Chocolate Trip

On Thursday, the children in Years 3 and 4 had a very tasty trip as they launched their new IPC topic, Chocolate.  We travelled to York to visit York’s Chocolate Story museum to learn more about the history behind York’s famous chocolatiers.  The children were informed of where Joseph Rowntree began his business and how he developed his products.  The children were also shown a video to explain how chocolate production began thousands of years ago and how it has developed into the yummy treat that we all enjoy today.  Having thought about the history of chocolate, the children were taught how chocolate is made starting from the cocoa beans.  There was interactive displays to help explain the many processes of chocolate production and then the children were shown how to correctly taste a piece of chocolate in order to fully appreciate the different flavours.  The museum tour finished with the children making their own chocolate lollies and watching a live demonstration of how filled chocolates are made. 
Around every corner there was more chocolate to sample so it is hardly surprising that some of the children deemed this to be ‘the best trip ever’!

Here are a few photos to show our children enjoying the trip.