Celebrating a Centennial of Suffrage – Women Leading the Way
“Who was the first woman in your family to vote?” This is the question that Women Leading the Way, an art, history, and storytelling project, asked over 300 high school students from across America,...
View ArticleNeuroscience and the Future of Middle School at the Lycée
The Lycée restructured its Secondary School this fall, creating two distinct divisions with a clear developmental approach for each one. Our middle school (collège) now comprises sixth to eighth grade...
View ArticleHindered Encounters: Finding Connections during Covid-19
We were all afraid. A virtual residency in writing was a first for the Lycée. In her preface to the e-book of student work from her residence, the author and artist-in-residence Valérie Zenatti...
View ArticleE-Sports Take Hold at the Lycée
In the face of Covid-19 and hybrid learning, afterschool activities at the Lycée Français de New York are being reinvented. Theater, chess, karate, visual arts, choir…the after school program offers...
View ArticleLet’s Talk: Creating an Engaging Classroom for All Students
For the 2020-21 school year, Cassandre Milard, a learning specialist in the Lycée’s Elementary School, has been given a research grant from the Lycée to help faculty and staff create more inclusive...
View ArticleChat perlipopette ! Fourth Graders Learn the Art of the Novel
One of the roles of librarians is to encourage reading and to promote exchanges around literature. But this year, to allow for social distancing, all of our libraries serve a dual purpose as...
View ArticleSummertime… and Screen Time?
As we wrap up this unusual school year and try to adjust to a summer with more freedom than the last, it’s a good time to think about setting expectations with your children for device use over the...
View ArticleSkills-Based Assessment Puts Emphasis on Student Learning and Development
Starting with this year's sixth graders, the Middle School of the Lycée Français de New York is gradually adapting a skills-based assessment model in place of traditional grades. Inspired from the...
View ArticleStudents Make Way for Women as They Prepare “Le Grand Oral”
In an elocution competition organized by the French Department, teams of 10th graders argued in favor of a woman they believe deserves more widespread recognition, and to be honored at the Lycée.
View ArticleWes Anderson, Angoulême and the Lycée Français de New York
What does the Lycée have to do with Wes Anderson's new film, "The French Dispatch"? Take a listen…
View ArticleAll the World’s a Stage at the Lycée Shakespeare Competition
The English department is pleased to announce the triumphant return of the Lycée Shakespeare Competition, one of our favorite events of the year. Students from grades 9 to 12 have been hard at work...
View ArticleArt in the Classroom: Une fenêtre ouverte à nos traditions
Pour la Journée de l’entente, une des choses que nous, les élèves de CE2B avons faites, c’est dessiner une fenêtre qui s’ouvre pour montrer nos traditions. L’idée est venue à Mme Lopin, notre...
View ArticleLearning a Language, Learning a Culture
In a world that is more connected than ever, learning a language opens many doors. It is a tool for communication, and as linguist Claude Hagège points out, it also accounts for "ways of thinking,...
View ArticlePutting the Student Touch on Gala 2022
This winter, students in the Secondary Art Club took a break from their individual projects to dedicate time to creating the beautiful pieces for our 2022 fundraising event, "Onward & Upward:...
View ArticleTalent Show 2022 – Livestream!
After weeks of auditions and rehearsals, our annual talent show is returning live, tonight, Friday, April 29 at 7pm!
View ArticleImagining with Author Marc Lévy
French author Marc Lévy gives a master class in the art of writing to Lycée eighth graders called, "The Power of Your Imagination".
View ArticleTeaching Hard History with Intention and Care
For fifth-grade students, the history of sugar provides a seamless narrative that connects France and America and the history of slavery across the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
View ArticleVisit to United Nations Sparks Reflections on Peace
In late October, fifth graders visited the UN for the Day for the Eradication of Extreme Poverty. The visit became the starting point for fall projects on peace and human rights in two fifth-grade...
View ArticleFascinating Rhythms and the Art of Story in the Preschool
On a recent Friday, jazz artist Oran Etkin spent a morning with preschoolers at the Lycée Français de New York.The director of our Primary School writes a journal entry on a fascinating (and beautiful)...
View ArticleInnovation & Professional Learning Puts Focus on Students
Professional learning at the Lycée encourages a growth mindset among faculty and staff, while promoting a culture of curiosity and innovation across the Lycée, including for our students.
View Article