Guilin Shoufu Experiment Middle School：SpinQ Helps to Create A Complete Quantum Computing Course System

The rapid development of quantum computing has sparked global attention on quantum education. In addition to higher education, many domestic and international middle schools have started emphasizing the cultivation of quantum talents at the foundational education stage. By introducing quantum computing courses, they aim to cultivate students' scientific literacy, advanced technological awareness, and future competitiveness in employment.

 

Recently, two lecturers from SpinQ visited Guilin Shoufu Experimental Middle School (referred to as “Shoufu Middle School” hereafter). Through a week-long intensive training program combining theory and hands-on practice, they helped a group of information technology teachers who were about to enter the school quantum computing classroom to “teach a good course.”

 

Teacher training is an important part of SpinQ’s integrated solution for quantum computing education. By empowering school teachers, SpinQ hopes to assist high schools interested in establishing a “quantum computing” specialized teaching system in training a group of teachers who can teach quantum computing courses. This holistic approach aims to explore a new model for cultivating quantum computing talents by integrating “practical teaching tools + systematic lesson plans + teacher training” throughout school quantum computing education.

 

Lecturers from SpinQ Present  Honor Certificates to Shoufu Middle School teachers

 

 

Shortage of teaching staff?

Professional training empowers teachers to “deliver good courses”

 

The high school stage is a crucial period for students to develop scientific thinking and independent exploration spirit. However, there is a severe shortage of teachers with expertise in quantum computing knowledge and skills at the foundational education stage. Many high schools planning to offer quantum computing specialized courses face a primary issue of a shortage of teaching staff.

 

Technical Expert from SpinQ Lectures to Teachers at Shoufu Middle School

 

To assist high schools in building a professional team of quantum computing teachers, SpinQ has developed a comprehensive teacher training program. Industry experts serve as training lecturers, providing a comprehensive introduction to the teaching objectives, curriculum system, and course characteristics of quantum computing to ensure that all teachers have a clear understanding of the entire quantum computing course. Meanwhile, the lecturers provide training in knowledge and skill modules, including explanations, discussions, and guidance for teacher practice, allowing teachers to have a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the content of each module.

 

Teachers from Shoufu Middle School Are Conducting Practical Exercises Using the Gemini Mini

 

More importantly, to enhance teachers’ learning effectiveness and practical teaching abilities, the training program includes a real-machine practical operation session specifically designed for quantum computing. This session seamlessly integrates professional teaching aids, systematic courseware, and teacher instruction, facilitating students’ learning of quantum computing specialized courses through teacher instruction, video explanations, model observations, and experimental operations.

 

 

Lack of resources?

Systematic lesson plans help students “comprehend”

 

As an emerging interdisciplinary field, there is currently a scarcity of teaching materials and resources specifically tailored for quantum computing. This scarcity is even more pronounced for learning materials adapted to the characteristics of high school education. Consequently, many students find it difficult to establish a systematic knowledge framework during their learning process.

 

To address this issue, SpinQ has carefully prepared a systematic curriculum setting and accompanying lesson plans adapted to the characteristics of high school education. The curriculum is divided into five sections: “Introduction to Knowledge,” “Quantum Gates, Circuits, and Classical Quantum Algorithms,” “Mathematical Expressions,” “Building Quantum Computers,” and “Expansion and Extension.” Teachers can directly use these lesson plans without the need to design the course content themselves.

 

This curriculum includes not only fundamental principles of quantum computing, such as quantum bits, quantum gates, and quantum algorithms but also covers the application of common quantum algorithms like Shor’s algorithm and Grover’s algorithm. It facilitates students’ progressive mastery of cutting-edge knowledge and technological applications in the field of quantum computing.

 

SpinQ's Independently Developed Quantum Computing Curriculum for High School Education

 

 

Expensive equipment?

Practical teaching aids support 'Hands-on'  classrooms

 

Quantum computing, as a relatively abstract field of knowledge, requires experimentation and hands-on practice to deepen understanding and mastery. To help students better understand the world of “quantum computing,” Shoufu Middle School introduced SpinQ’s portable nuclear magnetic resonance（NMR） quantum computer, SPINQ Gemini Mini, in October last year. They also established a dedicated quantum computing laboratory, which will serve as the foundation for future quantum computing specialized courses. Here, students can experience the immense charm of this cutting-edge discipline through theoretical learning and real-machine experiments.

 

The Quantum Computing Experimental Classroom of Shoufu Middle School

 

Different from expensive large-scale quantum computers, SPINQ Gemini Mini adopts a small, integrated design, integrating the powerful functions of quantum computing into a lightweight body.

 

With this small-scale quantum computer that can run at room temperature and pressure, students can engage in interactive demonstrations of quantum computing on a real machine. Through firsthand experiences, they can deepen their understanding and mastery of these abstract concepts, thereby promoting their interest and practical abilities in learning.

 

Talent cultivation is a crucial factor in driving the development of quantum computing. In the future, SpinQ will provide comprehensive support in terms of teaching resources, lesson plans, and teaching aids, tailored to the specific needs of more high schools. This support aims to help more high schools build a quantum computing teaching system from scratch and jointly incubate more outstanding talents in the field of quantum computing.

 

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