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Secondary Schools

Stimulating curiosity

PLAN YOUR VISIT

You can discover what we do at ICFO in general through a guided tour or choose a more specific activity that may help you with your research.

Visit as a citizen
Research Projects (TdR)

Secondary Schools

Stimulating curiosity

PLAN YOUR VISIT

You can discover what we do at ICFO in general through a guided tour or choose a more specific activity that may help you with your research.

Visit as a citizen
Research Projects (TdR)

WHAT WE OFFER

ICFO offers a wide range of activities to engage secondary school students at all levels to the wonders of photonics.

PROGRAMS

  • ICFO MACIEJ LEWENSTEIN QUANTUM SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS
    Spark your secondary school students’ interest in physics and quantum technologies
  • ICFO Decide Game
    An engaging group activity to discover ICFO and photonics
  • High school research projects
    Discover how ICFO can help you with your project: there are many opportunities waiting for you!
  • Citizen Science
    Scientific projects that require the participation of people
  • Internships and stages at ICFO
    Researchers for a while!
  • Digital platforms
    Discover quantum technologies with the Quantum Tour!
  • Guided visits to ICFO
    Discover the power of photonics through interactive activities
  • Workshops: putting photonics to work
    Secondary Schools Hands on activities customized for target audiences ICFO creates workshops around different STEM topics underlying photonics for different age groups....
  • Challenges to leveraging innovation
    Secondary Schools ICFO organizes photonics challenges to promote the opportunities that photonics pose to innovation ICFO creates challenges that give participants the...
  • ICFO in fairs and other big events
    Secondary Schools ICFO participates in science and technology fairs, congresses and other events organized by other organizations with the aim...
  • Magic Shows for Light Explorers
    Secondary Schools Learning about photonics in a magical way Light, its nature and its properties are as amazing as they are useful....
  • Exhibitions
    Secondary Schools Informative panels, posters and interactive installations to bring science and photonics closer to society ICFO creates exhibitions in different formats...
  • Contests
    Secondary Schools Science through other disciplines ICFO creates multidisciplinary contests that encourage participants to get inmersed in the fascinating world of science...
  • Books and stories
    Secondary Schools Creating publications for different audiences ICFO reaches out to all ages through books and other publications that aim at immersing...
  • Young Photonics Congress
    Secondary Schools A scientific meeting point for young students ICFO annually organizes the Young Photonics Congress, a meeting point for young...
  • Young Photonics Congress 2024
    Secondary Schools march 15, 2024 deadline for project submissions: january 29, 2024 Are you a high school student who likes science and...
  • photonics in 5 minutes!
    Engaging talks and informal conversations with the people working in cutting-edge research.

OUR EVENTS

ICFO’s Outreach team organizes activities, visits, and programs specially designed for audiences that range from specialized audiences who are already familiar with the science of Photonics, to the uninitiated who we aim to inspire to learn more about science in general and about the advances made possible by the amazing power of light in particular.

Upcoming events
Archive of past activities