Be assured, our operations are always informed and compliant with Federal, State and Local regulatory guidelines and frequently reinforced as we prepare for each hosted event. Our advice to staff and guests is based on the latest advice from the Australian Department of Health....
QCCC is offering a free Professional Development Day for teachers at QCCC Tamborine on Friday 27th March 2020, conducted by Vertec Adventure. ...
QCCC Tamborine has joined QCCC Mapleton as a National Accommodation, Recreation, and Tourism Accredited (NARTA) venue....
QCCC Tamborine is holding a free Open Day for educators and their families on 9th November so they can sample the best of what our Gold Coast Outdoor Education and Recreation Centre has to offer. Please register your interest (for catering purposes) or contact us for more information. (07) 5545 1417 or bookings@tamborine.qccc.org.au. Teachers, Heads of Department, Principals and their families are encouraged to attend to meet our staff, sample our food...
Teachers will enjoy luxury accommodation at QCCC Tamborine’s CMS facility thanks to an upgrade of facilities at the site. A duplex has been renovated creating separate two and three-bedroom units with luxury appointments and air-conditioning. ...
As Christmas gives way to the month of January, the long Queensland summer days of the school holidays are peak Youth Camp season, and all QCCC’s venues see a succession of large youth camps come and go....
The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games saw many accommodation providers in the region used for a multitude of different accommodation options, with QCCC Tamborine being one of the accommodation providers engaged by the organising committee, GOLDOC. This required significant investment by QCCC to enhance existing facilities and services for the most significant international event Queensland will host for decades....
One of the things Queensland’s Gold Coast is most famous for is its Theme Parks. As the Gold Coast’s largest school campsite QCCC Tamborine is a great destination for school groups and tours looking for an affordable accommodation package for their Theme Park Camp. It’s just a short drive down the mountain to Dreamworld, MovieWorld, Wet n’ Wild and the Outback Spectacular. SeaWorld is not too much further. Offering modern and comfortable accommodation QCCC Tamborine can provide a fully catered camp package from groups as small as 20 to the full capacity of the precinct, 450 people!
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....