secondary

“Beyond Suffrage”: The Evolution of the Women’s Movement Today

Monday afternoon saw the Lycée’s downstairs gallery filled with art lovers—all eager to view the culmination of Y9 students’ “Beyond Suffrage” Art/History Parcours. In the class, students worked to create a visual art and audio installation, which puts family research and interviews in conversation with larger societal conversations around the

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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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May 31, 2019 Featured / Green Initiatives / Innovation

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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LYCÉE MAGAZINE

Gala 2025 Celebrates the Lycée at 90

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

Alumni Stories: Mariana Suarez ‘16 and Immigration Legal Aid

Where Do Lycée Graduates Go to College?

What Is Bilingualism?

Bernard Harcourt (’81): Law in Practice

Leveraging Languages: 3 Ways to Support Your Child’s Biliteracy Development

“Beyond Suffrage”: The Evolution of the Women’s Movement Today

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