The 2^nd Annual Grandparents’ and Special Visitors’ Day began at 9:00 on the Ridgeway campus with nearly 70 grandparents and special visitors enjoying a breakfast of croissants and fruit before driving to the Scarsdale and Larchmont campuses for a morning of activities with the children.

Head of School Joel Peinado welcomed the group in French and in English and explained that everyone was truly excited to begin this tradition of bridging generations in the classroom. The logistics were challenging in the case of visitors with grandchildren on both campuses but, in the end, everyone was able to visit all FASNY students.

Grandparents, aunts, uncles and other special visitors read books, were entertained by choral groups, made crafts and had their photographs taken by members of the Development Office.

Soirée Elégante

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Special Mum's Event: Soirée Champagne / Chocolat

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Registration has started for:

- our Summer Program for preschool and elementary students (June 24 to July 26).

- our Catskills sleep-away program for middle schoolers (June 21 to July 3).

Register today and take advantage of an 10% early bird discount until May 15!

Les inscriptions ont commencé:

- pour notre camp d'été (de la maternelle Petite section au CM2): du 24 juin au 26 juillet.

- pour notre programme dans les Catskills (du CM2 à la 5ième): du 21 juin au 3 juillet.

Inscrivez-vous aujourd'hui et profitez d'une réduction de 10% avant le 15 mai!

Six talented FASNY high school students are participating in the 2013 Congressional Art Competition, which recognizes talents of our nation’s youth, and promotes learning through creativity and artistic exploration.

The selected entry will have the honor of hanging in the United States Capitol for a year.

Congratulations to Emeline de Narp, Emeline Michel, Iona Sobral, Jennifer Roux, Clara Martin and Hélia de Yrigoyen.

Secondary School students under Mrs Stephenson's direction put together an amazing show "Once In This Island".

The success of the musical was due to the very talented actors but also to all those who helped with lighting, music, choreography and set design.

Les élèves de l'école secondaire sous la direction de Mme Stephenson ont organisé un superbe spectacle "Once in this island".

Le succés de la comédie était dû non seulement aux talentueux acteurs mais aussi à tous ceux qui ont aidé avec l'éclairage, la musique, la chorégraphie et la scénographie.

The Lower School theatre group, under the direction of Michèle Moreau delighted the audience with an adaptation of Disney's Mulan.

La troupe de théâtre de l'école élémentaire, sous la direction de Michèle Moreau, a ravi l'audiance avec une adaptation du classique Disney Mulan.

FASNY-PTA's 3rd International Night was held March 1st on the Mamaroneck campus.
It was attended by almost 300 parents and staff members representing over 30 countries. A big thank you to our sponsors but particularly to all who cooked or participated in their own way to make this event a huge success and a favorite of the FASNY community.

La 3eme soirée internationale organisée par FASNY-PTA a eu lieu le 1er mars sur le campus de Mamaroneck.
Presque 300 parents et membres du staff ont representé plus de 30 pays. Un grand merci à nos sponsors mais en particulier à tous ceux qui ont préparé de delicieux plats ou qui ont participé d'une façon ou d'une autre à faire de cette soirée un des évènements les plus attendu de l'année.

Registration is now open online for the Spring Camp: Music every day, Tennis and Golf with TGA, Cooking, Arts and Crafts and two exciting field trips (Chelsea Piers, CT and Legoland, NY).

Early bird: Register by March 25 and save!

Les inscriptions ont commencé en ligne pour le centre de loisirs du printemps : Musique, Golf et Tennis avec TGA et deux sorties: Chelsea Piers, CT et Legoland, NY.

Inscrivez vous le 25 Mars au plus tard et profitez d'une réduction!

On Tuesday February 12th, we celebrated Mardi Gras in the Lower School. Parents and FASNY-PTA volunteers made and served crêpes to all the kids. Click on the picture to view the slideshow.

On Tuesday February 12th, we celebrated Mardi Gras in the Pre-School. Parent volunteers made crêpes to all the kids. Click on the picture to view the slideshow.

On Tuesday February 12th, we celebrated Mardi Gras in the Upper School. FASNY-PTA volunteers made and served crêpes to all the kids. Click on the picture to view the slideshow.

Black History Month on the Mamaroneck Campus:

11th and 12th grade students from music option performed during an assembly at the Mamaroneck campus singing a selection of songs on Civil Rights from Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Pink, Renaud and many others.

Artists on the Rise

Congratulations to our 25 talented students who displayed their art at the Mamaroneck Guild in the "Artists on the Rise" exhibition.  The Young Artist on the Rise award FASNY winners were:

In the category Photography/Digital/Graphics

Jennifer Roux                    2nd Place
Victoria Cassar                  Honorable Mention

In the category Drawing

Chloé Jaquenoud               2nd Place
Clara Martin                      Honorable Mention

In the category Mixed Media

Romane Mizeret                1st Place
Mathilde de Bretteville       2nd Place

In the category Sculpture

Camille Williams               1st Place
Victoria Decaux                Honorable Mention

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Mamaroneck Artists Guild “Young Artists on the Rise” Exhibition

Twenty-five student artists are representing FASNY in the current exhibit at the Mamaroneck Artists Guild entitled “Young Artists on the Rise.”  Congratulations to Sarah Amarnath, Laurie Azoulai, Eloïse Birkeland, Victoria Cassar, Marie Creteur, Sosena Daniel, Mathilde de Bretteville, Hélia de Yrigoyen, Victoria Decaux, Sara Hachemian, Francesca Hampton, Madeleine Herne, Chloé Jaquenoud, Lelia Kacha, Emilie Kehm, Lucie Lapomme, Clara Martin, Emeline Michel, Romane Mizeret, Camille Nakashima, Emanuelle Rizk, Phoebe Rogers, Jennifer Roux, Jacqueline Sarro, and Camille Williams. 

This exhibit features seventy-five exemplary works by students from Mamaroneck High School, New Rochelle High School, and the French-American School of New York.  It will run through Saturday, February 9. 

A reception for the artists will be held on Wednesday, February 6 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. (with an awards ceremony at 6:00).  We hope you can make it! 

The Mamaroneck Artists Guild Gallery is located at 126 Larchmont Avenue, just off the Boston Post Road.  Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5:00 p.m.  For more information, you can call the gallery at (914) 834-1117 or visit the website: www.mamaroneckartistsguild.org. 

Please join us in congratulating our students for exemplifying the quality and creativity that we strive for in our program! 

             - Merrill Gisondo & Jon Murray

Father's Event
Thank you Glenmorangie

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Check the Extension Program website for exciting new programs:

• An Adult French Class on the Scarsdale Campus on Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m.
• Golf and Tennis during our Winter Camp in Larchmont
• Come to our Open House this coming Monday, January 28 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m., meet some instructors, see some performances (Theater, Accrogym, Dance), register for clubs and camps with the early bird discount.

Go to  www.fasny.org/afterschoolprogram  for more information and to register!

Les Programmes Extrascolaires vous proposent de nombreuses activités en 2013:

• une classe de Français pour les parents
• du Golf et du Tennis pendant notre centre de loisirs d'hiver à Larchmont
  
• Venez aux portes ouvertes lundi 28 janvier de 7h à 8h30 , rencontrez les instructeurs, profitez d'un spectacle du club de théatre et de danse, inscrivez vous et profitez des réductions.

Pour plus d'information et pour vous inscrire, allez sur le site: www.fasny.org/afterschoolprogram

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Winter Concert Grades 4 and 5

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Winter Concert Secondary School / Concert de l'école secondaire

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As you might have noticed on campuses, the Famous Artist program honored Christo's art to the delight of the students. Please click on the picture to see the slideshow.

Comme vous avez peu le constater sur les campus dernièrement, le programme Famous Artist a mis à l'honneur l'artiste Christo pour le grand plaisir des enfants. Cliquez sur la photo pour visionner le diaporama.

by Anita Giordano

40 student and adult volunteers worked very hard putting the whole luncheon together and we could not do it without them. We fed 130 people, and all went home with a homemade Thanksgiving dinner and grocery bags full of donated food items. We also still have plenty of food, which will be donated to CAP Center.

We would like to share an article from the Larchmont Mamaroneck Patch regarding this great community initiative. Please click on the Larchmont Mamaroneck Patch Article to see it.

A special thank you to the parents and school staff members working very hard in the kitchen, cooking this wonderful meal. The members this year were Mr. Didier Javice, Mr. and Mrs. Charriaud, Anne-Lise Diamond, Mischa Zabotin and his cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Varjacques, Mrs. Nadege Franken, Debbie Kozlowski and lets not forget Yuval, who comes every year and oversees all the kitchen preparations.  Coach Taylor who provides security and ambiance music. Lucas Zabotin was a great help to me all day and he stayed with me afterwards cleaning up at the end of the day. A special thank you to the original team, Lea and Miriam Varjacques, Charlie Javice and Jeremy Diamond, who started this project five years ago, and an extra special thank you to Margaux Blanchard, head of this year's student team. Margaux worked very hard on this project from beginning to end soliciting, publicizing, fundraising and keeping track of funds and inventory. This year's team members were, Naomi Gourd, Manon de Villemejane, Lea Jabbour, Emilie Pourchet, Ben Draghi and Justin Sage.  I would like to give a special thank you to Mrs. Couty for taking charge of all the volunteers and putting them to work preparing and setting tables, making sure things were running smoothly and overseeing every details. Thank you also to the teachers who cook the turkeys every year. This project is a team effort and could not be done without the help of all the volunteers.

It is such a great privilege and honor to be part of this wonderful project!

Thank you.
Anita

The Zumba Class starts tomorow Monday, November 26 at 8:30 at Danse Elite (Mamaroneck).

Register now or come tomorow and try it for free!

Contact: Agnès Tounkara - 914.250.0415 - afterschool@fasny.org

La classe de Zumba  commence demain lundi 26 novembre à 8h30 au studio Danse Elite (Mamaroneck).

Inscrivez vous sur le site ou venez l'essayer gratuitement demain!

Contact: Agnès Tounkara - 914.250.0415 - afterschool@fasny.org

Esther Zibell, Bernard Zibell's spouse, will present her latest work at the JCC in Scarsdale, from November 26 until December 31, 2012. Everyone is welcome.

Artist's Reception is on Sunday, December 9, 2012 from 1 to 4 pm

Address: JCC of Mid - Westchester - 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale NY-10583 - 914-472.3300

Please visit the artist's website at www.estherzibellsart.com

Dear Parents and Fasny Community,

Equipment For Progress, an NGO run by four 11 Grade students attending FASNY are asking for your help for their organization. Your previous help earler this year was fantastic; they had amazing results, converting children's dreams into realities. As this is the end of soccer season, they are asking for your help by donating your used soccer equipment to their organization. Any item that they obtain can help the lives of children who are less fortunate in Argentina.

With your help they can make a significant difference; these talented children in need deserve elite equipment that they dont get in other parts of the world. There will be a bin after the Thanksgiving break in the cafeteria for children to be able to drop off their equipment. Thank you for taking your time to help in any way.

To learn more about our organization, please visit our website: http://equiprogreso.iconosites.com or our facebook page at Equipment For Progress.

Thank you so much!
The Equipment for Progress Team

Voyage au Nicaragua

par Anne Wassen

Notre groupe de 24 étudiants de Seconde et Première du Lycée Franco-Américain de New York s'est rendu pendant les vacances d’Octobre dernier, au Nicaragua, avec l’ONG Bridges to Community, afin de construire deux maisons et quatre latrines

La construction d’une maison coûte environ $3,500 et celle d’une latrine environ $500. Nous nous étions engagés à lever les fonds nécessaires, soit $10,000. La participation, la forte volonté et l'aide de toute la communauté de la FASNY, ainsi que leurs familles et amis, nous ont permis de récolter plus de $14,000, et nous continuons à recevoir des donations sur le site  www.firstgiving.com/fasny.

Ce voyage et la construction de ces deux maisons et quatre latrines ont été possibles grâce à la générosité et au soutien de tous. Toute notre équipe et nos cinq fabuleux chaperons, Mme Stephenson, Mme Sachinis, Mme Kozlowski, Mme Wassen, Mr Rosenblum, ainsi que tous les élèves qui ont participé au projet sont extrêmement reconnaissants de l'aide et du soutien apporté à la réalisation de ce projet. Nous tenons à remercier chaleureusement tous ceux qui nous ont soutenu dans ce fabuleux projet, les donateurs et Bridges to Community pour nous avoir offert cette superbe opportunité.

Pour nous tous, ce voyage nous a permis de nous rendre compte de notre chance par rapport au reste du monde, et de voir qu’on pouvait aussi aider et changer la vie de différentes familles. Mais ce voyage n’était pas seulement un voyage humanitaire, grâce a Bridges to Community, l’ONG avec laquelle nous avons travaillé, nous nous avons découvert une autre culture et appris de chacun, des enfants comme des adultes.

Gracias, Merci, Thank you !

The Nicaragua Team

Alexandre Adam, Matilde Alvarez Morera, Hugo Bassas, Allegra Brochin, Belle Caroll, Marie Creteur, Emeline de Narp, Manon de Villemejane, Benjamin Draghi, Thomas Dupaquier, Sixtine Fleury, Marine Germain, Naomi Gourd, Tatiana Hadchiti, Lelia Kacha, Lucie Lapomme, Joséphine Latreille, Alex Mason, Emilie Matthews de Beaulieu, Joanna Meilhac, Emilie Pourchet, Matthieu Rey, Choe Sonnois, Antoine Volard, Mark Rosenblum, Anne Wassen