News Secondary
14 August 2025
On 13 August 2025, our Year 11 Business Management and Year 12 VCE Food Studies students enjoyed a cross-disciplinary excursion to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery. The visit brought classroom theory to life, enhancing engagement and deepening understanding of key VCE learning outcomes.
For Year 11 Business Management, the excursion linked directly to Unit 2鈥檚 focus on Operations Management and Marketing. Students observed how a successful business manages production, quality control, and marketing in a competitive industry. They explored the challenges of recruitment in a regional setting and learned how targeted hiring strategies help address these. The team also demonstrated how data is used to forecast demand accurately, balancing supply to meet customer needs while avoiding waste.
For Year 12 VCE Food Studies, the visit supported Unit 4, Outcome 2 on sustainability and ethical food systems. Students saw first-hand the Chocolaterie鈥檚 commitment to sustainable sourcing, ethical production, and environmentally responsible practices. Highlights included their use of solar farms for power, rainwater and underground tanks for water supply, and local ingredient sourcing to reduce food miles and carbon footprint. During the Q&A session, students learned that many ingredients are supplied by local farmers.
A memorable part of the day was the hands-on chocolate-making activity, where students sampled a variety of chocolates before creating their own designs.
馃挰 Student reflection 鈥 Layanne Abou Lebdeh (Year 12):鈥淚t was inspiring to see a business that cares about the environment while still delivering high-quality products. The visit brought our classroom learning to life, making the theory much easier to understand in a real-world setting.鈥
The excursion was both educational and enjoyable, leaving students inspired and better equipped to connect theory with practice.