If you are looking for work, there are a lot of great jobs going around. Make sure your resume is up-to-date. House cleaner wanted: 2 to3 hrs/wk Duties: Please help us get our family home in order. We need someone to wash dishes, clean toilet and bathroom, vacuuming, sweeping and hanging up washing, and occasionally … Continued
Responsible service of alcohol courses It is a requirement that all staff working in venues that sell alcoholic beverages after 1am must undertake this course. The course covers the following: Identification of customers to whom service must/may be refused in accordance with state regulations Minors Acceptable proof of age identification Standard drinks Preparation & service … Continued
Join the “Out & About” class starting on the 1st of December! With the “Out & About” class, it is a different look at learning English from General English. After you learn a skill, you then get the chance to go out into the city and use those skills in certain environments, giving you more … Continued
Patricia from the Business English class held a Belly Dancing class and demonstration as part of our afternoon extra-curricular program. Patricia has been Belly Dancing for 8 years now and decided to share her skills with the other students. Thanks Patricia! If you would like to see more of this lesson, look out for the … Continued
Accompanied by Vivienne, 7 students had the opportunity to visit North Stradbroke Island for their FCE Retreat. After a long journey on a train, ferry and bus, the students finally reached their destination of Point Lookout. Here they got to see some amazing views before moving to the main beach for some fun and swimming. … Continued
Oscar from Colombia came to GV with absolutely NO English, but he now going for IELTS target 6! Oscar started at our Noosa campus in June 2005. When he arrived, he couldn’t even say hello. After 7 months of General English, he decided to transfer to the Brisbane campus and completed some more General English, … Continued
Well done to Heidi’s Upper Intermediate class who won the GV Snail Cup race! (Check out the video below!) We started with a free barbecue, followed by some hilarious presentations of the racing snail profiles. The profiles are on the windows in the student kitchen if you would like to read them. Then it was … Continued
There are some great jobs available coming up to the busy Christmas period. Make sure your resume is up-to-date! Here are some jobs found in the local newspaper: Shop Assistant – Fortitude Valley Casual weekend shifts. Apply to [email protected] Customer Service – 15-30hrs per week Weekends a must, seeking reliable, experienced staff for busy food … Continued
This month looks the best yet. Make sure you have a look and get involved! Just click on the link below to see what is happening: activities-november-2008 If you would like to attend any weekend activities please see Robyn or Ryoko.
“Hello, everyone! I’m Mariana, the new Director of Studies at GV Brisbane. I have worked at schools, a university and at a teachers’ training college, so my experience is at different levels. I love travelling and meeting people and I have found myself in situations similar to the ones that you students experience here. Because … Continued
The masks and outfits that you all made for graduation today were fantastic! Here are some pictures! Well done to all involved! Have a great Halloween.
There are some great photos coming in for the competition. Make sure you get your entries in! Make sure you include your name, your class and the category you are entering each photo into. Also just a reminder to send your files big enough so that they can be blown up in size and printed … Continued
Rubgy League World Cup is here in Australia, so don’t miss out on the Semi-Final and Grand Final being played right here in Brisbane! The teams that have made it through the qualifiers and now competing for the trophy are: Australia, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Scotland and Tonga. Who … Continued
There is no better way to stay in touch with your classmates and teachers than by joining the GV Brisbane Facebook Group! You can join the Brisbane Group here – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15129108583 . If you don’t have a Facebook account already, you will need to register. It only takes about 2 minutes and it’s well worth being a … Continued
A day at the beach or stay in your pyjamas and watch a DVD? Here’s a great site with a 5 day weather outlook…perfect for making your weekend plans – http://www.weather.com.au/qld/brisbane This weekend is looking like a great day for the beach, by the way!
Only one day to go before the highlight of the Gold Coast calendar is upon us.. INDY! With over 170 000 visitors last year, the Gold Coast Indy is not only a great time for motoring enthusiasts, but is the best party environment around. You can watch Indy cars scream around a track only 20 … Continued
GV Brisbane, Noosa and Caloundra are having a huge photo competition. Enter now for your chance to win a southern Great Barrier Reef trip! Photos can be entered into one of the following categories: → My Brisbane → My Global Village → My Australian Home Entries are open from October 20th and the competition runs … Continued
Make sure you see these beautiful creatures as they travel along our coast! Pavel went on a whale watching cruise in Moreton Bay and got to see a playful mother and her calf swim alongside the boat. Don’t miss the opportunity to see these amazing animals while they are here.
GV Brisbane has students from 21 different countries here at the moment! In your classes, you’ll find students from Brazil, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. Please make the most of this international enviroment and stick to … Continued
