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What is York Wing Community Day? The opening of the York Wing is a significant milestone in the history of the Lycée Français de New York, so it’s a day for the entire community to celebrate the...
View ArticleSous le ciel de Paris
A key priority for the Lycée Français de New York has long been what educators call “place-based education,” meaning learning that extends far beyond the literal and figurative walls of any given...
View ArticleLFNY Going Green!
You’ve surely noticed the environmental movement happening in NYC. Whether it’s in the news, fashion, food or technology industries, we keep hearing these two words: “going green.” They lead us to...
View ArticleManus et Machina
If you were in New York City this past summer, you may have had the privilege of seeing a memorable exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art entitled Manus x Machine: Fashion in the Age of...
View ArticleMatriculations for the Class of 2016
Whether pursuing studies in the US, France, the UK, Canada or other parts of Europe, the students of the Class of 2016 chose carefully, with a marked increase applications to the UK. I am cheered by...
View ArticleReal-World Learning
My job as a chronicler of the special life our students lead at the Lycée Français de New York has been both unusually complicated and unusually simple this week; complicated because the list of...
View Article“Les bilingues ont une plus grande sensibilité à la communication”
In this interview, originally published in fall 2014, the director of the Lycée’s Primary School, Vannina Boussouf, shares her thoughts on nurturing bilingualism in young children. Vannina lives and...
View ArticleEile mit Weile*
But doing so is not just an intellectual undertaking. At its best, acquiring a new language is a highly emotional experience, inasmuch as it answers a deep human desire to understand our fellow human...
View ArticleLFNY hosts 2016 Veterans Day Ceremony
On November 14, the Lycée Français de New York hosted a ceremony honoring 15 American veterans of World War 2 who were promoted to the French Legion of Honor for their service to France. The award has...
View ArticleFall Season Highlights
Once again, we traveled to Camp Pontiac for preseason training. This year we took seventeen teams and 211 students to the camp in upstate New York. Our aim is always to give students an opportunity to...
View ArticleCultural Heritage and Armed conflicts
Specialists of Cultural Heritage and Its Protection Will Discuss Massive Destruction of Sites in the World In September, 2015, ISIS began the methodical destruction of the thousand-year-old ancient...
View ArticleThe Brain: Part One
If like me you laugh(ed), but somewhat quizzically, upon first hearing the following joke, you may want to read further. What did the hippocampus say in its retirement speech? Thanks a lot for the...
View ArticleCultural Heritage and Armed conflicts
Specialists of Cultural Heritage and Its Protection Will Discuss Massive Destruction of Sites in the World In September, 2015, the methodical destruction of the thousand-year-old ancient city of...
View ArticleThe Leaning Tower of… PISA?
Who invented PISA and why? PISA is the brainchild of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a highly respected intergovernmental entity created after World War Two with the...
View ArticleLFNY Voices Share Our Journeys
On Saturday, November 12, we had the great pleasure of welcoming our entire community for the opening of our York Wing in a celebration of this beautiful new space and the many opportunities for...
View ArticleProtected: Winter Concert 2016 Pre-K
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View Article“Les bilingues ont une plus grande sensibilité à la communication”
In this interview, originally published in fall 2014, the director of the Lycée’s Primary School, Vannina Boussouf, shares her thoughts on nurturing bilingualism in young children. Vannina lives and...
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