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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 grade students at a table rebuilding one of Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions.
    June 3, 2023 Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School-Director of Primary

    Da Vinci Inspires a Fascinating Cross-Curricular Project

    Three elementary teachers tapped the inventions of Da Vinci in a yearlong project connecting engineering, design, science, math, music and history.

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  • Cover Photo AI and the Blockchain
    March 4, 2023 James Charrel

    Teaching AI and the Blockchain with Refik Anadol

    Refik Anadol’s art at MoMA serves as an educational tool to teach students about artificial intelligence (AI), its applications, and the concept of the blockchain. 

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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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  • June 11, 2022 Carolyn O'Brien

    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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September 17, 2021 Innovation

Skills-Based Assessment Puts Emphasis on Student Learning and Development

Starting with this year’s sixth graders, the Middle School of the Lycée Français de New York is gradually adapting a skills-based assessment model in place of traditional grades. Inspired from the French system, four teachers share insight on why the school is taking this approach.

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September 9, 2021 Alumni / Community / Cultural Center / Global Citizenship

The Lycée Commemorates 9/11, 20 Years After

This September, like all the inhabitants of New York City, the Lycée Français de New York is remembering the 20th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.

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June 18, 2021 Community / Digital Learning / Primary / Secondary

Summertime… and Screen Time?

As we wrap up this unusual school year and try to adjust to a summer with more freedom than the last, it’s a good time to think about setting expectations with your children for device use over the summer.

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Student at Lycée painting
June 12, 2021 Community / Equity and Inclusion / Fundraising / Secondary

Leaving a Legacy Behind: Students Shape the 2021 Terminale Class Gift

Senior Class Gifts are a common fundraising initiative in US independent schools and universities, but could we take this American tradition, and adopt it to the Lycée’s unique French-American environment?

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May 20, 2021 Bilingualism / Community / Secondary

The EAF, Entry Point for the French Bac Exams

Our 11th graders will soon take their É.A.F, a mysterious acronym that stands for Épreuves Anticipées de Français, the first tests of the French Baccalaureate (Bac), which are completed in 12th grade at this Lycée and French schools around the world.

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April 15, 2021 Cultural Center / Global Citizenship / Green Initiatives / Secondary

Students Find Solutions to Reduce the Lycée’s Carbon Footprint

Throughout the month of March, students in grades 9 to 12 explored ways to make their lives – and ours – greener with a High School Climate Convention, inspired by the France’s Convention citoyenne pour le climat.

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April 7, 2021 College Counseling / Secondary

Talking About Financing College When Students Are in Collège?

When it is appropriate to begin discussing the financial implications of a college education? Our heads of college counseling and middle school provide their insight…

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March 26, 2021 Innovation / Primary / Project-Based Learning

Chat perlipopette ! Fourth Graders Learn the Art of the Novel

One of the roles of librarians is to encourage reading and to promote exchanges around literature. But this year, to allow for social distancing, all of our libraries serve a dual purpose as classrooms. This makes it exceptionally difficult to find a project that can be integrated into the school

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March 20, 2021 Concerts / Cultural Center / Global Citizenship

Voyage en Francophonie…with Yseult, Emel, Andréanne, Moonaya, et Mino….

On Saturday, March 20, International Day of Francophonie, please join us for a special free live concert on our Facebook page. The concert features exceptional women who, in their country, in their lives, are resistance fighters or pioneers, and use their talent to sing loud and clear about their place in the world. 

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March 20, 2021 Concerts / Cultural Center / Global Citizenship

Voyage en francophonie: Yseult, Emel, Andréanne, Moonaya, Mino….

Le 20 mars prochain, jour de la Francophonie, nous vous invitons à un concert gratuit exceptionnel en direct sur notre page Facebook.
À l’affiche, des femmes exceptionnelles qui, dans leur pays, dans leur vie, sont des résistantes ou des pionnières, et se servent de leur talent pour chanter haut et fort leur place dans le monde. 

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