Upper Intermediate and Elyse’s last day! 10 February

Today we have a special graduation blog just for our Upper Immediate class; not only are 4 students graduating from this class today, we also sadly say goodbye to their lovely teacher Elyse! The students very sweetly put on a delicious lunch to say thank you and goodbye to their wonderful teacher!   Francesco is from … Continued

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It’s the Weekend!! 10 – 12 February

  WEATHER   SURF   GIG GUIDE FRIDAY GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON THE STRIDES, DROP LEGS, 4’20’ SOUND, SALT BRAINS RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM WANDERING EYES BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 5PM LEIGH JAMES 9PM PINK ZINC BYRON BREWERY 6PM LGBTI CABARET STICKY WICKET 9PM LOCAL DJS WOODY’S SURF SHACK, BYRON 9PM SQUEAK LEMAIRE TREEHOUSE, BELONGIL 7.30PM … Continued

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Fashion Show -Upper Intermediate! 9 February

Today Elyse’s Upper Intermediate class put on a Fashion Show for their unit on ‘Fashions and Trends’! They split into groups to create outfits for their models out of newspaper. The outcome can only be described as impressive! The models took turns to walk the catwalk and the other members of their group then used adjectives … Continued

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Coffee Club! 8 February

Despite the very hot weather and pull of the beach we still had a handful of people hang around for coffee club! We enjoyed Tim Tams, card games and conversations! Learn English in Byron Bay. Lexis English students study General English, IELTS, FCE, CAE and English plus Surfing and Yoga in a friendly and professional … Continued

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Meet the Teachers – Michelle!

  Where did you grow up? Sunshine Coast, Queensland   Which languages can you speak? Japanese and English.   Which countries have you visited? I haven’t been overseas yet!   What do you love the most about teaching? Helping students reach their goals.   What is your top English learning tip? Practice, practice, practice   … Continued

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Jobs!! 8 Feb

  CLEANER We are a local and fast growing Cleaning Company servicing the Northern Rivers. Due to recent growth we are now hiring for our Commercial & Domestic division ( The Contemporary Cleaning Co.) as well as our new division ‘The Bio Cleaning Co’. We have an excellent reputation throughout the area for our service … Continued

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New Starters! 6 February

Welcome to our sixteen new starters at Lexis Byron Bay! Bitna is from Korea and enjoys travelling, watching movies and listening to music. Her dream is to be a nurse and she is currently majoring in nursing. She chose to study in Byron bay because she loves dolphins and knows there’s a very good chance of … Continued

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Beer Tasting! 3 February

Last Friday’s activity was Beer Tasting!! Unsurprisingly we had quite a lot of students turn up for this! We tried 6 different beer, including a Pilsner (Weihenstephaner), Pale Ale (Little Creatures), English style bitter (My Wife’s Bitter), Malty dark ale (White Rabbit), Indian pale Ale (Hop Hog) and a Chocolate porter (Fullers). Little Creatures, Hop … Continued

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Graduation!! 3 February

Congratulations to our  fifteen students graduating from Lexis Byron Bay this week! Yurina is from Japan and graduates from Kristy’s Pre-Intermediate class. Her grammar, speaking and writing have all improved a great deal in the 3 months she has been  with us here at Lexis. She has been a great student and we wish her … Continued

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It’s the Weekend!! 3-5 February

  WEATHER   SURF   GIG GUIDE FRIDAY GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON GOOCH PALMS, THE VIOLENT MONKS, STONE WITCHES RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM KIMMY & CREW BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 5PM JOCK BARNES 9PM WAXHEAD BYRON BREWERY 8PM COMEDY IN THE GARDEN WITH LINDSAY WEBB, PAUL MCMAHON, MANDY NOLAN BYRON COMMUNITY CENTRE 10AM BLUE FLAME DREAMING … Continued

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Soccer!! 2 February

Today’s activity was a very hot and sweaty game of soccer! Well done Marta for representing the girls, you were amazing!! It was a very tight win, with it coming down  to the last goal as a decider…….. …..but it was Lear, Raphael V, Philippe, Raphael M, Maxime and Adrian who took the victory and the … Continued

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Meet the Teachers – Georgie!

  Where did you grow up?  In Saudi Arabia, the Ukraine, and the U.K   Which languages can you speak?  English (kind of) and Chinese (with pointing)   Which countries have you visited?  So many!   What do you love the most about teaching?  When students make me laugh    What is your top English … Continued

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Coffee Club! 1st February

First Coffee Club of the month! It was too hot for coffee today so we swapped this for beers! Although no-one minded that it was also too hot for Tim Tams as they still tucked into these as they melted! We played cards games including Crazy Eight and President (although Marta thought this was a game … Continued

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RSA and Barista Courses

RSA Courses When looking for jobs, particularly within hospitality, you will probably have seen the acronym RSA. This stands for Responsible Service of Alcohol, which is required by law to work at any venue with a license to sell alcohol. This is throughout all of Australia and every state has their own so you must ensure … Continued

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Jobs!! 1st Feb

  KITCHEN HAND/LAUNDRY ASSISTANT Byron Aged Care (BAC) is a 41 Bed Residential Aged Care facility, positioned in the heart of beautiful Byron Bay caring for elderly residents in a homelike setting within walking distance to the beach. We are currently seeking an experienced casual Kitchen Hand and Laundry Assistant with a caring and loving … Continued

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January in Photos!

We had an awesome month of activities in January here at Lexis Byron Bay! We started the year with a BBQ to welcome all our new students; 8 starting General English and 25 for the Cambridge Course! We held our monthly  Table Tennis Tournament with Thomas walking away as the January Champion!! Who will be February’s … Continued

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February Activity Calendar!!

We have another month of exciting activities planned just for our Lexis students! Every Monday you can stretch out and relax doing Yoga with Stef in the garden from 11-12 and with Fee in Room 8 from 2:15 to 3:15. On Tuesdays and Wednesdays we alternate the popular activity of Coffee Lounge, which gives students the chance to get to know each other … Continued

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New Starters! 30 January

Welcome to our seven new starters joining us at Lexis Byron Bay this week! Iker is from Spain and enjoys mountain biking and astronomy. He studied for a commercial pilot career and is now a pilot. He came to Byron Bay as it has all the requirements he wants; English speaking, nature and he’ll be … Continued

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Graduation! 27 January

Congratulations to our thirteen students graduating from Lexis Byron Bay this week! Nadejda is from Brazil and graduates from Kathleen’s Intensive Intermediate class. She has worked extremely hard in  her time at Lexis and managed to complete two thirds of the Intermediate class in just five weeks and achieve an A grade average! She always … Continued

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It’s the Weekend!! 27 – 29 January

  WEATHER   SURF   GIG GUIDE FRIDAY 27 GREAT NORTHERN HOTEL, BYRON THE BADLANDS, YES SIR NOCEUR, NICOLE BROPHY RAILWAY HOTEL, BYRON 7PM VANESSA BAKER & THE ELECTRIC ECLECTIC BEACH HOTEL, BYRON 5PM JON J BRADLEY 9PM WOODLOCK & THE FRANKLIN ELECTRIC BYRON BREWERY 6PM THE SEA GYPSIES BYRON THEATRE 8PM LENNON THROUGH A … Continued

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