{"product_id":"chocolate-explorers-afterschool-semester-enrollment","title":"Chocolate Explorers Afterschool - Semester Enrollment","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChocolate Explorers Afterschool is an 8-session enrichment program that runs every Tuesday and Thursday at Blue Valley Chocolate's factory in Playa Brasilito. It's designed for kids in the Brasilito-Flamingo area (especially CRIA families - we're 5 minutes away), and it covers the full story of chocolate from farm to bar across a progressive curriculum where every session builds on the last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis isn't a cooking class. By Session 8, your child will have tempered real chocolate, trained their palate to identify flavor notes, explored cacao ceremonies from three cultures, and pitched their own original chocolate bar to the group. They'll take something home after every single session.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 8-session arc: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 1 - Where does chocolate actually come from? (crack a real cacao pod) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 2 - Journey of a cacao bean (fermentation, drying, roasting - Sequence It card game + truffles) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 3 - The science of chocolate (tempering, crystallization, Snap Test + chocolate bark) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 4 - Training your taste buds (blind tastings, flavor vocabulary, dipped popcorn) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 5 - Chocolate around the world (global traditions + mendiants) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 6 - Chocolate as ceremony (cacao ritual context + personal blend) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 7 - Chocolate as art (visual composition + edible art piece) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSession 8 - Graduation Day (design, make, and pitch your own original bar + certificate)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSessions run Tuesday and Thursday, 3:15-4:45 PM. Drop-off at 3:10, pick-up at 4:45.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull block paid upfront. Minimum of 6 enrolled kids for the block to run.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot ready to commit? \u003c\/strong\u003eBook a single trial session at our drop-in rate ($60). Enroll in the full block within 7 days and $45 is credited toward your $360.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 facilitated 90-minute sessions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll ingredients, tools, and printed materials for every session\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApron (yours to keep for the block)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA take-home creation after every session\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGraduation Day signature bar + certificate at Session 8\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComplimentary cacao tasting for observing adults\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAges 7-14\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTuesday + Thursday, 3:15-4:45 PM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrop-off 3:10 PM \/ Pick-up 4:45 PM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6-12 kids per block\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: The Village #127, Playa Brasilito (5 min from CRIA)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCancellation: Full refund before Session 1. No refund after Session 2 - materials and prep are committed at that point. We offer one make-up session per block when space allows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Valley Chocolate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47510232301756,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/0496\/4028\/files\/IMG_5144.heic?v=1789681017","url":"https:\/\/bluevalleychocolate.com\/products\/chocolate-explorers-afterschool-semester-enrollment","provider":"Blue Valley Chocolate","version":"1.0","type":"link"}