Exploring Life in the 13 Original Colonies

In Ms. Gamble’s class, students studied famous US colonists and learned a lot about what life was like for men and also for women in those early years of American history. Her students created posters about early American colonists and were asked to present them to the class. Fourth-grader Alexander

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Confronting Discrimination

Atticus Finch said, You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view; until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. On Monday, June 8, eighth-grade students at the LFNY attempted to do just that. The focus of the LFNY class delegates this

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Week in Pictures June 8 – 12

Thursday: The Senior graduation ceremony took place at the 92nd Street Y. Congratulations to the class of 2015! Click here see more photos. (Credit: D. Ping Luo) Thursday: Fifth graders visited Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, in Virginia, as part of a trip to L’Hermione. The entire level studied the history of the famous frigate in class this year.

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Week in Pictures June 1 – 5

Vendredi: Une classe de Grande Section a fait de l’origami ce matin ! Gay Merrill Gross, auteure de Minigami, nous a rendu visite pour apprendre aux élèves l’art magique du pliage de papier. Jeudi: Face à un auditorium rempli, les cinq classes de CP ont présenté leur spectacle annuel de fin d’année, et chanté

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Head of School for a Day

Luc ne savait pas qu’il serait proviseur pour un jour mais ce fut une une formidable expérience pour ce jeune élève de 4ème. Comme son camarade, Luc a l’expression de quelqu’un qui a passé une journée bien remplie. Une expérience inoubliable. “Ce qui m’a le plus impressionné, c’est de visiter

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Week in Pictures May 17-29

Wednesday: Vince Peterson led the Primary choir with NYC-based a capella group Chameleonic in an extraordinary, moving celebration of the earth and our shared responsibility to take care of it and each other. Said Zara Ruelle, director of the LFNY After-School Program, “I am so proud of Vince and the children.

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