Jeffrey Sachs, l’infatigable VRP de notre globe
L’histoire du Centre Culturel du Lycée Français de New York été marquée par quelques conférences inoubliables. On pourrait citer pêle mêle et de façon non exhaustive : le physicien Etienne Klein, les...
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Place aux Maths : pourquoi les maths sont incontournables
Une tâche complexe proposée aux élèves de 4ème. Livre: Transmath. Le programme de maths du Lycée est bilingue. En quoi cela profite-t-il aux élèves ? En tant qu’enseignants en mathématiques, le...
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La chronique du matheux chapeauté #13
Alors c’est décidé, vous voulez changer la faïence de votre cuisine. Vous voyez ces petits carrés beiges tous les matins depuis des années et l’autre jour vous vous êtes dit que vous en aviez assez. Ce...
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Spring Fair: There is Magic in the Air!
The Lycée’s annual Spring Fair will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2019. This year’s theme is Harry Potter! Led by Co-Chairs Stephanie Bismuth and Houda Ghadouani, the committee of parent volunteers has...
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5th-Grade Student Gardeners, Earth Day and the Balance of Life
Mottainai – Japanese term for “don’t be wasteful;” which stems from an awareness of both the interdependence and impermanence of all things. * On a bright, blustery day in April at the Lycée Français...
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Congrats To Lycée Artists: Art Awards and Pedagogy
You might have heard about the Lycée art department’s recent crop of Scholastic Award winners. Twelve Secondary art students received a total of 26 awards, including two national gold keys for...
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Start-Up Lycée New York: The Future We Want
This Friday and Saturday at the Lycée Français de New York, ninth graders in the “Be the Change” Parcours took part in the finals of Lycée Start-Up Weekend. It was intense. The adrenaline was high. The...
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Three Cheers for Athletics!
Being on an athletic team here at the Lycée Français de New York you experience a number of ups and downs. There are good days and bad days. It is how you pick yourself up and meet the next challenge...
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8th-Grade Science Students Predict the Weather
On Friday, March 15, several Lycée students joined the protests in front of the United Nations as part of the global strike for climate change. The movement started last year thanks to a 16-year-old...
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Podcasting to Ask Tough Questions
Our fourth graders are following their own curiosity, and their ears, in their new podcast series “Mystère et Boule de Gomme,” with support from their teachers and the Media Lab. Why can’t humanity...
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“Beyond Suffrage”: The Evolution of the Women’s Movement Today
Monday afternoon saw the Lycée’s downstairs gallery filled with art lovers—all eager to view the culmination of Y9 students’ “Beyond Suffrage” Art/History Parcours. In the class, students worked to...
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Leveraging Languages: 3 Ways to Support Your Child’s Biliteracy Development
If you are a parent reader of this article, you may well be already convinced that being bilingual, and even plurilingual, is an asset. However, you might sometimes wonder how to best support your...
View ArticleBernard Harcourt (’81): Law in Practice
In late spring 2016, Julia Pagnamenta (’06) went to visit Bernard Harcourt (’81) at his office at the Columbia University Law School, where he is Professor of Law and Political Science, and the founder...
View ArticleWhat Is Bilingualism?
In this series of videos, Vannina Boussouf, Assistant Head of School and Director of the Primary School, explains why starting early is the best strategy for bilingual development in children. We hope...
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Where Do Lycée Graduates Go to College?
As I write this blog, the members of the Lycée Class of 2019 are just beginning their first year in colleges and universities across North America and in several countries around the world. What a...
View ArticleAlumni Stories: Mariana Suarez ‘16 and Immigration Legal Aid
Lycée Français de New York alumna Mariana Suarez ‘16 will be starting her senior year at Yale University this fall, but she was also hard at work all summer. She put her interest in immigration law to...
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2019-20 Prix Littéraire Opens Again!
Comme chaque année depuis dix ans, le département de français avec l’aide des documentalistes et le soutien de l’APL, organise un Prix littéraire. Un jury de lecteurs composé d’élèves de lycée (de la...
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European Day of Languages: A Cultural Celebration
On Thursday, September 26, Secondary students in the Lycée’s World Languages Program ventured out into the richness of New York City. German students went uptown to the Neue Galerie in Yorkville, while...
View ArticleAdmissions Season for 2020-21 Is Open!
To find the Admissions Office at the Lycée Français de New York, a new parent must first come and say hello at the welcome desk, then walk past the big library (on the right) and our makerspace (on the...
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James Baldwin Day: “Blues music is elegance in the face of adversity.”
“Blues music is elegance in the face of adversity,” jazz bandleader of Sammy Miller and the Congregation told students at the beginning of the Lycée Français de New York’s third annual James Baldwin...
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