Flocons de neige, Calvin et Hobbes
Rare is the person who does not love the comic strip “Calvin and Hobbes,” penned by cartoonist Bill Watterson, syndicated in the United States between 1985 and 1995, and the subject of more than 30...
View ArticleL’importance de bien dormir
#content_main ol li a{ background:rgb(0, 139, 139); } Get Started! Your Score: Your Ranking: “I’m so tired.” “I stayed up so late last night.” “I was falling asleep in class”… These are some...
View ArticleWeek in Pictures March 9-13
Friday: Varsity boys volleyball team won their first meet of the season against Trevor Day. They won all three sets again the other upper-east side based school. Go Lynx! Friday: In preparation for the...
View ArticleBoris Cyrulnik : de l’empathie aux “murmures des fantômes”
Alors que le Lycée Français de New York place l’élève au centre de ses préoccupations créant un réseau de professeurs référents dans tous les niveaux de classe, favorisant l’apprentissage du dialogue...
View ArticleWeek in Pictures March 16-20
Vendredi: Un élève de moyenne section dans son château lors de la parade médiévale. Pour voir une vidéo de la parade, rendez-vous sur le blog des maternelles (Crédits: Maria Betances). Jeudi: Les...
View ArticleLe Bac au LFNY : trois formats, trois filières, neuf possibilités
Starting in eleventh grade, students at the Lycée Français de New York begin a course of study that follows a choice of baccalaureate versions and tracks: the Classic French Baccalaureate, the...
View ArticleWeek in Pictures, March 23-27
Friday: Primary students create clay sculpture in art class. Nice! Thursday: Head librarian, Damien Renon, takes a picture of a primary student as she poses for the “Bookface” campaign. Readers put...
View ArticleInventer pour apprendre
Following the announcement of our new strategic plan last January, students, faculty and families have been VERY excited about the makerspace we will soon be building for our primary and secondary...
View ArticleWeek in Pictures, March 30 – April 3
Vendredi: Le club de gymnastique du primaire accueille des élèves du CP au CM2. Ici, l’un des entraineurs, Gonzalo Manriquez, aide une élève à apprendre la figure de la lune au saut de cheval. Pour...
View ArticleTravel to China 2015
Tuesday, April 1 Encore une journée riche en émotions, à la découverte de nouvelles facettes de la vie pékinoise. Pour commencer, une séance de Tai-Chi dans le Temple du Ciel, où de nombreux retraités...
View ArticleThe Math Hatter Chronicle #8
I can’t sleep on a plane. I don’t think it’s due to fear of flying because I can’t sleep on a train either or any moving object for that matter. And if you’re anxious to get on planes I guess it’s the...
View ArticleAvec le project-based learning, l’élève devient artisan de ses savoirs
Prospectus à la mise en page léchée, présentation powerpoint comprenant statistiques et cartes précises, voire même port de la cravate pour l’un des participants… nous ne sommes pas à une réunion d’un...
View ArticleWeek in Pictures, April 20 – 24
Thursday: 3rd graders are spending a week away in the green and clean air in Connecticut. See more photos and videos of their trip on the Primary blog. (credit: S. Freland) Wednesday: Lots of questions...
View ArticleLa scène musicale new-yorkaise: une chance pour nos élèves
The various partnerships initiated by the Lycée Français de New York with several major musical New York institutions constitute a key element in the music program at the Secondary. It allows our...
View ArticleDays of Surrealism and Roses
On this Thursday morning in April the Primary library is noisy! Even our head librarian, Damien Renon, likes it that way. Students from CM2 C, MSA and their parents and teachers are gathered for a...
View ArticleExploring Italian History, Culture and Language
The trip to Italy comprised a unique mix of school and daily excursions. During the week we stayed in a hotel in Caorle, a seaside resort on the Adriatic Sea. Each morning students attended...
View ArticleJos Houben: the 10th graders nominee
Now that it is passed we can share our fear. Until the last moment, we did not know if Jos Houben would have a visa to come and work as an artist in residence at the school with the tenth graders...
View ArticleWeek in Pictures April 27 – May 1
Vendredi: L’architecte du Lycée, Susie Rodriguez, de l’agence Ennead, présente aux élèves de 1ère les plans de la prochaine aile sur York avenue. Elle intervient, en compagnie de son collègue en...
View ArticleMesurez-vous aux participants du Spelling Bee!
Le Spelling Bee est un moment-phare pour les élèves de 6ème et 5ème du Lycée Français organisé chaque année par Catherine Genoux. Les professeurs de français qui préparent leurs élèves au concours...
View ArticleL’écologie via nos tables
As all secondary students who enjoy lunch in our cafeteria will know, we decided last year to make this space entirely free of electronic devices between the hours of 11:00 and 2:00, in large part...
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