EDUCATORS

Partnering with teachers

PLAN YOUR ACTIVITY

We offer different online or in-person activities designed for secondary school students (grade 9-12) and their teachers.

Check the activities calendar

EDUCATORS

Partnering with teachers

PLAN YOUR ACTIVITY

We offer different online or in-person activities designed for secondary school students (grade 9-12) and their teachers.

Check the activities calendar

OUR EVENTS

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

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or have a look at our activities archive

EDUCATORS ADVISORY TEAM

ICFO counts on the expertise of a multidisciplinary Educators Advisory Team. We collaborate to develop and improve our outreach programmes aimed to bring science closer to students.

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teachers in a classroom learning how to use a polarizer

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

Educators Hands on activities customized for target audiences ICFO creates workshops around different STEM topics underlying photonics for different age groups. These...
ICFO in fairs and other big events

Educators ICFO participates in science and technology fairs, congresses and other events organized by other organizations with the aim of...
Magic Shows for Light Explorers

Educators Learning about photonics in a magical way Light, its nature and its properties are as amazing as they are useful. In...
Exhibitions

Educators Informative panels, posters and interactive installations to bring science and photonics closer to society ICFO creates exhibitions in different formats about...
Contests

Educators Science through other disciplines ICFO creates multidisciplinary contests that encourage participants to get inmersed in the fascinating world of science and...
Books and stories

Educators Creating publications for different audiences ICFO reaches out to all ages through books and other publications that aim at immersing readers...
Lifelong Learning for Teachers

Educators From the lab to your classroom As ICFO, we collaborate with the program “Professors i ciència” from the “Fundació Catalunya la...
Young Photonics Congress

Educators A scientific meeting point for young students ICFO annually organizes the Young Photonics Congress, a meeting point for young students...
Resources for teachers

Educators ICFO generates materials for educators and participates in European projects that generate resources for teachers. Explore and use these...
photonics in 5 minutes!

Engaging talks and informal conversations with the people working in cutting-edge research.