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Malala
Among memorable openings to books, it would be hard to find one more moving than the following: “I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.” Many...
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Week in Pictures October 19-25
Vendredi: Ces élèves de CE1 chantent “UN Day Jour de Paix” avec leur professeur de musique lors de la journée des Nations Unies fêtée dans toute l’école primaire. À cette occasion, les parents sont...
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Le lauréat du prix littéraire du LFNY se confie aux élèves de 1ère
Thomas Reverdy, professeur de lettres au Lycée Jean Renoir, est un romancier français contemporain qui a écrit six livres, dont deux qui ont remporté des prix. Un de ses romans, Les Évaporés, a eu la...
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Preparing for the Googleplex?
There is more to life than one’s job, though we who are fortunate to be doing what we love most might not always give that impression. Such is the perspective which many outstanding schools, including...
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Week in Pictures October 26-30
Friday: It’s the preschool students favorite day! Pre-K and kindergartners paraded in costume for Halloween with their dressed-up teachers, in front of ecstatic parents and family members. Happy...
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LFNY Partnering with DNA Lab to Enhance Science Education
Did you ever wonder how scientists genetically engineer organisms to express a new trait? Would you like to trace your ancestry genetically? Does forensic science and solving crimes fascinate you? AP...
View ArticleIt Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over*
Hardly a day goes by without Le Monde, the New York Times or some other leading newspaper publishing at least one article on the subject of climate change, whether it be about what is causing this...
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Week in Pictures November 2-6
Vendredi: Des élèves du LFNY chantent les hymnes nationaux français et américains lors d’une cérémonie émouvante de commémoration des Anciens Combattants. 21 d’entre eux ont reçu l’insigne de la Légion...
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Les 4èmes dansent sur Brassens, Piaf, Aznavour
Aurélien Kairo et Karla Pollux, deux danseurs de hip-hop qui tournent en ce moment dans toute la France avec la compagnie De Fakto, mais aussi occasionnellement à l’étranger, sont venus au Lycée...
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The NYC Marathon
“You’ve got this, Joeren.” “Allez la France.” “Go, Stefania.” “Viva Mexico.” “You can do it, FDNY” “Keep it up, Marie.” If you were running in, volunteering for or like me cheering from the sidelines...
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Journées plus courtes, classes repensées
At back to school 2016, student schedules in middle school and high school will undergo a major reform, with the creation of block scheduling. Each day will have fewer classes of longer duration, and...
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War Journalist Jonathan Alpeyrie ’98 Comes Back to the LFNY
Tell us a little about how you decided to become a photojournalist… After the Lycée, I went to the University of Chicago to major in Medieval History and started my photography career by working for...
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Fall 2015 Athletics Recap
What an exciting fall season in sports. It’s great to see our competitive sports program booming. To kick-off the fall season, 255 students from sixth-to-twelfth grade along with their coaches headed...
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Oh, the Places They’ll Go*
We are careful at the LFNY not to allow digital devices to displace, let alone replace human interaction. Yet access to the internet can be a great support for intelligent conversation, as I...
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Week in Pictures November 16-20
Friday: The World Languages (langues vivantes) Team meets to discuss ongoing projects during their weekly meeting. The team is made up of German, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin teachers working in the...
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Upstanders Needed
When talking about ethics, especially the topics of how to live a virtuous life, how to build a just society and how to create a peaceful world, discussion can very quickly become complicated. Enter...
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Développer l’empathie chez les élèves
L’une des missions du Lycée Français de New York est de préparer ses élèves à être les citoyens responsables de demain. Pour l’établissement, cet apprentissage passe, depuis maintenant plus de 13 ans,...
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Metacognition and Learning to Learn
“Although thinking is innate, skillful thinking must be cultivated.” (Art Costa, 2008). Effective 21st century instruction teaches students how to think, not what to think. In 2013, The Huffington Post...
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Week in Pictures December 7-11
Vendredi: Cette élève du Diversity Club raconte aux autres membres son expérience à la conférence Student Diversity Leadership Conference, à laquelle elle a participé avec 5 autres élèves et qui a eu...
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Teaching the Pleasure of Communicating
For many Lycée students and parents, the 2015-2016 school year is their first experience in a bilingual school. Choosing a bilingual school is a tremendous opportunity for monolingual families, but it...
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