Between December 10th and 12th, 2019, the Madeira Chemistry Research Centre (CQM), under the "Bridging the Gap" (BtG) Project, welcomed over 100 students from the Escola dos Salesianos in its laboratories. This was an organization of the Associação Académica da Universidade da Madeira (AAUMa) and allowed young people to get to know the researchers, the CQM facilities and the research work developed in the areas of Materials and Natural Products.