General News Update
Teacher Aide Appreciation Week
From the 2nd September until the 6th September we celebrate Australian Teacher Aide Appreciation Week.
This is a perfect time to celebrate all the wonderful work that our teacher aides do at PBC.
Youth Music Venture - China Trip
Whilst the hype of Olympics played out in Paris, simultaneously, a “Music Olympics” of sorts was also underway with the International Sister Cities Youth Music Festival in Chengdu China. With 28 countries performing, our Charity Youth Music Venture band kicked just about every goal imaginable!
YMV not only had the great honour of officially opening and playing at the Opening Ceremony of the Music Festival, but after two days of amazing performances, were also invited to perform at the Closing Ceremony!
The pinnacle of the event was being awarded a performance First Prize!
With 5 of our 7-piece band under 18, several never having been out of the country before, it's been an absolute eye opener and they've come back different people, for the better!
The band built great relationships with many other performers from countries around the world, even enjoying an impromptu jam session at a local basement studio under a freeway, with the band from Macau!
Many of those involved, as a result of meeting our team, expressed an interest in visiting the Gold Coast! They certainly did the Gold Coast and Australia proud!
Well done to all students involved and huge congratulations to Ian Grace and Youth Music Venture on a wonderful achievement!
