Students will meet Mars Wrigley Associates from the Ballarat manufacturing site and learn about their journey from studies in STEM through to their current careers. These same Associates along with Tech School staff will take students through two days of learning and fun with chocolate!

• Students will work in design teams, employing critical thinking, STEM problem solving tools, and mathematical calculations to develop a new chocolate bar line product.  The program will conclude with a showcase of new product prototypes from which a winning team will be awarded a ‘Golden Ticket’ for a personalized tour of the Mars Wrigley factory here in Ballarat.

Partner schools are invited to nominate between 2-6 students who will engage with and benefit from inclusion in this special applied STEM opportunity by Monday 8^th August.  The program is best suited for students in Years 9 and 10, who can commit to the full 2 days of the workshop.  

Please nominate students to participate in the Mars Wrigley Manufacturing Workshop using the following link:

Register Here

Program Schedule:

Onboarding: 1:30pm Friday 26^th August at the Ballarat Tech School.

Workshop 1:  (90mins) – Prototyping the Bar

Workshop 2:  (90mins) – Chocolate Factory Process Simulation