Lycée Magazine

Rêves d’ados

A former colleague and lifelong principal whom I hold in the highest esteem often used to say, and in so doing make her students, parents and fellow educators laugh, that middle school is a special period in the educational trajectory of any child because he or she is as cute

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January 23, 2016 Co-Curricular Activities / Featured / Primary

Footprints in Arabic

It’s 3:45pm on a wintry Friday in the Primary School, and six students are gathered with their intermediate Arabic teacher, Susynne McElrone, for a lively 75-minute class. The students have divided into two groups to work on a word game to help them identify vocabulary and build sentences in Arabic.

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January 22, 2016 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures: January 19-22

Friday: Basketball teams had a few home games this week and played hard against Columbia Prep, St. Hilda and St. Hugh teams. Thursday: In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, kindergarten students wrote down and drew their dreams to share with their classmates. Wednesday: Y8 students learned about the importance

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January 15, 2016 Alumni / College Counseling / Featured

“Don’t Stress Over College Results,” LFNY Alumni Say

“I chose my college based on the student body” (1:26) Joachim Vaturi, class of ’15 – Washington University in Saint Louis Joachim Vaturi was a Bac S-BFA student at the Lycée. He is now at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He really values the collaborative atmosphere at his college. It

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January 13, 2016 Community / Featured / Fundraising

Gad Elmaleh to be Honored at the LFNY Gala 2016

The Lycée Français de New York (LFNY) will hold its 17th annual Gala on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Park Avenue Armory, welcoming over 900 guests in an evening dedicated to the pursuit of bold dreams. At the Gala, the LFNY will honor Gad Elmaleh, the French-Moroccan comedian and

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January 8, 2016 Community / Featured / Innovation

New Space on York Avenue Opening in September 2016

The new York Wing adds 19,000 square feet to the existing school. Why did the Lycée acquire this new building? We have known for a long time that we needed more space. Our school was originally built for 1,000 students. Today, we have over 1,350 students, and we feel the

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January 8, 2016 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures January 4-8

Friday: Kindergarten classes get ready to have their yearbook photo taken on the patio of the school. Smile everyone! (credit: Roddy Rapson) Thursday: Two people keep track of the score and write down stats for a JV Boys Basketball game between the LFNY and Calhoun. Wednesday: Advisor Lucy Osborne checks

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December 12, 2015 Bilingualism / Featured / Global Citizenship / Primary

Teaching the Pleasure of Communicating

For many Lycée students and parents, the 2015-2016 school year is their first experience in a bilingual school. Choosing a bilingual school is a tremendous opportunity for monolingual families, but it also raises questions about how being in a bilingual school impacts language development in children. The most important element

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December 11, 2015 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures December 7-11

Vendredi: Cette élève du Diversity Club raconte aux autres membres son expérience à la conférence Student Diversity Leadership Conference, à laquelle elle a participé avec 5 autres élèves et qui a eu lieu du 2 au 5 décembre à Tampa, en Floride. Vendredi: Cette élève du club extrascolaire “Arabic Intermediate” compte en

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December 5, 2015 Bilingualism / Featured / Innovation / Primary

Metacognition and Learning to Learn

“Although thinking is innate, skillful thinking must be cultivated.” (Art Costa, 2008). Effective 21st century instruction teaches students how to think, not what to think. In 2013, The Huffington Post published an article arguing that many K-to-12 schools are not preparing students to be ready for the demands of today.

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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

Rêves d’ados

Footprints in Arabic

Week in Pictures: January 19-22

“Don’t Stress Over College Results,” LFNY Alumni Say

Gad Elmaleh to be Honored at the LFNY Gala 2016

New Space on York Avenue Opening in September 2016

Week in Pictures January 4-8

Teaching the Pleasure of Communicating

Week in Pictures December 7-11

Metacognition and Learning to Learn