Lycée Magazine

Learning about endangered species

A golden toad, one of the many species in danger of extinction (photo credit: Charles H. Smith) A native of Biloxi, Mississippi, Rachel Nuwer grew up exploring the bayous and beaches of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She pursued her interest in science and nature as an undergraduate student of Biology

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March 10, 2014 Co-Curricular Activities / Cultural Center / Featured / Secondary

Le Spring Concert en photos

Rendez-vous des musiciens les plus talentueux du Lycée, le Spring Concert se décline en deux moments jalonnés au printemps: l’un en mars réservé aux élèves des classes de 3èmes à Terminales, l’autre en juin (mardi 3 juin cette année) destiné aux élèves des classes de 6èmes à 4èmes. Contrairement au

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March 8, 2014 Featured / Head of School

Qu’est-ce que le bonheur?

Most often, I think back on growing up in Vienna as an extraordinarily happy period. For three years, between the ages of six and nine, my three siblings and I had the pleasure of playing for hours in the gardens around Schönbrunn Palace, taking the tramway, going to the opera, among

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March 8, 2014 Community / Featured / Fundraising

Thierry Henry: Succeeding takes hard work and not just talent

The Lycée Français de New York honored World Cup champion and New York Red Bulls captain, Thierry Henry, during its annual gala on Sunday, March 2. This year’s gala, “L’esprit d’équipe – For the Love of the Game,” celebrated the spirit of excellence, commitment and joy that participation in sports

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March 7, 2014 Co-Curricular Activities / Digital Learning / Featured / Project-Based Learning / Secondary

Spaghetti and Marshmallow

The goal of computer programming club is to foster interest in computer science and provide students with a foundation of skills as they explore their interests in programming, engineering, and design. During the year, students work on projects that harness their collaboration, creative problem solving, and critical thinking skills such

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March 5, 2014 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures March 3 to 9

Vendredi: C’est déjà le spectacle de fin d’année des CM2! (Crédits : E. Loewe) Jeudi: Deux élèves de CE1 présentent un exposé sur l’artiste-peintre impressionniste Mary Cassatt, que la classe a étudiée en arts plastiques. Mercredi: Un élève de 6ème fait ses devoirs dans la salle d’informatique du CDI. Aujourd’hui

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March 4, 2014 Community / Innovation / Primary / Service Learning

Visite d’enseignants haïtiens au LFNY

Du lundi 24 au jeudi 27 février, le LFNY a eu le plaisir d’accueillir en ses murs deux enseignantes de l’école Lycée Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable (LJBPS), localisée à Saint Marc en Haïti. Depuis le début de l’année dernière, nos deux écoles sont en partenariat et organisent des échanges

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March 1, 2014 Featured / Head of School

Percival’s Question

Two thoughts kept coming to mind this past Thursday evening, as I listened to the remarkable discussion on social entrepreneurship taking place in the Lycée Français de New York Cultural Center. The first was one of gratitude to Pascale Richard for organizing such a brilliant event, which from the large

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February 28, 2014 Featured / Week in Pictures

Week in Pictures February 24 to March 2

Friday pm: Students and teachers play a friendly basketball game. (credit: Hong Tam Andre) Friday am: In a yearlong project, third-grade students are learning about prehistoric man, including the art of cave painting from the times of Lascaux. Here, three students and Primary art teacher, Mireille Miller, used natural pigments

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February 26, 2014 Artist in Residence / Cultural Center / Featured / Secondary

Transmettre le feu sacré

Le défi était double. Il y avait d’abord la danse. Comment convaincre des filles et des garçons des classes de troisième de se mouvoir sans inhibition en duo sur la scène de l’auditorium ? Et puis les sentiments… Comment amener ces adolescents à chercher en eux les ressources pour exprimer

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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

Learning about endangered species

Le Spring Concert en photos

Qu’est-ce que le bonheur?

Thierry Henry: Succeeding takes hard work and not just talent

Spaghetti and Marshmallow

Week in Pictures March 3 to 9

Visite d’enseignants haïtiens au LFNY

Percival’s Question

Week in Pictures February 24 to March 2

Transmettre le feu sacré