American Section Lower and Middle School students are participating in a school-wide read-a-thon during the month of March. They are counting the time the spend reading, tracking the books they read, as well as finding sponsors. Read-a-thon proceeds with benefit Room to Read.
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The Lycée International, established just outside Paris over a half-century ago by Dwight D. Eisenhower, offers a unique approach to bilingual and bicultural education for children ages 4 to 18.
Students learn from native English-speaking faculty in the American Section. They also follow a full French curriculum within the Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a public institution ranked among France’s top schools. With 99–100% success on the prestigious BFI diploma (baccalauréat français internationale), our graduates go on to the world’s finest universities. Students with limited French can join Français Spécial for one year of language immersion.
The Lycée unites students from 14 international sections. The result is a true multilingual, multicultural experience, with friendships that span the globe and last a lifetime.
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The Club International's annual basketball tournament was successful with 10 teams and over 70 players enrolled and a day-long succession of games refereed by two officials. Twenty-five American Section players, from Cinquième to Terminale, took part in the tournament.
The Seniors tournament was won by an American Section lead team of Secondes. Congratulations!
The India Exchange Team, comprised of 19 Première students enjoyed and exciting two-week journey to India during the February vacation. Our team was hosted by families from the Mahatma Gandhi International School. Days were filled with service and discovery. Students taught English to children at two different NGOs and an orphanage. They also partook in cultural workshops, learning Indian art and dance, and shared their French culture with the students of MGIS. There was also time to discover the sites of Ahmedabad and nearby Udaipur.
The group of 15 Terminale and Première students kicked off their February break with a three day trip, soaking up the unique ambiance of London. They enjoyed the sights and tours and some wonderful theater productions, including Guys and Dolls, Hamilton, and Witness for the Prosecution. It was a wonderful way to start the vacation.
On of our most popular Gala auction prizes is “Director for a Day.” We recently welcomed last year's winner, age 7, who ran the Section with great flair for an afternoon. He sent e-mails, met older students, visited our facilities, signed documents, and generally brought an infusion of youthful enthusiasm to our daily work. When asked what his favorite part of the day was, he replied “Everything!”.
Former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe visited the Lycée International today. He met with members of the French administration and section directors. About a dozen Upper School students were also in attendance, with each explaining his/her unique parcours.
With over twenty participants of all ages, our fall chess tournament at Collège Marcel Roby has now ended. Congratulations to the winners! Chess playing is part of the Roby DNA. Navigating competition is part of the game and being gracious about it is a wonderful sign of emotional maturity.
A new tournament will begin right after February break.
The Ecole Primaire recently embarked on a heartwarming project entitled the "Wishing Tree." Students from every section were encouraged to write their goals or dreams on colorful slips of paper, which then adorned the branches of the Wishing Tree.
Close to 300 guests attended last Friday night's Snowflake Soirée, in an Atrium transformed into a sparkly winter wonderland, complete with giant snowflakes and glowing lanterns. trium transformed into a sparkly winter wonderland, complete with giant snowflakes and glowing lanterns. Current and former parents, as well as members of the administration and teaching staffs at the Lycée International, Ecole Schnapper, and Marcel Roby were reunited for a lovely evening of delicious cocktail nibbles and great conversations.
Our Second Graders recently completed a science unit which required that they build a device capable of protecting a hard-boiled egg when dropped from the height of one meter. The eggs that survived unbroken during the one meter drop were then dropped an entire floor. This involved a lot of experimenting and trying-out different materials!
Secondes who attended the Collège International as Middle School students were treated to an award ceremony and presented their DNB diplomas on December 21. We are proud to report that our very own Inès Chahid, Seconde, received the highest moyenne generale of the entire class! Congratulations to you all.
Over 50 alumni joined us on Thursday evening for our annual alumni holiday reunion, which reunited members from the classes of 2010 to 2023. It was gratifying to see the sense of belonging our former students have with the American Section, and the camaraderie and common bonds they share from their years here.
200 members of the American Section recently gathered for an Ugly Holiday Sweater potluck dinner. It was a wonderful evening, complete with mulled wine, delicious food, and lots of ugly sweaters, but most importantly of a united community.
This past Monday evening, a group of students, faculty, and staff welcomed a delegation from the local Red Cross. The Student Council presented a check of donated funds raised at the American Section picnic on behalf of our community.
The weather was perfect last weekend for the Lycée's annual Holiday Sale. Featuring foods and crafts from each of the school's fourteen sections, the event is a fabulous way to kick-off the holiday season. Over 130 American Section volunteers contributed to our portion of the sale, with offerings that included gingerbread houses, decorated cupcakes, chili dogs, and handmade holiday decorations.
The Lower School Lego Robotics club has been busy this year programming, building with Legos, and creating stop motion. This week, they took a break from our usual projects to participate in the Lego holiday challenge, Build a Heart, Share the Joy. The club contributed 11 hearts this week!
The traditional (and much beloved) performance by our fifth graders took place on Thanksgiving Day. The French administration as well as colleagues from other Sections and passing collège and lycée students attended the performance, which included renditions of This Land is Your Land and Over the River and Through the Woods as well as a bilingual explanation of the holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!
The American Section community came together on Wednesday for the Annual General Meeting. The highlight of the evening was Director Brian Brazeau's interview with the Lycée's Proviseur, Philippe Bonneville.
Thank you to all who bought tickets at last year's Gala for the "Cocktails with the Director” event! It was a lovely evening with cocktails, finger food, and lots of interesting conversation in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Brian, in a fireside chat, touched on a variety of topics, including his educational background, the many paths college and life after the Lycée can take for our students, favorite authors, and educational philosophies.
Fourteen American Section and four British Section students traveled to Oxford for our first international MUN conference post-Covid. Over the course of four days, our students participated in four different committees spanning historic committees, present day committees, and future committees; past and future being the particular focus of the conference.