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Wild Boys / Sauvage (second line)

Full circle: from FHLP student to French teacher

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We are sharing with you the story of one of our former student, Samirath Gnabode, now an assistant teacher in the program at International High School at Union Square. She embodies our mission and illustrates how deep of an impact the program can have. We invite you to read her inspiring  story and also her … Continued

From Brittany to the Bronx

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For the fifth consecutive year, French Heritage Students from International Community High school welcomed French high schoolers from Lycée Jeanne D’Arc St Ivy, in Bretagne.  They toured the school, shared lunch and exchanged their experiences in high school, talking about the differences between France and the US. Au programme: pizza, music, great conversations! The FHLP students … Continued

Getting ready for the French AP Exam

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The French AP exam is a prestigious exam that sanctions a college level course in French usually offered to students with high proficiency level. Every year, we prepare 30 to 40 students by offering classes and two intensive workshops during the school breaks. And this year was no different. The first bootcamp place during the … Continued

A field trip to the FIAF to see “Swagger”, a french documentary

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On March 10, just a few days before schools closed and confinement and distance learning became the new norm, 25 students from Community International High School took the subway to the FIAF in New York to watch “Swagger”, a documentary by Olivier Babinet following 11 teenagers from the most underprivileged neighborhoods in Paris. The projection was followed … Continued

A partnership with Lafayette College

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During the February break, the French Heritage Language Program launched a pilot program with Lafayette College and its students from the French department, led by Mary Toulouse.The plan is to build a partnership called  PAL (Partenariat de l’Amitié Lafayette) between the two institutions with mutual benefits: the FHLP students are mentored on college prep, and Lafayette students are given the opportunity … Continued

Two FHLP students awarded the NY Seal of Biliteracy

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This year, Manda Ba of Union Square International High School (Manhattan) and Fatoumata Fadiga from Community International High School in the Bronx, two FHLP students have been awarded the NY State Seal of Biliteracy. The New York State Seal of Biliteracy (NYSSB) is an award given by a high school, school district or county office … Continued

Wild Boys / Sauvage (second line)

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One of the boldest aesthetic statements in recent French cinema,Wild Boys is a gender-bending, influence-scrambling adventure tale about five teenage miscreants sent on a boat journey with a mysterious Dutch captain who has promised to bring them back to their parents as obedient boys—or not at all. What the Captain hasn’t mentioned is that his … Continued