NOOSA, AUSTRALIA

Big win to Caloundra in Tri-Shield

Students at GV's Queensland schools gathered this month to contest the inaugural GV Queensland Tri-Shield, a competitive football competition between GV Brisbane, GV Noosa and GV Noosa (Caloundra Campus).

Each school fielded competitive teams made up of students from all over the world. Early favourites GV Brisbane, studded with classy ball-playing Brazilians, bowed out early in the competition after a close loss to an efficient Caloundra side, and a barrage of goals from a blistering Noosa outfit.

The final saw Noosa and Caloundra campuses facing off in what looks set to be an ongoing rivalry. While Noosa had all the early running, a late penalty and a scorching against-the-run-of-play breakaway goal to Caloundra had the game progress into a nail-biting golden goal period.

To the delight of a partisan home crowd, Caloundra triumphed over a tiring Brisbane side to claim victory.

The celebratory BBQ was enjoyed by all, and the party continued late into the night.

IELTS: TARGET 7

GV Noosa (Caloundra Campus) will be offering a high level IELTS program from the new year. The course is at an Upper intermediate level and focuses on the needs of students who require a 7 band score in the IELTS examination. It has been developed for high level Learners wishing to enter tertiary education in Australia or needing to increase an IELTS score in order to work in an academic field in Australia, (for example, medicine and nursing). The course covers the tasks and requirements for the examination and is suitable for learners at a high Intermediate or above level. It is also useful for learners who wish to show their English level for employment purposes in their own countries.

Entry requirements
Learners who have completed and passed a minimum intermediate course at the college and new students who have achieved a score no lower than 6.0 based on the IELTS band score or equivalent.

Course Objectives
To offer language activities which learners find stimulating and meaningful and which develop learners’ abilities in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar enabling the learners to successfully sit the IELTS examination.

The curriculum is designed to meet the requirements of the IELTS and is based on student centred principles as outlined above. Communicative methodology is used with a focus on vocabulary development. Due to the requirements of the reading and writing parts of the IELTS exam, reading and writing skills will need to be explicitly taught.

Timetable
25 hours per week (entry IETLS 6.5) or 30 hours per week (entry IELTS 6.0) options are both available.

Noosa Activities – Coming months

An attractive feature of GV Noosa's timetable is the two free activities per week included with full time courses. Coming highlights include:

• Surf Lessons – Learn the basics of surfing with former World Champion
• Merrick Davis Aboriginal Food – Learn to live like a local!
• Traditional Aboriginal food and medicines
• Snake Show – Get up close and personal with some less friendly locals
• African Drumming – Learn a unique musical skill
• Beach Volleyball / Football – Impress your classmates with your skills on the court

Contact Us

For more information about GV Noosa, please contact us at noosa@gvenglish.com