QCCC is opening the glories of the Sunshine Coast Great Walk to school and corporate groups. Queensland Conference and Camping Centres (QCCC) has recently confirmed permits and the use of overnight camping locations to offer a stunning new journey-based program in the Hinterland....
We recently had a school at one of our sites who had to bring some classroom work with them because there were some assessment deadlines they couldn’t shift for camp. They didn’t like doing it – the preference of many schools is to make camp a time away from the pressures of the classroom. That doesn’t mean however that schools, students and parents shouldn’t expect learning and educational outcomes from their Queensland school camp experience. A quality school camp should be what psychologists call a “liminal” experience. A liminal space is a place of transition, waiting, and growth. Liminality happens when you get removed from your everyday environment into a place of experience, learning and relational memory. When booking a camp it is important to understand the subtle distinctions operators make between their programs. Calling a camping program a “recreational” or “adventure” package means it’s probably a very different experience to an Outdoor Education program. There’s not anything wrong with any of these options, but it matters when you book to know that they have a different focus and outcomes.
One of the best parts of being involved in Queensland’s Outdoor Education industry is the regular feedback we receive about the product we provide, and the impact it has on people’s lives. Most guests arrive at our facilities with a sense of excited expectation but it still takes a dedicated and cohesive team to meet them....
For many humans owning, and being able to ride a bicycle, is our first experience of independence. I scrimped and saved my pocket money and at age ten excitedly bought my first bike, a 10-speed, off-the-rack “Western Flyer”. Said purchase opened up several suburban blocks to me, and long afternoons with the neighbourhood kids racing circuits. It also meant I was expected to ride the 7km to school each morning – didn’t...
Just after peak hour motorists on Queensland’s major highways will often see fleets of buses heading in all directions – particularly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. These cavalcades are one of the best ways to understand the scope and breadth of the Outdoor Education industry in our State, with Queensland Conference and Camping Centres (QCCC) one of the major contributors in Queensland....
QCCC’s three main South East Queensland Conference and Camping Centres have kicked the year off in typically versatile fashion, with nearly every QCCC bed accounted for and the adaptability and flexibility of our site offerings truly on show....
QCCC's Expeditions programs have been given a shot in the arm through the provision of a generous grant from Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd (PBPL). PBPL has provided $6,000 towards the purchase of a sea-kayak and extensive safety gear to enable QCCC to operate a Coastal Discovery Program and Moreton Bay Expedition to local and interstate schools....
3 sites containing a total of 800 beds - Brookfield in Brisbane (150 beds), Mapleton on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland (300 beds) and Tamborine Mountain on the Gold Coast Hinterland (350 beds)....
In a major coup for the Sunshine Coast Hinterland a local Outdoor Education Centre has received the 2013 Queensland Outdoor Recreation Award for Excellence in Outdoor Instruction and Education. Queensland Conference and Camping Centres (QCCC) are this year’s recipients of the prestigious industry award recognising excellence in Outdoor Education programs....
2011 is shaping up as an exciting one for Queensland Conference and Camping. The year is off to a flying start with record guest numbers through February. Some of the new initiatives we've been working on for several years are being launched and are quickly growing. And we’ve started this year serving our new vision and mission statements. Vision statement: As a ministry of Queensland Baptists, QCCC exists to create life-changing...