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Bilingualism is the starting point for an authentic, cross-cultural education that fosters care, sparks curiosity and opens the world to growing minds. Join the Lycée family today!

En Route for First Grade!

Students with little to no French in their background have a new opportunity to join the Lycée!

In August 2023, we will start a new early French immersion program for first graders. Supported by an outstanding bilingual pedagogical team - featuring a French speaking homeroom teacher, a specialized French as a Second Language teacher, along with English, art, music, and physical education teachers - your child will be on a path to full French fluency in preparation for Second Grade.

Lycée at a Glance

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60

Nationalities
34

Languages Spoken
150

Artist & Author Visits a Year
68

After School Programs
43

Competitive Sports Teams

Teaching 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.
SATs, ACTs and the Evolving College Application Process
As we celebrate the extraordinary university choices of the Class of 2021, it’s time to focus on this year’s senior class.
Learning 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 shapes new ways of thinking and perspectives on the world.

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French Morning Bilingual Fair - Middle and High Schools
12:00 PM to 12:45 PM
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October Recess
10/10/2022 to 10/14/2022
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PS/Nursery to CE2/Y3: October Camp
10/11/2022 to 10/15/2022

Bernadette Robine

Elementary French teacher
Bernadette has been an Elementary school teacher at the Lycée since 2018, after having taught French at various private schools in New York City. For the 2021-2022 academic year, Bernadette was awarded a Leadership Grant to focus on the applicability of advances in cognitive sciences in the classroom. Her goal is to establish new school-wide practices that allow all students to benefit from progress in neuroscience and pedagogy, while continuing to ensure the best conditions for personalized teaching approaches and ongoing childhood brain development.
Sylvain Charles

Secondary History/Geography Professor
Sylvain is a professor of history, geography and geopolitics in the Secondary School. He joined the Lycée in 2018 after teaching in Paris, Stockholm and Brooklyn. For Sylvain, the acceptance of self and others forms the foundation of all learning, and his passion for issues of identity, inclusion, and gender diversity are based in this philosophy. His grant for the 2021-2022 school year focuses on exploring new strategies to approach discussions of gender identity, with the goal of helping every member of the Lycée community feel fully included and be given equal opportunities to succeed.
Mireille Miller

Elementary Art Teacher
Mireille Miller, an art teacher in the Primary School, has spent the last two decades chronicling women's achievements in her work to bring greater awareness of their contributions around the world. For the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, she received a Lycée grant to create Women Leading the Way, a national art, history and storytelling project. Students from over 300 students in public and private schools have participated to share intimate stories of the first woman in their family to vote, and to create portraits of inspirational women.
Mathieu Cladidier

French Teacher - Lettres Modernes

Mathieu Cladidier teaches French literature and language in the Secondary School. He previously taught in France, Sweden, California and Australia. In 2020, Mathieu oversaw L'Été@Lycée, an online summer session for Secondary students. These classes in French and in English extended far beyond curriculum, with the aim of encouraging exploration in fields such as architecture, geopolitics in investing, public speaking, cryptography, and journalism.

Creativity through Culture

Understanding and embracing culture lies at the heart of our educational mission. An openness to culture, and cultures, gives our students many experiences to draw on as they develop their own creativity across many fields of study--from the arts, literature and the humanities to science, technology, engineering and math.