The Physics Show - Dec 15-18, 2025 - Foothill College Los Altos Hills

[Jill Wilker]

Opportunity to Join Foothill College Physics Shows

Hello,

I’m excited to share some great news! 

This September, we’ll begin producing our extremely celebrated, 19^th annual Foothill College, Physics Shows... a dynamic program that will reach more than 18,000 students throughout the year. Each performance is packed to capacity, with a minimum of 800 students (and school admins) per show. The performance during the week, are presented to Title 1, school age students, whom we invite, free of charge to enjoy learning about STEAM and especially learning about "Physics!"

The morning shows are produced in the Smithwick Auditorium.

Upcoming Dates

• December 15–18, 2025 (Monday–Thursday)

Each day we’ll welcome about 800 students (grades 3–6) for presentations scheduled from approximately 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM (likely starting closer to noon).
Learn more here: The Physics Show Website

Special Opportunity

During the lunch break following the morning shows, we’re planning special activities for the students. This is a fantastic opportunity to engage directly with all 850 attendees on each show day.

• Time commitment: 2–2.5 hours daily
• You’ll have your own dedicated room
• No breakdown required after your session, because you can do three (3) days straight, with an average 2500 kids totally)

More about the Physics Show:

The Physics Show is a great event at Foothill College.  It brings in local students of all backgrounds; and in fact, a number of the shows are dedicated to bringing in students from low-income, Title I schools. Many of these schools would not go on a field trip this year if it wasn't for this opportunity.  Frank and David raises money through the years to pay for buses, put on The Physics Show, to give the kids a tour of our beautiful campus, and give the kids a free t-shirt and to provide lunch for 850 students per day.

Bringing Title One Schools to The Physics Show

In addition to putting on the weekend shows, we do all the weekday shows FOR the local title one schools, of all backgrounds, which are the students we will develop the "Pysics Show" next week.  We provide bus transportation, The Physics Show, a tour of our campus, lunch and a T-shirt.  All at no cost to the school.  Annually over 4500 students attended.  If you would like to contribute to this cause, all donations are appreciated and tax deductible. Here is a link to the Foothill-De Anza Foundation, a non-profit that handles our finances.  Thank you. 

If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, please let me know, we’d love to include you in this exciting event!

NOTE: 

The Physics Show is an educational and interactive event founded in 2007 by Frank Cascarano and David Marasco two Foothill physics instructors. Magic meets physics meets entertainment, making physics fun and approachable for children of all ages.

More about the Physics Show

The Physics Show is a great event at Foothill College.  It brings in local students of all backgrounds; and in fact, a number of the shows are dedicated to bringing in students from low-income, Title I schools. Many of these schools would not go on a field trip this year if it wasn't for this opportunity.  Frank and David have raised money through the years to pay for buses, put on The Physics Show, give the kids a tour of our beautiful campus, and give the kids a free t-shirt.

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Our cross-sector coalition envisions equitable access to quality STEM mentoring opportunities in Silicon Valley building empowerment and career success one student at a time. We will do this by aligning and growing resources to support high-impact, mentor-led STEM learning opportunities at key points in the K-20 pipeline. The coalition will provide space for the community to troubleshoot challenges, celebrate successes, and combine resources to accomplish together what can be difficult for any one organization 

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