Today students and teachers at Lexis Brisbane had international food cooking activity. We could taste some of Korean, Japanese, French, Saudi Arabian, and some other countries’ food. Students had lots of fun with experiencing different national food and learning different cultures.
Yesterday a group of LEXIS English Brisbane students caught a bus and headed up to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. It was a great opportunity for the students to see Australian animals including koalas and kangaroos and also they had a great time enjoying the beautiful weather.
Today students and teachers at Lexis Brisbane had cooking activities to celebrate Easter holidays. They made some simple dishes using chocolates, marshmallows and eggs to make bunnies and chicks. They had a lot of fun together and will continue to the Easter weekend.
Yesterday a group of LEXIS English Brisbane students caught a bus and headed up to the Mt Coot-tha lookout. The iconic Brisbane Lookout at scenic Mt. Coot-tha has been a favourite destination for locals and visitors for more than a century.
Waiting for the bus
On the top of Mt Coot-tha
Today some of our Saudi Arabian students cooked “Kabsa (كبسة)” at Lexis Brisbane. The dish is commonly regarded as a Saudi Arabian national dish that is mainly made from a mixture of spices, rice, meat and vegetables. Thanks to Mshari, Hani, and other Saudi students, students at Lexis Brisbane enjoyed the authentic Arabic food.
Yesterday students at Lexis Brisbane had Soccer World Cup Final matches at the Botanical Gardens. The final teams were Brazilian and Saudi Arabian teams and after two and a half hours of long match, Brazilians won the trophy. Students had lots of fun together and .enjoyed beautiful warm and breezy autumn weather.
Lexis Brisbane is having a soccer tournament each week at the Botanical Gardens for Lexis Soccer World Cup . We have four teams which include Brazilian team, Saudi Arabian team, Korean & Japanese team, and International team. First tournament was started yesterday and lots of students had lots of fun together.
Today students and teachers at Lexis Brisbane made something special for their Valentines after class. They decorated lovely cakes, made pancakes, and enjoyed tasty fondue. They celebrated Valentine’s day with their lovey classmates and teachers and had a wonderful time together.
Today a group of LEXIS English Brisbane students caught a bus and headed up to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Students were so happy to see Australian animals including koalas and kangaroos and also had a great time enjoying the beautiful weather.
Today Lexis Brisbane had Aussie food tasting activity to celebrate Australia Day tomorrow. Students tasted Australian made products and guessed what they were. They had lots of fun during the activity and learned more about Australian food.
It’s with pleasure that we welcome this week’s new students to LEXIS Brisbane. Please make them feel welcome as they join their classes and get involved in the life of the school.
Takamatsu Horisaki (Japan), Natalie Steffen (Switzerland), Rashidah Radzi (Switzerland), Aymeric Bonjean (France)
Today some of our Venezuelan students made Cachapa at Lexis Brisbane during our popular cooking activity. Cachapa is a traditional Venezuelan dish made from corn. Lots of students joined to taste the dish and enjoyed late Friday afternoon.
Today a group of LEXIS English Brisbane students caught a bus and headed up to the Mt Coot-tha lookout. We could enjoy the beautiful views of Brisbane city and had a chat with each other having cold ice cream.
Yesterday a group of students and our teacher Sam enjoyed an afternoon out playing rugby at the botanical gardens. They learned about the rules of rugby and experienced a real Australian sport. They could relax after the hard studies and enjoy the beautiful weather and the fresh air.
Today some of our Swiss students cooked Zürcher Geschnetzeltes and Rösti at LEXIS Brisbane. The dish is originally from German part of Switzerland and is consisted of veal, cream, mushrooms, and potatoes. A lot of students joined to try this authentic Swiss dish! Thank you, Cecile, Thibault, and Sara!
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Today LEXIS English Brisbane had various activities to celebrate Melbourne Cup 2011. Students dressed up with fancy hats and played a race game with Australian animal toys. They also had a bet on the Melbourne Cup and enjoyed afternoon tea with lots of sweets.
Today LEXIS English Brisbane had a halloween party at school. Students had a competition of decorating classrooms and halloween costumes. The winners all received various prizes and students had a BBQ for lunch enjoying late Fridy afternoon.
Today a group of 25 LEXIS English Brisbane students caught a bus and headed up to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Although most of koalas were sleeping due to the weather, students were so happy to see Australian animals and had a great time enjoying the beautiful nature.
Last Friday some of our Japanese students cooked Okonomiyaki at LEXIS Brisbane. Okonomiyaki is a Japanese style pancake containing a variety of ingredients. A lot of students joined to try this authentic Japanese dish!
Today a group of 30 LEXIS English Brisbane students caught a bus and headed up to the Mt Coot-tha lookout. The iconic Brisbane Lookout at scenic Mt. Coot-tha has been a favourite destination for locals and visitors for more than a century.
On the top of the mountain
Happy smiles
Today some of our Brazilian students made a traditional Brazilian food, “Feijão Tropeiro” and the Brazilian chocolate bonbon, “Brigadeiro”. ”Feijão Tropeiro” is one of the Brazilian popular dishes which includes rice, beans, and a salad. LEXIS Brisbane students could taste authentic Brazilian food enjoying late Friday afternoon.
Naiara, Taissa, Ana Paula, and Gabriel
Cooking activity
Today some of LEXIS Brisbane students joined a didgeridoo lesson with our teacher, Nathan as an afternoon activity. The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians. Students could experience an authentic aboriginal culture with playing the instrument.
The teacher, Nathan
During the didgeridoo lesson
Yesterday a group of 30 LEXIS English Brisbane students caught a bus and headed up to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Students were so happy to see Australian animals including koalas and kangaroos and also had a great time enjoying the spring weather.
On the way to the Lone Pine
In front of the Lone Pine
Today some of GV Brisbane students watched a DVD in a student’s common area as an afternoon activity. There were lots of laughs with a comedy movie, “Just Go with It” and students could relax having popcorns.
Today some of GV students did arts and crafts with our teacher Karen as an afternoon activity. They were so happy that they could keep their little craftworks after the activity.
Craft with Karen
Our teacher, Karen
Please check our activities in August!
Activities are great opportunity to meet new friends from different classes! Use what you’ve learnt in classroom and use them with your friends!
Today some of GV Brisbane students played soccer in the Botanical Gardens. They trained for English Australia (EA) soccer tournament on the 23rd of July. It was great to see that all players enjoyed the practice.
GV Brisbane soccer team
Practice game
