Actively engaged in student equity and inclusion activities at the Lycée since 2018, Portia Morrell, computer science teacher in the Secondary, saw a need to build stronger links between her work with students and deepening DEI efforts among our faculty and staff, and also parents. For the 2020-21 school year
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Systemic Racism: Looking for Solutions
On Friday, June 12, the Lycée Français de New York held a panel on systemic racism, in the wake of the protests across the country following the brutal death of George Floyd. At the Lycée, our work on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) started several years ago, with, most recently,
Read More!Novelty Book Club Presents: Our Voices, Bringing Diverse Stories to Young Readers
Reserve your seats here! Lycée Français de New York senior Alice Dauchez likes books. She likes books so much, she started a reading club at the school last year. Today, the Novelty Book Club claims several active members from the Lycée student body, and, this May 8th, the club will
Read More!More Diversity in Children’s Literature: Yes, but Why?
Children’s literature might sound like child’s play in comparison to literature for adults, but it’s not! The genre comes with questions and relationships that are at least as complex as books for grown-ups—if not more. Children’s literature must work to set itself apart from general reading culture and maintain autonomy.
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