Lycée Magazine

January 18, 2013 Featured / Head of School

The Case for Optimism

It is not the first time I have overheard a conversation among students in which they are scouring a magazine for cheerful news, lamenting the fact that they cannot seem to find any and concluding that the world is a very tough place. Nor is it the first time I

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January 18, 2013 Co-Curricular Activities / Primary

Des activités en cascade à Frost Valley 2013!

Lundi 7 janvier 2013, 7h45 du matin : revenue de France la veille, je me retrouve devant un grand bus bleu avec mes collègues et mes élèves dans l’effervescence caractéristique du départ à Frost Valley, la classe de neige des CM2. Cela fait maintenant cinq ans que j’y vais. La vieille

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January 18, 2013 Arts / Cultural Center / Featured / Secondary

The Bard et Nous

LFNY loves the Bard. This year’s qualifying round of the English Speaking Union Annual Shakespeare Competition involved twenty-four students from 3eme to Terminale, from level 1 English to OIB. For this rigorous tourney, students memorize and perform speeches from Shakespeare’s plays. Awards are given to the top four contestants, and the winner

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January 17, 2013 Featured / Linguistic Exchanges / Primary / Secondary

The challenge of learning chinese

A 7th-grade Mandarin class on December 14th 2012. I was excited to read Sean’s post “I do I understand”. I was impressed by Sean’s depth of knowledge of Chinese language and Chinese culture. I think it is thoughtful and inspiring. Learning Chinese does pose a particular challenge for our students. “In

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January 15, 2013 Alumni / College Counseling / Featured

Doubts, fun and memorable – LFNY alumni talk about their time in college

Ann-Sophie Kaemmerle, class of ’11, University of Virginia. “The biggest surprise is the people you’ll meet” Hakan Karabey, class of ’11 – Cornell University “I initially thought I made the biggest mistake of my life.”

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January 14, 2013 Athletics / Secondary

Varsity boys basketball in nail-biter against FASNY

In unison, the crowd chanted “Gaëtan” after the man himself scored what would prove to be the winning basket in a thrilling showdown between LFNY and FASNY. The highly-anticipated game lived up to expectations as the capacity crowd in the gym witnessed a heroic performance by every member of the

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January 14, 2013 Athletics / Secondary

LFNY Varsity Girls cruised to an easy victory over FASNY

“Don’t be scared; slide better n defense. Pace yourselves and finish on the mismatch,” said Coach Brown during . the Lycée Français de New York Girls varsity basketball team’s rival match-up against French American School of New York. The Lynx responded with an amazing lead during all four quarters. The

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January 11, 2013 Alumni / Athletics / Community / Cultural Center / Featured / Primary / Secondary

The Week in Pictures

1ère journée des CM2 à Frost Valley. La neige est au rendez-vous. Voir plus de photos et des vidéos du séjour sur le blog du primaire. Le saxophoniste Guillaume Laurent intervient en classe de moyenne section immersion mardi 8 janvier. Répétition du club de théâtre des collégiens avec Marie-Hélène Brabant

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January 11, 2013 Featured / Primary

L’apprentissage de la cursive est indispensable

In my early years as the director of a primary school in North America, I witnessed firsthand how the topic of teaching cursive writing actually drove some teaching teams apart. I remember an email message from one of the French directors of a bilingual school, who was asking: should he

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January 11, 2013 Community / Cultural Center / Featured / Primary

Real wolf to visit the LFNY!

Three questions to Maggie Howell, managing director at the Wolf Conservation Center. 1. Who are you? My name is Maggie Howell, I am an educator and a wolf handler at the Wolf Conservation Center, an organization founded by famous French pianist Hélène Grimaud and based in Westchester, New York. I have

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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

The Case for Optimism

Des activités en cascade à Frost Valley 2013!

The Bard et Nous

The challenge of learning chinese

Doubts, fun and memorable – LFNY alumni talk about their time in college

Varsity boys basketball in nail-biter against FASNY

LFNY Varsity Girls cruised to an easy victory over FASNY

The Week in Pictures

L’apprentissage de la cursive est indispensable

Real wolf to visit the LFNY!