Lycée Magazine

March 1, 2013 Secondary

Pourquoi développe-t-on des allergies?

Miriam Merad, professeur en hématologie, oncologie médicale et en biologie des cellules cancéreuses en conférence au Lycée Français de New York le 30 janvier 2013. Les troisièmes et les secondes ont eu la chance d’assister a une conférence sur les allergies le 30 janvier 2013, présentée par Dr. Miriam Merad,

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The Week in Pictures

Friday: Secondary students put on quite a show during this year’s Talent Show. 53 performers gave their best in front of a packed auditorium both Thursday and Friday nights. Thursday: Students and staff “smile for the Gala” during a special photo session. Wednesday: Polina Aronova and Abrima Erwiah (class of 1998) talked about

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February 22, 2013 Featured / Head of School / Project-Based Learning

The Maker Revolution*

“You seem like someone people in New York would call a maker,” I remarked. “Do you mean a doer, sir?” our student replied. “No,” I said, adding something like, “Doers are great too, but I am thinking about a maker. Someone who is passionate about making things, by which I

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February 22, 2013 Featured / Secondary

The Math Hatter Chronicle #2

A few weeks ago, on January 5, I celebrated the 34th anniversary of the death of Charles Mingus. The American composer, who over the years has become my favorite musician, was an unusual man and something unusual happened on the day he died. After he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s

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February 21, 2013 Featured / Student Support / Well-Being

L’importance du climat scolaire

A Y10 Geography and Urbanism class at the Lycée Français de New York. Q: How do you define school climate? Dr. Jonathan Cohen: Practitioners have always suggested that school climate refers to the tone or atmosphere of school life. In 2007, The National School Climate Council (NSCC) developed the following

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February 21, 2013 Cultural Center / Featured / Secondary

Irish author comes to the LFNY

The Irish writer Colm Tóibín, author of The Master, Brooklyn, and The Testament of Mary, among other novels, short stories, essays, and plays, began our February 8 conference by sharing a video (see below) of the Irish singer Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill, performing “Donal Og,” a song—in the Irish language—that is over

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February 16, 2013 Athletics / Featured

Lynx Basketball Clinches ISAL Championship

The LFNY Varsity Boys Basketball team after their victory against York Prep on February 12th. With February break in full swing and Lycée students spending their vacations in countries around the world, six members of the LFNY Varsity Boys Basketball team* remained in New York to try and make history. Earlier in

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February 16, 2013 Bilingualism / Featured / Head of School

Our Call to Plurilingualism

It seems like days ago, but in fact it has been less than 12 hours since I left New York for Paris, where Vannina Boussouf and I are spending the week recruiting new faculty for the Lycée Français. I say it seems like days because while my plane departed at

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February 16, 2013 Alumni / Community / Featured / Fundraising

Inside Gala 2013 – What’s in Store at #LFNY’s Digital Celebration

Brooke Bates, Marysella Castillo and Merav Davis, the organizing team of the Gala 2013 at the Lycée Français de New York. Q: The school chose to go “digital” for this year’s Gala. Why? Marysella C, Merav D, Brooke B: Yes, we did! The theme this year is #LFNY – Advancing Minds into

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February 15, 2013 Primary

Chacun cherche son chat…

Avec Mireille Miller, professeur d’art, la classe de CE1-B a décidé de travailler sur le geste graphique et les courbes. Nous avons proposé aux enfants de dessiner au pastel un chat, réel ou imaginaire. Une fois ce travail accompli, chaque enfant a produit un texte qui décrivait le chat dessiné.

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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

Pourquoi développe-t-on des allergies?

The Week in Pictures

The Maker Revolution*

The Math Hatter Chronicle #2

L’importance du climat scolaire

Irish author comes to the LFNY

Lynx Basketball Clinches ISAL Championship

Our Call to Plurilingualism

Inside Gala 2013 – What’s in Store at #LFNY’s Digital Celebration

Chacun cherche son chat…