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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Community / Equity and Inclusion / Featured / Global Citizenship

Intercultural Competency, Diversity and Inclusion: In Conversation with Dr. Derrick Gay

During the 2019-20 school year, the Lycée Français de New York welcomes Dr. Derrick Gay, an international educator and expert on intercultural competency, diversity and inclusion. In multiple visits to the school since August, he has led workshops with our faculty, staff, Executive Leadership Team, and Board of Trustees. On

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Community / Well-Being

The Power of Balance

In 2010, when Generation Alpha was still in gestation, Dr. Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn, wrote about research suggesting a strong link between happiness and a child’s ability to spend personally-directed time in a mode of discovery. Dr. Gray attributed these findings to a few core needs: a

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