The support of SOLEIL’s partners mainly concerns its scientific policy, but also includes a “Science and Society” component. This is true for the General Council of the Essonne and the Ile de France Region, but also for the Centre Region: secondary school students from Chartres could come perform a “real experiment” on the PROXIMA1 beamline.
http://www.synchrotron-soleil.fr/portal/page/portal/Presse/Videos/Graines-de-Chercheurs