TAPs were divided into single, double and triple Kayaks. They were all extremely eager to get out in the beautiful afternoon sun on the Noosa River.

After gaining some confidence, students participated in a Kayaking Race. The winners……..Bejamin, Mirana and Hayami!   Benjamin rowed the Kayak to victory single handedly as Mirana and Hayami were both young beginners.  Benjamin is a Kayaking champion!!

Students had sore arms and were very tired after the activity, but still found enough enery to participate in a fun game of football on Noosa’s Main Beach.

Students have tests on the first day and are placed in an appropriate level classes. There are 6 levels beginner, elementally, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, advanced level.

We will introduce some comments from teachers  on students’ progress  and students’ comments!

Robin from Switzerland

A super student who always participates fully. He is much stronger orally now and makes interesting and valued contributions in class. He loves Australia and wants to come back one day. He particularly enjoyed his weekend on Fraser Island and has visited Australia Zoo.

“I saw a lot of animals and beautiful places like the rainforest (at Fraser Island). We had a lot of fun. Australia is a beautiful country and I will miss it a lot but I will come back. I will never forget this beautiful holiday”.

Hassan from Saudi Arabia

Hassan is a very pro-active student who works hard and is really interested in his work. He has made much progress both orally and in writing. He particularly likes going to the cinema to improve his English through film. He will be moving up to Intermediate level next week.  Hassan has enjoyed the soccer and shopping activities and won the volleyball competition.

“It is my first time surfing and I have had fun. The weather has been wonderful. The volleyball activity was very good and my team won and it was the best.”

Nicolas from France

Nicolas is a very capable student. His speaking is especially strong and his ability to absorb vocabulary and grammatical rules good. He will be moving up to Intermediate level next week. He is mixing well socially and enjoying this.

“I love rugby and enjoyed the trip to Brisbane to watch the Broncos. It was very good”.

Isaure from France

Isaure is growing in confidence now. She speaks more both inside and out of class and is having fun. She is mixing well with the others. She is responsive to advice and is trying hard to develop her writing skills.  She particularly enjoyed the mountain biking activity.

“On Thursday we went mountain bike riding. It was very funny.”

There are more to introduce! We will keep posted!

This week’s activity was a little more on the education side. Students experienced first hand the amazing creatures of the deep!!!

Ocean Life education visited GV Noosa.  Our lucky TAP’s were able to get up close & personal with some of Australia’s amazing Marine creatures. In the beginning, the students were understandably reluctant to touch and hold some of the amazing creatures which included Star Fish, Turtles etc.This of course did not last long….

After the demonstration had commenced, students enjoyed a fun worksheet which tested their Marine knowledge. It was a very fun and informative afternoon for our TAP’s.

This week, we welcome 15 new students from France and Japan who joined the TAP program.

The winner of this week orientation communication game is Constance and Alexandra! Well done!!!!

TAP students enjoyed a picturesque personal tour through Noosa’s world famous location, Noosa National Park!!!

The sun was shining and the weather absolutely pristine for our students to explore and discover the best of the area. So beautiful is Noosa’s winter weather, students were able to enjoy a leisurely swim and spent the remainder of the afternoon relaxing in the afternoon sun.

TAP students enjoyed a fun afternoon at the Noosa Tennis Club, testing their Tennis skills.

The fun does not just stop after the activities have commenced at GV Noosa.

A favorite pastime for our students here at GV, is the ever popular  Pool Table!!!! Never without a steady stream of students lined up to play each other in a friendly, competitive game of pool. Students don’t forget we have the latest DVDs and PlayStation 3 games available from reception for your use!!

TAP students enjoyed a full filled afternoon at the Noosa Ten Pin Bowling Club!!!

Teen Activity Students were split into 2 mixed groups!! It did not take long for the competitive streak of some students to come out!! After a few missed shots, the students gained confidence and were striking out the pins!!! In the end there was only 1 winner…..Hassan!!! For his prize, he enjoyed a special treat from the snack shack.

Stay tuned for TAP’s next activity…Tennis!!!

Although the weather turned out cloudy, the water was warm and the waves perfect for beginners to learn to surf!

As Tap students began to paddle out, they were extremely excited to experience what surfing was really like. In the beginning, some students found it a little difficult to balance on the board. TAP student Dorian said, “Surfing is difficult because you have to balance in different positions on the board, whilst trying to ride a wave”. Robin also said, “Surfing is very funny, I learnt so much at the surfing school. I am very excited about my next 3 weeks of surfing”.

In the end, everyone managed to stand long enough to ride a wave!!! They all cannot wait for next Wednesday’s surfing class!!!!!!!

Our 20 new Tap students arrived safely at GV Noosa yesterday! The day began with orientation and quite a few nervous faces! After playing the introductory communication game, it didn’t take long for the students to bond and make new friends from around the globe. This included students from France, Germany, Belgium, Japan, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia! Hugo from France was the lucky winner of theTAP communication game. We hoped he enjoyed his special Australian macadamia and chocolate cookie!!!

Tap students enjoy a specialised program of Englishlessons in the morning, followed by an enjoyable activity each afternoon. The first activity was a Noosa familiarization tour, in which students were taken to Noosa’s most famous landmarks. This  included a visit to Hastings Street, Noosa Lookout and a climb to the top of Mt Tinbeerwah!

Today, students will have the opportunity to test their surfing ability at Noosa’s Main Beach!!!