This exciting new brand has been created to highlight the dynamism and energy of our schools, their unique locations and the high quality tuition, facilities and lifestyle that you enrolled for at Global Village.

You may have already seen our new logo, website, brochure, blogs, Facebook pages and Twitter feeds, which we feel reflect your student experience more closely, but other than our name and branding, nothing else has changed.

Our school are still owned, managed and operated by the same caring and supportive teams of academic and administrative staff, who continue to work hard to ensure a smooth transition from GV to Lexis | English.

We hope that you will feel as excited as we do about our new look and feel and that you will take a few moments to join the growing Lexis | English online community via the links below.

Should you have any questions about our new name and what this means for you, please do not hesitate to speak to Rose, your Director of Studies, who will be happy to tell you more about Lexis | English.

Today I caught up with Bruno.. This is what he had to say about his time with us at GV Byron.

Please tell us a little bit about yourself and where you are from…

My name is Bruno and I’m from the south of Brazil, a place called Blumanau which is a biggish city, kind of the same size as the Gold Coast.

What did you do back at home and what made you decide to come to Australia?

In Brazil I worked a technical assistant for Hyundai and studied at University doing a degree in Business Administration. I decided to come to Australia because when I was in Brazil people told me that there weren’t so many Brazilians in Byron. I also wanted to come to a smaller size city to enjoy the life and natural beauty that being in a small city offers.

How long have you been at GV Byron and what are you studying?

I am currently in the Upper Intermediate class! I started in the pre-intermediate class with almost no English and now I’ve got pretty amazing English!
I like this school. The people here are always happy and very kind. The teacher’s work very hard and really prepare their lessons  well. They really take the time to consider my needs and to help me with the ideas that I struggle with. There is a great downstairs area, there is a place for lunch, games, relax, study , the internet and even a Wii console!!. Really… it’s nice.

I have enjoyed it so much here because of all these reasons that I have told a good friend of mine to come to GV Byron Bay and not to go to any other school because this is such a wonderful place. Everything for me is PERFECT! … and even better, I know my English is getting better.

What do you plan to do when you have completed your studies with us?

When I finish here I will go around Australia for a month and then maybe I will go to Indonesia.

What has been the single best moment that you have experienced since you joined GV Byron?

Wow. This is such a hard question as there have been so many good moments. Actually, there really isn’t specific moment.  Meeting the teachers, Justin and Kate has been great fun. I really like the student house because I have a lot of friends that visit me there; we can practice English as the rule is to speak English when we are in the house. It’s a nice house, close to the beach and the bottle shop.

Is there anything you’d like to add??

I would like to tell everyone to enjoy your time in Byron it’s an unforgettable time!!

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Hi everyone! My name is Daniele and I am from Italy, a place called Asti (which you might have heard of if your drink!) which is in the North of Italy near Turin. It’s a small city with 80000 people but a nice place.

I have just completed my studies in IT at home and am now looking for a job, either in Italy or in Australia. I came to Australia to have a look around in Australia and see what opportunities there are here as I am quite interested in perhaps trying to find work in Australia as an IT professional.

I am in Byron now because I like the idea of a small beach town with beautiful scenery and friendly people.  I have found Byron to be a great place, the ambience of the town is wonderful and the people are really really friendly which means a lot to me.

Today is my last day at school after having been here for three weeks. The school has been fun. In my opinion it’s a good school because we can learn by talking to other people from all over the world in English and it is great to have an experience where you can talk to so many different cultures and people with different languages in one place!

I have been studying in the Upper Intermediate level which has been good for me as it has been challenging but fun. I can honestly say that I have improved my ability to understand people from all over the world.

After this, I am going to travel around Australia a bit first going north to the Whitsundays and then down to South Australia, Melbourne and Sydney. It should be fun I think!!

I will be a little bit sad to leave here as I have made lots of friends from all over the world which has been really nice. The school is not just about studying; it’s a good social fun and happy place, in an amazing location!

Hi All, I’m Roberto from Italy, Constanzana, near Vercelli. A very small village (with only 1000 inhabitants in it). I arrived in Byron Bay a few weeks ago after finishing my studies in Italy where I was studying biotechnology. I came to Australia, and in particular Byron for two main reasons. Firstly, I really wanted to develop my language skills and secondly, because I am on a working holiday visa, I want to get a job in Australia related to my field of study. If I’m lucky and my dreams are fulfilled I will be fortunate enough to get a job in working in a scientific laboratory. Fingers crossed!

I am currently studying in the Upper Intermediate class and once I have completed that course I will move on to the IELTS preparation course. So far, I have really enjoyed the classes and the school. It is an open, friendly and nice place to be and there are people from all over the world here which is interesting.

I really like Byron Bay. It is not a chaotic town (like some big cities in Italy) and very peaceful. It is also a very convenient place to live as there are markets everywhere and nothing is too far if you have your bicycle.  I love the beach here, it’s a magic beach. The people on the beach are friendly and I have found it really easy to meet people. There is always a soothing breeze coming from the ocean which is great on hot summer afternoons.

All the best from the team at GV. Happy Birthday!

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SAE and GV Byron Bay have started to work together and if you are a GV student you will be able to get a 10% discount off any short course price. Any questions, just ask Justin!

SAE Institute Byron Bay is having an Open Day on Saturday January 30th  from 11am – 3pm, and our doors are open to anyone who would like to come check out our campus, inspect our world-class facilities or meet our friendly staff (including our Academic team who will be available to chat about all the Higher Education pathways that we have on offer).

Budding audio engineers and producers can get a taste of what it’s like to study our Bachelor of Audio Production. We’ll have students and staff on hand, recording Foley and ADR for a motion picture, recording live drums, mixing tracks, and creating beats in our extensive MIDI suite.

Aspiring filmmakers can take part in demonstrations of professional digital video camera techniques, Steadicams and doorway dolly’s, matte painting, compositing, motion tracking, colour grading end editing. There will also be opportunity to visit our Green Screen facility, where an on-set shoot will be taking place.

This is just a big WELL DONE from all of us at GV Byron Bay to the FCE and CAE students who just got their results. Another amazing group who all did really well. Brilliantly, we had a 100% pass rate from the FCE class and some of the highest grades yet! CAE did incredibly well with the vast majority earning great grades.
Well done guys and a big thank you to the teachers who put so much effort into their classes. You all deserve a big glass of bubbles!

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!

Please tell us a little bit about yourself and where you are from…

My name is Damian and I am from a small village in Switzerland near Luzern.

What did you do back at home and what made you decide to come to Australia?

In Switzerland I was a employee in an insurance company as an apprentice. I decided to come to Australia to take a break after my education and to improve my English.

How long have you been at GV Byron and what are you studying?

I studied at GV Byron Bay for 12 weeks in the FCE preparation course. It was extremely interesting and I learnt a lot of things. It was interesting because I met a lot of people from all over the world and we had a chance to share our own cultures with each other which was very nice.

My teacher was Andrew. I would really like to say that he is the best teacher I have had. He is a very motivating teacher, lively with a great sense of humour and terrible fashion sense! (although, we have now bought him a beautiful island shirt and he looks much better!)

What do you plan to do when you have completed your studies with us?

I finished two days ago and I am now going to enjoy my time in Byron Bay for the next three weeks. After that I will spend a week in Sydney and then very sadly I have to say good bye to Australia and go back to the snow and the cold.

What has been the single best moment that you have experienced since you joined GV Byron?

Wow. This is such a hard question as there have been so many good moments. Actually, there really isn’t specific moment. I have enjoyed meeting people from all over the world so much as it has opened my mind and my world the different opportunities that exist on this lovely planet.

What is your favourite place in Byron?

Probably the lighthouse or the rails (and I don’t drink!!) There is some great live bands playing every night and it’s good to go and hang out with your friends after studying all day!

Is there anything you’d like to add??

I would like to tell everyone to have the time of your life in the most easterly point of Australia at GV Byron Bay!