Chocolate for Schools

Learn, Make and TasteAs a working chocolate factory in the heart of York we're delighted to share the full chocolate making process from the cocoa farms we source our cocoa from through to the chocolate we make and the products we craft.
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School Workshops

We have been delivering chocolate workshops with schools for over 10 years, with a whole range of chocolate knowledge to share, we have shaped this into a range of activities that we offer at York Cocoa Works for visitors of all ages

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Journey of a Cocoa Bean

Explore the origins of cocoa, it’s celebration by the Mayans and Aztec people and its journey to Europe. We'll taste cocoa beans as we explore the physical transformation that evolved over 2000 years of consumption from raw cacao beans, roasted cocoa nibs, cocoa mass to dark chocolate and eventually milk chocolate. 

Price: £14.50 per person

Duration: 1 hour

Capacity: from 16 - 64 students

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The Art of the Chocolatier

We'll explore the tempering process required to work with chocolate, before participants create their own chocolate treat that can be decorated how they choose that they can wrap up and take home. 

Price: £14.50 per participant 

Duration: 1 hour

Capacity: 16 - 64 participants

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History of Chocolate and Hot Chocolate

Discover the history of chocolate with a particular focus on the role that hot chocolate has played throughout history.

Price: £14.50

Duration: 1 hour

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The Science of Chocolate Making

First, we will explore chocolate using all of our senses to see how they affect the way we enjoy it. Then, we look at how chocolate changes when it’s tempered, and learn the right way to work with it so we can make our own chocolate bars.

Price: £14.50 per person    

Duration: 1 Hour and 30 minutes  

Capacity: 16 - 64 guests 

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The Business of Chocolate Making

Join us on this four hour bean to bar workshop! Learn about how chocolate is immersed in debates surrounding sustainability, ethics and economics.

Price: £32.50

Duration: 3 hours and 45 minutes

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How to Book

We are looking forward to welcoming you and your school group to the York Cocoa Works, the four steps below explain how our booking process works!
Choose a suitable workshop, and then browse the calendar to find available dates for the chosen workshop.
Select your chosen date and make your reservation by paying a non-refundable deposit to book your preferred date and time in our calendar.
Invite your participants, make sure you ask them if they have any specific requirements so you can all enjoy your chocolate experience with us.
Get in touch with us 3 weeks before your event - don't worry we will remind you - to confirm your final group size, dietary requirements and to pay your final balance.