People often come to the Gold Coast because they love the water and the beach. Unfortunately, every year people drown in Australia because the sea, although enticing, is dangerous because of the waves, currents and jellyfish. Understanding the importance of going in the water between the flags can mean you can enjoy the water safely […]
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Brisbane Class Excursions
This month we decided to take advantage of the beautiful Brisbane weather and take our students on a few outdoor class excursions. Annette’s class visited The Pod in Brunswick Street Mall, in Chinatown. It was a Council sponsored activity for Chinese New Year. The students were given some Origami paper and instructions for folding the paper […]
ADVANCED CLASS SHORT FILM PROJECT
The Intensive General English – Advanced Class (Gold Coast) have been working in groups to produce short films following class analysis and study of various works from the Sydney Tropfest. The students not only evaluated the artist nature of the short films, they also studied a vast array of vocabulary associated with the films. The […]
Introduction for High School students at Bond University
Last week our High School Preparation students had the pleasure of being invited by EQI (Education Queensland International) to their presentation to all international students at EQI state schools on the Gold Coast. This was not only a wonderful opportunity to visit Bond University and listen to speeches by principals and the head of EQI […]