Michael, one of our students met Jack Johnson in Byron Bay! The famous musician from Hawaii has spent a lot of time in Byron Bay after being introduced to the area when he played at the Bluesfest one year. Jack is a keen surfer and was considering becoming a pro surfer before his music career … Continued

Here are this week’s jobs. GV students have had a lot of success in getting work lately.  A good CV goes a long way. Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher or any of the friendly staff to check your CV to ensure that it is as good as it can be. Cleaner casual work approximately … Continued

 The school has been successful in finding four students work over the Easter Holidays at the world famous Byron Blues and Roots Festival The GV team happy to get work at the Bluesfest GV Byron Bay has arranged work for 4 students with a local waste mangement and recycling company at the Byron Bay Blues … Continued

The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is great place for students to get up close and personal with Australian animals 13 of the students and some staff enjoyed an afternoon at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. It is located less than an hours drive from the school. You can see all of those famous Australian animals in one place. … Continued

Saya scored two jobs in one day of job hunting in Byron!   Saya, a Japanese student studying General English at pre-intermediate level, got a little help with her CV from Damian (Director) and Sophie (teacher) and went on the hunt for a job. She found a job at a funky little asian food shop, Red … Continued

GV Byron Bay fielded a team in a five-a-side beach football competition last Friday with admirable results.   The boys, including Keng from Taiwan, Diego from Spain, Seo from Korea, Andrea from Italy, Federico from Spain and Alex from Japan played well against teams from some of the backpacker hostels. They came second in the … Continued

Lara and Diego celebrated their birthdays in style in Byron bay this week. First there was the big party on Saturday night which most of the students attended. We can’t say too much about the party here but apparently it was really fun. On Monday they had a special surprise as Sophie their teacher baked … Continued

Check out what some of our busy students are up to! Hello, my name is Patrick. I tried opening my stall at Byron Market. I always enjoy cooking for my friends and often have Korean food party with my friends whom I met at Byron ELA. I started to have an interest in Byron market … Continued

New Spanish Enrolments at the school In the last few weeks the school has welcomed several Spanish students including Natalia, a dancer in her home country and Diego, a professional basketball player. Natalia says that her sharehouse is her “dream home” and Diego has joined a local basketball team. He is really enjoying playing in … Continued

We are pleased to announce that on Monday 20th April 2009, Byron ELA will become the newest member of the Global Village English Centres group. With locations in Australia, Canada and the United States, Global Village is one of the leading international education groups, with a worldwide reputation for high quality schools, tuition and facilities. GV … Continued