On a very chilly, miserable and wet Monday Morning, 55 eager and excited VCE Unit 3 and 4 Business Management Students, accompanied by Mrs Argyropoulos, Mrs Daniele, Ms Barton, Ms Abboud and Mrs Bottegal, gathered at the Rotunda at 10:00, to embark on a journey to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery.
A 60 minute bus journey later, through the windy Old Healesville Road, we had arrived! Given the large size of the travelling party, we were split up into three Groups to begin our tour around the facilities where our groups rotated through three activities. The activities were: Chocolate Tasting, where we tasted a selection of 12 Chocolates that are made on site and exclusive to Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery, this is where we found out that they have 400 different chocolate varieties at the store! Two of the most unusual flavours we tasted was the lemon, lime and mint chocolate and the freeze dried strawberry and balsamic vinegar chocolate.
Another activity was the chocolate creation, where we were tasked with designing our own chocolate lollypop. Our creativity came to life here, but we had to be quick because the chocolate cooled very quickly. We all concentrated on creating master pieces that we could show off at home.
The third and main reason why we attended the Yarra Valley Chocolatier was a presentation from the owner. She explained to us the operations side of the business which was relevant to Unit 3 AOS 3 and also she touched on quite a few parts of Unit 4. During the presentation we found out that the Chocolate is made onsite, they try to source most of their products from their farm or locally, but sometimes especially for the chocolate they have to look overseas.
A huge bonus at the end of the three activities was that everyone was able to enjoy a free scoop of their ice cream! We were then allowed to explore the shop, the cafe and also the environment on the outside of the facilities.
An amazing excursion, heaps of fun had by all and very beneficial for our exam revision. A huge thank you on behalf of all the VCE Unit 3 and 4 Business Management Students to the Head of Humanities, Mrs Argyropoulos for all of the organisation and planning work that you did for us for our Excursion!
Angus D
School Captain
