Diversity

Students

Many Secondary students participate in student-led affinity and alliance groups which provide spaces for individuals to come together in celebration of a shared identity that has been historically underrepresented at the Lycée. Student leaders of these groups develop their leadership skills by facilitating meetings where group members celebrate their shared identities, share their experiences, plan school-wide events, and provide each other with peer support as they learn to practice empathy and foster belonging.  

Each student-led affinity group is supported by a trained adult advisor who either shares the same affinity or is an ally of the group. Student leaders stand behind their motto, "If you're not uncomfortable, you're not learning," as they work with maturity to confront the challenges facing themselves, classmates and our society.

Club members are active leaders in developing programs for the Secondary School, including:

  • Workshops on race relations, immigration, (dis)ability, gender and women's rights for students at all grade levels in Secondary, 
  • Mental health awareness and destigmatization, through trainings, workshops and zines
  • LBGTQ+ Day of Silence, OUT for Safe Schools training for faculty and staff 
  • Black Lives Matter community action 
  • Annual trips to student leadership conferences, including NAIS Student Diversity Leadership Conference and the Dalton Diversity Conference
  • Cultural Center programming 
  • They also publish a monthly newsletter, covering topics from the Black Lives Matter movement to intersectionality in our everyday lives.

The Coalition

Student activities are organized in an umbrella organization, The Coalition, comprising student co-leaders of all affinity/alliance groups. This group meets regularly to steer the work of the affinity groups throughout the year to collaborate on joint events that celebrate the Lycée's diversity, practice civic leadership and dialogue, and provide feedback to the administration as a unified body of student leaders. The Lycée's student affinity and alliance groups are:

List of 8 items.

  • Arab Students Affinity

  • Asian Students Alliance

  • Black Students Union

    The Lycée Français de New York Black Student Union provides a safe space for black students to be able to express themselves, to inspire and guide younger students, to contribute to the cultural education of the school community, and to ensure that the voices of black students are included in the decisions that impact the student body.

  • Jewish Community and Culture

    A club open to any Lycée student who wants to discuss Jewish customs and culture as well as problems the Jewish community face in the modern world.

  • Latinx Affinity & Alliance

  • Muslim Students Affinity

  • Queers and Allies

    Q&A is open to all secondary students who want to learn more about the LGBTQ+ community or organize projects to raise awareness about it. The club holds frequent discussions about issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community and works on various activism projects.

  • Women's Affinity Coalition

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