Learning REALLY can be FUN ! Just ask the Royal Holloway MSc Entrepreneurship students, they know.
Tasting warm chocolate-which to choose dark, milk or white ? |
Pick your decorations YUM ! |
Experiential learning is a central tenant of MBA Director Justin O'Brien's approach to bringing alive the theoretical concepts taught in his Entrepreneurial Marketing module on the Royal Holloway MSc Entrepreneurship.
Keith explains how to make chocolate |
Those of you of a certain age may remember 'space dust', we were given a large container full of industrial quality popping crystals. What fun as we all popped a small handful in our mouths and listened to an orchestra (of sorts) as popping sounds came out of our mouths.
Having explained the history of chocolate consumption, which dates back to Mayan times, Keith showed students how to make their own 100g chocolate bars, using three bar moulds and a variety of colourful ingredients.
Having explained the history of chocolate consumption, which dates back to Mayan times, Keith showed students how to make their own 100g chocolate bars, using three bar moulds and a variety of colourful ingredients.
The part retail, part experiential 'factory' attracts a variety of customers, including walk ins looking to enjoy a hand made chocolate experience, special orders (a 2kg Darlek was waiting for one of the series writers) including bespoke company Easter eggs, childrens parties on the weekends and evening workshops for adults, a concept that is also popular for Stag and Hen parties. Sometimes they even allow University students to participate !
Thanks to Keith for sharing his entrepreneurial insights -