End of term celebrations at Lexis Byron – we said our sad goodbyes, we shared a big Aussie BBQ, we drank, we laughed … and then we went home to study for our Cambridge exams!
Max cracks everyone up with his end of CAE speech
Cris, Vinny, Nathan, Aron & Natany chill out at the BBQ
Our Fafa says goodbye to Michelle, Nico & Carlos on their last day
Valentina & Yuliana hug it out
Michelle & Camille keeping an eye on the drinksHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GORGEOUS, ONE AND ONLY … CARLOS!
Reggaefest hits Byron this September.
The best Reggae artists from all over the world are
coming to Byron to chill you out!
Early bird tickets on sale now –
Come and see us at Reception for more info..
Taking a break from surfing...
This weekend students and Byron locals were treated to freestyle displays of skateboarders showing off their tricks to raise money for Japan’s earthquake survivors. A street next to the beach was blocked off to cars, a DJ started pumping out some dance beats, and everyone showed up to enjoy the sunny weather. Our FCE teacher, Andrew, was there with his camera to capture the action…
Byron Bay pride
Working for the camera...
Speeding down the street
Ready to roll...
They start rolling young in this town
Woohoo!! It’s that time of the year again. The Bluesfest!! Yay!! With Bob Dylan and countless other internationally renowned and amazing musicians! Calling all students.. if you have a fixed address in Byron when you go to the ticket office show that you are a resident here and you will be delighted to see that you can get some very good discounts on tickets. If you have any questions just come and ask Justin or Kate in the office .
I highly recommend that you go along to at least one of the days.. it’s a great day, wonderful music, and a peaceful wonderful atmosphere. Remember, six GV students will be working at the festival, so when you go don’t forget to wave and smile! See you all there…
Three legends of the music industry, Bob Dylan, BB King and Elvis Costello have been pre-announced as the headliners for the Byron Bay Bluesfest in April this year. This year several GV Byron Bay students will be working at the festival (thanks to teacher Andrew’s inside knowledge!) and we highly recommend that you all go and check it out!
There will be absolutely stellar performances by hundreds of world-famous acts. For more information on how to go, or even how to volunteer to work at the fest check out http://www.bluesfest.com.au/news/
On Friday night this week SAE is holding a party with DJ’s and a live band and GV is invited!! This should be a good fun evening where you will be able to meet lots of people and other students from Byron and around the world.
The party will be held at:
The Byron Entertainment Centre (where we go for the circus)
17 Centennial Circuit
Arts and Industry Park
It’s FREE ENTRY!!!
Drinks can be bought from the bar (NOT BYO)
7pm to 1am
See you there!
Next Friday, the 18th of February we are going to have a inter-school soccer match.
This will be a great chance to meet and mix with students from SAE and also to show off your skills. We need at least 11 students to play, so please come and put your name on the list if you would like to play.
Today is a very special day for our Spanish student Antonio and Swiss student Marcel as it is their Birthday. As always we celebrate our students birthdays with cake and song..
Happy Birthday Antonio and Marcel from all us here at GV Byron
Today we had both smiles and tears as we said goodbye to one of Global Village’s most treasured students, Gabrielle.
After 20 fantastic weeks here with us at the Byron Bay campus the time has come for Gabi to go back to Brazil. During the time spent here in Byron he learnt to surf and was eventually found in the water more than on land! He made many friends with whom he shared lots of laughs and memories, and of course, he has mastered the English language along with some Ozzie slang! 
We wish you all the very best for your future Gabrielle. You will be missed by all of us and we hope to see you again one day soon!
This morning the Intermediate and Pre-Intermediate class went down to the market to practice their English in a real world environment. As you can see it was lots of fun and was a great way to get our morning coffee!
Look at what’s on the calander for October! Don’t forget to join the circus group!
Today we all got standing and rode the waves with Gaz’s surf lesson once again. He has to be the best surf instructor ever! He always gets us to our feet and we ALWAYS have a good giggle at his jokes. If you can’t get enough and want another surf with Gaz, let Kate know at the office. Thanks Gaz! See you again next month.
Today we took all of our new students kayaking on the bay with another beautiful afternoon. Fresh sea air and sunshine is always a treat to hard working Global Village students. The chocolate biscuits after were also yummy! Can’t wait until next month!
On top of welcoming all of our new students to GV Byron Bay this week we have also had the pleasure of having a family being born right in the garden! The Pluvers, (birds) have been extremely protective of their babies over the last week or two.. but we are now delighted to welcome the new members of the GV family to the school!
Mama & Papa Pluver’s chicks are finally out of their shell just in time for the first day of Spring. So cute! We love watching them learning with mum and dad in Global Village’s backyard.
The week has kicked off with a real bang! We welcomed new students, had lunch and then got right into Zumba hip hop style.
Lots and lots of fun… thanks for participating so willingly everyone! You all looked brilliant!
One of our Spanish students is an incredibly talented flamenco singer who I had the great fortune of listening to on Saturday night. Sergio is going to play again, at the Buddha Bar on Monday night from 6pm. I highly recommend that we all go down and watch him and his “right handed” flamenco guiaritst.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear some brilliant music.
Will see you there Sergio!
The forever multi-talented and exceptional Bec’s took some of the students down for a hard “Body Pump” class.
Just one of the many hundreds of things that Bec’s is incredible at! Thanks a lot!!
The waves have been excellent recently and so we have put on a few surfing activities for the students~! Looks like everyone had a great time!
We are also going out on Monday so don’t miss out if you haven’t already been! Come and talk to Justin if you want to sign up!
This is seriously advanced notice, but long term students should mark their diaries now…April 1 – 5 is the Byron Bay Bluesfest!
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The line up this year is amazing – some of the top musical talent in the country. Crowded House (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQOlwMKpmvQ ), Jimmy Barnes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwIdbN1QW24 ) Jessica Mauboy (http://www.youtube.com/user/jessicamauboy?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/7/kx99fEEN6bs ), Buena Vista Social Club, Jeff Beck, Gipsy Kings, Buddy Guy and much, much more. In fact, there are over 200 performances over 6 stages.
Tickets are on sale now, so if you are going to be in Byron then, make sure you get yours!
The official website is at http://www.bluesfest.com.au/ .
Hint: For the ultimate Byron Bay experience, check out the links to volunteer at the Festival. Students who did it in 2009 report that it was absolutely WILD.
A really fun day was had by all of us yesterday. Check out the photos below. And congratulations to all the winners!!
Do you like my hat??
Lots of fun was had making hats to get ready for the Melbourne cup!
Twelve very skillful and very keen students giving it their all to see who was this months Ping Pong Champion.
Yudai and Marc warmed up before the championship began whilst Erika, Kai, Federica and Stefan took a more relaxed approach by taking in the fresh Byron Bay air.
In total there were 11 games played before we hit the Grand Final between Jun and Gustavo. Both men gave it their all but it was Jun who won this month’s championship 15 points to 13 points. Well done Jun and to everyone who participated. Practice has already begun for next month so watch out Jun!
