GV Noosa’s regular Thursday Student Night will take a 70’s twist this week. Kerry has arranged for $1 beers between 7 and 8 pm and cheap drinks till 10:30. Students dressed-to-kill in 70’s clothes on the night are in line to win great prizes! Don’t miss this great night out at the Koala Bar! Hint: … Continued
Last week Patty’s Intermediate class studied about the success of IKEA furniture shops. To extend their knowledge Patty decided to take her students to one of the most popular fashion shops of recent times: TRADE SECRET. Thier shop on the Sunshine Coast is located at Kawana. Looking at the pictures you can see how much fun … Continued
If you’re looking for a job this weekend, you might want to check out some of these options… Waitperson/Barista – Noosa Heads Cafe Restaurant. Must be experienced. Call Geoffrey on 0417 447 061 Waitperson/Barista – Cafe Karma (Noosa Junction) – Friendly, mature person for Saturday and midweek day shifts. Apply in person. Customer Service – … Continued
GV Noosa is a member of Tourism Noosa, who provide visitors with lots of useful information about what is going on in the Noosa area every week. You can see what’s happening this week at: http://www.sbm21.com/tourismNoosa/files/18JulyTo24July2008.pdf So, if you feel like salsa dancing, going to a music gig, dining at one of Noosa’s famous restaurants or … Continued
On Thursday, 17 July the visiting Kimpo students travelled to Australia Zoo – Home of the Crocodile Hunter to see all sorts of wonderful animals from Australia and the world. Some cuddled koalas while others took photos with kangaroos of fed young animals in the Animal Nursery – all of them had a great time. … Continued
GV Noosa’s recent photo competition for students produced some fantastic entries. Given what a beautiful place we live in and the amount of photographic talent at GV Noosa, it was tough to choose between all of the photos that were submitted, but here’s a selection of some of the winning images: To see lots more pictures of … Continued
Each year we welcome hundreds of junior students to the Sunshine Coast for the school holiday period. Some students study at local high schools, some in resorts around Noosa and some others join us here in the school. This week, we’ve seen junior students arrive from France, Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, Russia and Japan. Please … Continued
Hi everyone. I´m back home in Colombia now. I have an intereting job and I bought a new car. I´m very excited about that. My trip to Los Angeles was long, about 30 hours.My plane took off at 11:00 am on Saturday (Caloundra time) and I arrived to my hotel in Los Angeles at 12:AM (4:00 … Continued
Student – Teacher relationships have to be one of the best parts of teaching. Friendships are formed and nurtured: experiences shared and memories treasured when in years to come we remember the ‘good old times’. This campus opened September 07 and since then we have had the opportunity to meet and, in time, farewell wonderful … Continued
Good news for game fans! We have just bought a Playstation 3, which is available for use whenever you fancy. We’ve also picked up a couple of new games, including Singstar and FIFA08. You can ask Kerry for the controllers whenever you want to play
[youtube=http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=zhc0ZCA-sNo] Have you visited GV Noosa’s Facebook and Youtube sites? Facebook is a great way to stay in touch with former students and staff. Search for the group name ‘Global Village (GV) Noosa’ . Make sure that you check out the photo album while you are there! Youtube has regularly updated video resources for GV … Continued
Hello, I’ve been busy recently. I thought I would get a farm job easily as long as I went to Bundaberg before I came here but the weather wasn’t good this year so some of farming areas have smaller crops of vegetables than usual. Bundaberg’s workers hostels arrange jobs but some of hostels don’t have enough jobs … Continued
THIS EMAIL WAS RECEIVED BY PATTY AND MAGALI SAID IT WAS OKAY TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE. MAGALI, FROM NEW CALEDONIA, WAS IN PATTY’S EAP CLASS Hello everybody !! Sorry but, since I arrived in New Caledonia I’ve been very busy !! I wanted to send you some news earlier but….days are too short!!! … Continued
Top Left: Leonado the linesman with a flag in one hand and a beer in the other. Top right: I didn’t want to give up the shield to Noosa. Bottom left: The Noosa captain is carried high. Bottom Right: The winning team The Caloundra Crocs played great football against GV Brisbane and GV Noosa. … Continued
Have you ever travelled yourself? Acutually, I hate tours, but I love travelling by myself. I have to make a plan, make bookings, stay camping. I have to do everything myself! Even cook meals. It’s not easy, but it’s so interesting, and of course, it’s freedom, isn’t it? ————————————————- I’m writing about … Continued
When you enroll as a student at Global Village Caloundra you sign the “English Only Agreement” that says that you will only use English in class and in the school. Recently students have complained that some students are lapsing back into their own languages instead of using English. To enforce this rule the college is using … Continued
Hello everyone at GV Caloundra, just a quick message to let you know where we are. We are currently in Saigon, Vietnam after spending a few days in Hong Kong. After a very hectic time packing and preparing for our trip we flew from Brisbane to HK on the 26th May for a few days … Continued
Renat, our lively Russian, had his birthday this week and of course we had a cake for him and a candle and sang “Happy Birthday To You”. However he was quite surprised by his Korean birthday present which was a LIGHT kick to the back or bum. Don’t worry, he wasn’t hurt. Our Korean boys … Continued
Hello Patty! Andy! Karen! Mark! and Alll!! How are you all?! I am always fine! I am at DayDream Island with Yula and Jason. Even though I have spent great time here at DDI, I always miss Caloundra which is my second hometown. Actually it’s my first one in Australia and I feel sorry for not … Continued
Last Friday was a sad day as the school said goodbye to teachers Karen and Mark Schebella. We know they will be particularly missed by their students in The Elementary Class and the Intermediate Class. They are leaving Caloundra at the end of the month and will travel to Europe and eventually South America where … Continued
