Community / Well-Being

An Open Letter to Families

Hélène Stafford, school psychologist at the Lycée Français de New York, writes with guidance for families, faculty and staff during these days of home confinement and social distancing. We are all facing a new situation. Each day, we discover something new, and there is no recipe, except to think together,

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Well-Being

Developing Routines for Teens

As students around the world transition to distance learning, adults who surround them will want to assist them in maintaining healthy habits, developing structured routines and embracing techniques that are proven to promote productivity and focus. Learning in the home can be rewarding and exciting so long as appropriate structures

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Green Initiatives / Project-Based Learning / Secondary

10th-Grade Students Take a Hard Look at Nonrenewable Resources and Changing Demographics in this Sustainable Development Class

Earlier this year, 10th-grade students in Ms. Gibert’s Sustainable Development class turned their attentions to the Amazon rainforest, where an alarming surge in wildfires was causing international concern. The students’ task was to analyze the situation from social, economic and environmental perspectives: What changes were happening to natural resources in

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