Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre is a Department of Education school and one of 25 Outdoor and Environmental Education Centres throughout Queensland. Our school vision is: Inspiring Minds for a Sustainable Future.
Our Programs
Our customised camp & day programs onsite, along with our field study and incursion programs offsite, are designed to assist partner schools in meeting goals linked to the Australian Curriculum (P-10), Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (11-12) and other specialised learning areas; with a specific focus on authentically integrating the cross-curriculum priorities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures; and Sustainability; into centre operations and program delivery.
Our Pedagogy
The strengths of all programs we facilitate, lie in our clarity of purpose and holistic learning framework; highlighting place-responsive, culturally-informed and interconnected ways of learning. Our whole-school approach to pedagogy framework, 'Learning at Numinbah Valley Environmental Education Centre', informs our teaching and learning practices. Learning is at the centre and our core learning foundations are Engaged, Active, Collaborative and Reflective learning. We hold the expectation that all students, staff, mentors, visitors & stakeholders connected with our centre, are on a learning journey – pedagogically, operationally and strategically. As such, this holistic framework informs our ways of learning, staff culture and community engagement.
Our Location
Through engaging with our programs, students have the opportunity to gain unique and specific benefits from outdoor learning. Our base location within Springbrook National Park and mutually-beneficial partnerships with First Nations cultural mentors, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services, Seqwater and other community stakeholders, enables us to offer authentic educational experiences that utilise the hinterland and catchment areas of the Nerang River and Hinze Dam, the forests and geology of the Springbrook plateau and other exceptional locations.
Our Site
Sustainability practices are visible across our site and woven into learning activities and programs. We highlight and demonstrate how we run on solar power, access tank water, use worm farms to compost biotic waste and separate abiotic items for recycling. Students are invited to be environmental champions and custodians while engaging with our programs. We hope that all students leave our centre inspired and equipped with everyday sustainability skills they can apply to positively impact their own local environment. Keep Queensland Beautiful has awarded us their highest accreditation level - a 5-star Cleaner Greener School.
