I’ve lived in Nepal for more than two years now, and there hasn’t been a day when I haven’t thought of earthquakes. I knew I was moving to an earthquake zone that geologists warned was overdue for a massive quake, and I have a tendency to over-prepare, probably acquired in
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How did you come to be at the Lycée Français de New York? My family moved to New York from the Central African Republic in 1996. My mother was working for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) at the time, and we had been forced out of Bangui, the capital,
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This day, focusing one aspect of the 2030 UN Development Goal to leave no one behind, can seem daunting. According to the UN, one billion people live in extreme poverty. 800 million suffer from hunger, malnutrition and do not have access to safe drinking water. Lycée students joined representatives from
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Cette année, le 19 décembre, le Lycée célèbre pour la première fois la journée de l’entente. Cette journée est l’occasion de mettre en avant la diversité au sein de la communauté du Lycée Français de New York. C’est aussi une formidable occasion de promouvoir les valeurs fondamentales que nous partageons,
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On Saturday, November 12, we had the great pleasure of welcoming our entire community for the opening of our York Wing in a celebration of this beautiful new space and the many opportunities for learning and creating it is making possible for students. You perhaps were there, and had the opportunity
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Specialists of Cultural Heritage and Its Protection Will Discuss Massive Destruction of Sites in the World In September, 2015, the methodical destruction of the thousand-year-old ancient city of Palmyra in Syria was undertaken by ISIS.All that remains there today are a few anonymous stones on a sand field. Can we
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If like me you laugh(ed), but somewhat quizzically, upon first hearing the following joke, you may want to read further. What did the hippocampus say in its retirement speech? Thanks a lot for the memories! Get it? Most of us would probably chuckle at this humor, though perhaps more by
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Lorsqu’on demande à Amital ce qui lui reste de ses années au Lycée Français de New York, ce sont les mots ouverture, multiculturalisme, multilinguisme et culture générale qui reviennent le plus souvent. Cette ancienne élève du LFNY, scolarisée entre 1994 et 2007, s’apprête à ouvrir, avec 30 autres journalistes, le
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Once again, we traveled to Camp Pontiac for preseason training. This year we took seventeen teams and 211 students to the camp in upstate New York. Our aim is always to give students an opportunity to build relationships with their peers, as well as work on their skills for the
Read More!On November 14, the Lycée Français de New York hosted a ceremony honoring 15 American veterans of World War 2 who were promoted to the French Legion of Honor for their service to France. The award has a prestigious history since its creation by Napoleon Bonaparte. Among its distinguished recipients
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