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  • Three Elementary school students sit at a table and read a French children's book
    October 5, 2024 Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School-Director of Primary

    The Key to Balanced Bilingualism

    In a country where the main language is different from the one taught in school, it’s important to make sure there’s enough exposure to the second language, and that it’s high quality.

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  • A group 9 students link arms for a photo on the first day of school
    December 9, 2023 Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School-Director of Primary

    Cultivating Empathy and Kindness from an Early Age

    The goal of education should go beyond lessons on the fundamentals of reading, writing and math. Schools play a key role in shaping students into empathetic members of society who seek to make a positive difference in the lives of others

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  • Mother and son walk up a staircase of a school to head to a classroom.
    September 9, 2023 Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School-Director of Primary

    Guide for a Fulfilling School Year – Part 2

    The academic development of a child depends on a number of factors. Here are three strategies to foster a love of learning from a child’s earliest years.

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  • August 26, 2023 Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School-Director of Primary

    Guide to a Fulfilling School Year – Part 1

    As the school year begins, this article focuses on the power of nurturing positive relationships at school to support student learning, growth and development.

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  • Fourth graders work at an art table to rebuild on of Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions.
    June 3, 2023 Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School-Director of Primary

    Léonard de Vinci inspire un extraordinaire projet de classe transdisciplinaire

    Ce projet interdisciplinaire a non seulement favorisé la pensée critique et la créativité mais il a également permis aux élèves de développer un amour pour l’apprentissage en général.

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  • Hervé Coeur and Natu Camara singing in Voix Francophones
    February 21, 2023 Pascale Richard, Director of Cultural Events

    Concert of Francophone Voices

    New York-based Haitian singer Hervé Coeur takes the stage with Natu Camara, Guinean singer and percussionist, in this celebration of Francophone music on Monday, March 20th at 6:15pm.

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  • Fifth graders at Lycée Français de New York visited the United Nations during the Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty.
    December 30, 2022 Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School-Director of Primary

    Visit to United Nations Sparks Reflections on Peace

    In late October, fifth graders visited the UN for the Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty. The visit became the starting point for fall projects on peace and human rights in two fifth-grade classes.

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  • May 7, 2022 Evelyne Estey, Head of School

    Imagining with Author Marc Lévy

    French author Marc Lévy gives a master class in the art of writing to Lycée eighth graders called, “The Power of Your Imagination”.

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Poster image for the Student Short Film competition Rough Cut 2023
February 22, 2023 Arts / Community / Cultural Center

Submit Your Short Films to Rough Cut 2023

Students ages 11 to 18 are invited to be part of the 13th annual Rough Cut Short Film Festival, the Lycée Français de New York’s annual international festival of student short films. Submissions are due by April 1, 2023.  

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Hervé Coeur and Natu Camara singing in Voix Francophones
February 21, 2023 Community / Cultural Center / Featured / Global Citizenship

Concert of Francophone Voices

New York-based Haitian singer Hervé Coeur takes the stage with Natu Camara, Guinean singer and percussionist, in this celebration of Francophone music on Monday, March 20th at 6:15pm.

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Arthur Plaza introduces the family session on Innovation at the Lycée.
February 11, 2023 Green Initiatives / Innovation / Well-Being

Innovation & Professional Learning Puts Focus on Students

Professional learning at the Lycée encourages a growth mindset among faculty and staff, while promoting a culture of curiosity and innovation across the Lycée, including for our students.

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Jazz musician Oran Etkin gave a lesson in jazz and storytelling to sutdents of the Lycée Français de New York
February 8, 2023 Arts / Bilingualism / Cultural Center / Primary

Fascinating Rhythms and the Art of Story in the Preschool

On a recent Friday, jazz artist Oran Etkin spent a morning with preschoolers at the Lycée Français de New York.The director of our Primary School writes a journal entry on a fascinating (and beautiful) learning moment.

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January 6, 2023 Community

Leading with Purpose – Lycée Gala 2023

The annual gala of the Lycée Français de New York is the largest fundraising event of the year for school programs and need-based scholarships. This year’s theme focuses on bold leadership and environmental sustainability.

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Fifth graders at Lycée Français de New York visited the United Nations during the Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty.
December 30, 2022 Global Citizenship / Primary / Project-Based Learning

Visit to United Nations Sparks Reflections on Peace

In late October, fifth graders visited the UN for the Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty. The visit became the starting point for fall projects on peace and human rights in two fifth-grade classes.

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June 24, 2022 Bilingualism / Primary / Well-Being

What Neuroscience Tells Us About Summer Homework

Summer vacation is here–a time that students anticipate for weeks. For parents, one question often arises: Should I give my child homework to do on their summer vacation?

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June 11, 2022 Featured / Global Citizenship / Innovation / Primary

Teaching Hard History with Intention and Care

For fifth-grade students, the history of sugar provides a seamless narrative that connects France and America and the history of slavery across the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

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A front page for France-Amerique newspaper, with a photo of 8 student journalists, standing in the library, who documented personal narratives of the last year of World War 2
June 2, 2022 Bilingualism / Global Citizenship

Reporting Memory, Writing History : Resistance and Deportation in WW2

Eight students recreated a newspaper from 1946 to recount the history of the harrowing final year of World War 2 in Europe from the perspective of those who survived it.

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May 14, 2022 Community

Building Community, One Gift at a Time

None of us is interested in having our children attend a school where everyone’s the same. That’s not reality, and that’s not preparing students for life.

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