QCSYS is really unique because they do try
to look for kids who have a real passion for
math and physics or just a curiosity in learning.
We're looking for students that are 15 or
older but we focus primarily on grade 11 and
12 and specifically those who have advanced
math.
So by coming here, they get to see this cutting-edge
knowledge being discovered by the worlds leading
scientists and they'll actually get to see
the experiments.
We have really cool lab space. We have all
kinds of different, from superconductors to
optics. It's a really cool opportunity for
them to see what, you know, the leading edge
of science looks like.
If you want to be on the sort of cutting of
things its definitely a camp people want to
go to. You're introduced almost to the very
forefront of the field. You're going to be
almost at a glimpse into the future in a way.
I didn't think there would be much sports
and things like that involved in the Quantum
Cryptography camp because I thought it would
be mostly physics but it was nice because
I like running around and being active.
This little tight-knit community I made of
people who are interested in the same things
I am, or maybe I just enjoy the company of
and they're all crazy smart and they're just
lovely people. To have such a huge mass of
people that I can click along with so easily
is fantastic.
I haven't heard of a program in high school
that teaches anything about quantum information
and it's such an emerging field and having
this experience gives them the opportunity
to see that science is progressing forward
and there are new technologies coming from it.
So if they are interested in knowing what
cutting-edge research is about these days,
what can be done with quantum mechanics, what
can be done with cryptography, what can be
done with computer science. If they are really
curious about that, they want to know what's
happening at the edge of research, this is
the place to go.
You're combining minds. You're sharing thoughts.
You're solving problems together and it provides
the motivation to really sit down and work
on something, which is I think great because
you can see how much you can accomplish in
one week and it's fun, you learn a lot. It's
just a week of fun, just do it.
