Lycée Magazine

LFNY Builds Thriving Partnership with School in Haiti

Since the Lycée Jean-Baptiste Pointe du Sable (LJBPS) in St. Marc, Haiti opened its doors in 2011, the Lycée Français de New York has been sending delegations of teachers and staff to assist and support its faculty as the school grows. Each year the school adds an additional grade of

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February 6, 2015 Featured / Innovation / Secondary

Shakespeare and Pirates

TED-Ed is the Education division of TED – a global set of conferences run by a non-profit organization that aims to connect people all over the world with the work and ideas of their peers. The company’s acronym stands for “Technology, Education, Design” and its slogan is “Ideas Worth Spreading.”

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February 3, 2015 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures: February 2-6

Friday: It’s time for arts and crafts in garderie! Young students make Valentine’s Day cards for their parents filled with hearts and drawings of their families (photo: Maria Betances). Thursday: Y11 student Tanzil wins 3rd prize for his interpretation of Henry V during the annual Shakespeare Competition for students in Y9 to

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January 31, 2015 Featured / Head of School

Rendez-Vous With Art*

For many, and I would agree with this perspective too, the most important dimension of art education is always the opportunity students have actually to be artists themselves, which means drawing, painting, sculpting, assembling, creating in their own right. That said, learning about art from more distance also has value. “I

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January 30, 2015 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures: January 26-30

Vendredi: Attention à ne pas renverser les quilles! Cette élève de CP navigue entre les obstacles le plus vite possible avant de passer à l’activité suivante: course en sac, saut en longueur ou escalade, à l’occasion du Primary Sports Day, un évènement sportif annuel. Jeudi: Une élève du lycée de Fudan

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January 29, 2015 Community / Featured / Fundraising

Gala 2015: Murakami, Magritte, Enoc Perez font don d’oeuvres d’art

Art takes center stage at the LFNY Gala on February 21, 2015 at the Park Avenue Armory. This year’s theme, “Sortir du Cadre – The World is Your Canvas,” celebrates art as a form of self-expression and as a means of bringing communities together. New York-based French artist JR will

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January 24, 2015 Alumni / College Counseling / Featured

“Taking a gap year was eye-opening”

“Taking a gap year is so eye-opening” Paloma Parkes, class of ’13 – Bristol University Paloma Parkes is studying geography at Bristol University in the U.K. after taking a gap year. At the Lycée she was in the Bac Littéraire OIB track. She is hoping to get a masters

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January 22, 2015 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures: January 20-23

Friday: It’s wrap-up time in this kindergarden class. Guided by their teacher, three to four students take turn on the seat in front of the class and lead them with simple movements like clapping their hands or tapping their feet on the floor. “It is a signal for the students

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January 14, 2015 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures: January 12-16

Vendredi: Les élèves de la classe de 4ème option latin répètent “Variations sur Médée”, pièce qu’ils ont écrite et qu’ils joueront lors du Festival Première Scène les 31 janvier et 1er février prochain. Ce Festival rassemble plusieurs écoles françaises et francophones d’Amérique du Nord sur le thème du théâtre. Vendredi:

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January 10, 2015 Featured / Secondary / Student Support / Well-Being

Brimming with Questions

Secondary English teacher Jamie Laurens with her 9th grade advisory group on January 9th. It’s Friday, January 9th. I face a room full of questions, with a mind brimming with my own. And so, I begin by asking. My ninth grade advisees have formed a tighter circle than usual. They

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Cultivating Empathy and Kindness from an Early Age

Guide for a Fulfilling School Year – Part 2

Guide to a Fulfilling School Year – Part 1

Léonard de Vinci inspire un extraordinaire projet de classe transdisciplinaire

Concert of Francophone Voices

Visit to United Nations Sparks Reflections on Peace

Imagining with Author Marc Lévy

LFNY Builds Thriving Partnership with School in Haiti

Shakespeare and Pirates

Week in Pictures: February 2-6

Rendez-Vous With Art*

Week in Pictures: January 26-30

Gala 2015: Murakami, Magritte, Enoc Perez font don d’oeuvres d’art

“Taking a gap year was eye-opening”

Week in Pictures: January 20-23

Week in Pictures: January 12-16

Brimming with Questions