Thursday: A student competes in the long jump at Van Cortland Park, under some rainy weather. Wednesday: Doctor Ali Brivanlou gives a fascinating and entertaining presentation on the origins of the embryo. Watch his presentation here. Tuesday: The musical crew is hard at work rehearsing for the May 1st,
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Le 10 avril dernier avait lieu l’évènement orthographique de l’année au LFNY : la Spelling Bee Competition! Il s’agissait de la troisième édition de la compétition, organisée, comme chaque année, par Catherine Genoux. 25 élèves de 6èmes puis 25 élèves de 5èmes se sont affrontés. Sauriez-vous épeler les mots suivants*?
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One of the most frequently discussed topics in education today is what US educators and educational policy-makers call “STEM”, an acronym which stands for “Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics”. And while the definition of STEM varies from one person to the next, most would agree that this term suggests at
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Read an interview with renowned French scholar Christine Hélot, who has spent a lot of time studying the field of bilingualism. Dr. Hélot has led the creation of Je suis qui je suis, a special photo exhibit exploring the immigrant experience of students in France and the US. It will be shown
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As the students are reaching the end of their stay, they are sharing with us some impressions of their experience abroad. Q: What has made the strongest impression on you so far in China? Hélène C.: “The strongest impression for me was the Pearl Tower. I will never forget it.
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Ces derniers temps, il n’est pas rare d’ouvrir un magazine ou un journal et de tomber sur un article à propos du bilinguisme. Récemment, en ouvrant le New York Times, je découvre que le bilinguisme est un facteur d’enrichissement de la carrière de nombreux acteurs anglophones qui parlent couramment une
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Following a recent visit to the school robotics club, I have been thinking a lot about the concept of invention, particularly in the realm of technology. And whenever I have had a chance, I have been asking students questions like, “how do you think someone came up with the idea
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We are incredibly honored to host the latest concert for the musician BélO on March 20th. BélO is a Haitian artist and star, and is celebrated as musical ambassador of Haiti throughout the world. The songwriter, guitarist and singer has won numerous awards, notably the Radio France Ineternational Discovery Award
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Mariette Monpierre, director of the movie “Elza” shown on Wednesday, March 6th at the Lycée. As part of the monthly movie series organized by Pascale Richard, the Director of our Cultural Center, we had the immense good fortune this past Wednesday of being able to show the film “Elza” by
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Nous travaillions ensemble avec l’institutrice de la classe de CE1 d’Antibes Corinne Bascunana jusqu’à mon départ pour le LFNY et il était tout naturel pour nous de continuer ce partage d’idées malgré la distance. C’est alors que nous avons donc pensé à cet échange entre nos deux classes. Le premier
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