Lycée Magazine

November 30, 2018 Bilingualism / Equity and Inclusion

More Diversity in Children’s Literature: Yes, but Why?

Children’s literature might sound like child’s play in comparison to literature for adults, but it’s not! The genre comes with questions and relationships that are at least as complex as books for grown-ups—if not more. Children’s literature must work to set itself apart from general reading culture and maintain autonomy.

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November 23, 2018 Community / Well-Being

Let’s Have a Healthy Relationship with Food

I had the pleasure to meet students from Y7 and Y11 during October’s nutrition cycle. We talked about healthy and balanced meals, the importance of eating breakfast and drinking water, and also: the link between food and pleasure. We analyzed food packaging and ingredients, and we talked about the omnipresence

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November 16, 2018 Community / Service Learning

Feeding Hungry New Yorkers

The Lycée Français de New York is excited to host the second annual Lycée Cares event next week. In partnership with City Harvest, the New York-area nonprofit dedicated to feeding New Yorkers in need, the whole school community will be coming together to collect food during a food drive the

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November 16, 2018 Co-Curricular Activities / Community

Lycée Launches Mentorship Exchange Program with NYU’s Institute of French Studies

We are thrilled to announce that the Lycée will be facilitating an International Education Exchange Program this year in collaboration with NYU’s Institute of French Studies. Lycée students will obtain college-level training in history and sociology, and NYU graduate students will gain mentors among the Lycée’s vibrant faculty. NYU visiting

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November 16, 2018 Cultural Center / Featured / Secondary

Lycée Welcomes Writer and Musician Gaël Faye

High school students had the privilege to meet the author Gaël Faye, recent winner of the Prix Littéraire du Lycée (2017) and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens (2016), on Friday, October 26 thanks to the Cultural Center. Before Faye’s visit, French students (in the classes of myself, Mr. Morival, Ms. Roussel,

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November 9, 2018 Secondary / Service Learning

Watch the Veterans’ Ceremony

Every year the French Consulate awards World War II veterans with the French Legion of Honor. The ceremony takes place at the Lycée Francais de New York, with the participation of Y9 students, who study this time period on their history class. Tune in from 3pm EST to watch the ceremony

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November 8, 2018 Secondary

Reflections on the Centennial of the End of World War I

At 11:11 on 11/11 (November 11) 1918, in a rail car in Compiègne, France and Germany signed the armistice that would end “the Great War,” or as we more commonly know it, World War I. In Europe, signs of World War I are more abundant than in the United States:

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November 2, 2018 Cultural Center

Students Reflect on Their Conversation with Writer Valérie Zenatti

Exemples de questions : Pourquoi avoir choisi d’écrire ce livre en français? Je parle bien hébreu et je le traduis mais ce ne peut pas être ma langue d’écriture. Ce n’est pas la langue dans laquelle je pense et j’imagine. Contrairement à d’autres qui peuvent écrire en deux langues différentes

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October 26, 2018 Arts / Equity and Inclusion / Secondary

Live from the Lynx! Student Journalists Report on James Baldwin Day

On Friday the 28th of September, the Lycée held its second annual “James Baldwin Day” for students from 10th to 12th grade. This event was created last year in honor of James Baldwin, an American-born writer who spent much of his career in France. According to Mrs. Aufses, who heads

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October 23, 2018 Community

Come Explore at Fête Foraine 2018

Everyone in the Lycée community is invited to our first community event of the year, Fête Foraine, on Saturday, November 3 from 10am – 4pm. The theme of this year’s event is EXPLORE. Attendees will be encouraged to explore in all kinds of ways and travel through different terrains, from

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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

More Diversity in Children’s Literature: Yes, but Why?

Let’s Have a Healthy Relationship with Food

Feeding Hungry New Yorkers

Lycée Launches Mentorship Exchange Program with NYU’s Institute of French Studies

Lycée Welcomes Writer and Musician Gaël Faye

Watch the Veterans’ Ceremony

Reflections on the Centennial of the End of World War I

Students Reflect on Their Conversation with Writer Valérie Zenatti

Live from the Lynx! Student Journalists Report on James Baldwin Day

Come Explore at Fête Foraine 2018