French Language Teacher Programme

19 Oct 2025, 17:00 → 24 Oct 2025, 14:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Nicolas Arnaud (IJCLab (Université Paris-Saclay and CNRS/IN2P3)), Étienne Martel (Observatory of Paris - « Sciences à l'École »), Jeff Wiener (CERN)

The French Language Teacher Programme 2025 will take place from 19-24 October 2025. Lectures, on-site visits, exhibitions, and hands-on workshops will introduce its participants to cutting-edge particle physics. We hope our participants will go back to their countries as ambassadors, who pass on the subject to our next generation of physicists, engineers, IT specialists...

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French Language Teacher Programme 2025: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/FRLTP25

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Jeff Wiener: 0041 75 411 9010

In case of emergency:
CERN fire brigade: 0041 22 76 74444

Sunday 19 October

Welcome to CERN!

Monday 20 October

Lectures

12:30 Lunch break

Visits

1 CERN Control Centre & Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 13:45!

Group 1
13:45–14:00 Transport from the CERN hotel to SM18
14:00–14:30 SM18
14:30–14:45 Transport from SM18 to the CCC
14:45–15:15 CCC
15:15–15:30 Transport from the CCC to the CERN hotel

Group 2
13:45–14:00 Transport from the CERN hotel to the CCC
14:00–14:30 CCC
14:30–14:45 Transport from the CCC to SM18
14:45–15:15 SM18
15:15–15:30 Transport from SM18 to the CERN hotel

15:30 Coffee Brek

2 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS control room

The whole group meets in the Main Building at 16:00!

Group 1
16:00–16:15 Walk from the CERN Main Building to the SC
16:15–16:45 Synchrocyclotron
16:45–17:00 Walk from the SC to ATLAS
17:00–17:30 ATLAS Control Room
17:30–17:45 Walk from ATLAS to the Main Building

Group 2
16:00–16:15 Walk from the CERN Main Building to the ATLAS Control Room
16:15–16:45 ATLAS Control Room
16:45–17:00 Walk from ATLAS to SC
17:00–17:30 Synchrocyclotron
17:30–17:45 Walk from SC to the Main Building

Tuesday 21 October

Lectures

12:30 Lunch break

Visits

3 Cloud Chamber Workshop & Science Gateway Exhibitions

The whole group meets in the Main Building at 13:45!

Group 1
13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop
15:30-17:00 Science Gateway Exhibitions

Group 2
13:45-14:00 Walk to Science Gateway
14:00-15:30 Science Gateway Exhibitions
15:30-17:00 Cloud Chamber Workshop

Wednesday 22 October

Lectures

12:30 Lunch break

Lectures

Visits

4 Antimatter Factory & Data Centre

The whole group Leaves from Building 160 at 15:45!

Group 1
15:45–16:00 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the AD
16:00–16:45 Antimatter Factory
16:45–17:00 Walk from the AD to the Data Centre
17:00–17:45 Data Centre
17:45–18:00 Walk from the Data Centre to Building 40

Group 2
15:45–16:00 Walk from the CERN Hotel to the Data Centre
16:00–16:45 Data Centre
16:45–17:00 Walk from the Data Centre to the AD
17:00–17:45 Antimatter Factory
17:45–18:00 Walk from the AD to Building 40

Social Events

5 Take public transport (tram 18) from CERN to Place de Neuve

Please buy the "Tout Genève 1h" ticket (3CHF) to take tram 18 from CERN to "Gare Cornavin". Change there for tram 15 (direction: Palettes) and go to "Cirque", which is opposite the Cave Valaisanne.

6 Official Dinner of the French Language Teacher Programme 2025

Although it's the formal dinner of the programme, please wear clothes which you feel comfortable in.

Cave Valaisanne - Chalet Suisse
BD Georges-Favon, 23
1204 Genève
www.chaletswiss.ch

Thursday 23 October

Lectures

12:30 Lunch break

Visits

7 ISOLDE

The whole group meets in front of the CERN hotel (Building 39) at 13:45!

13:45-14:00 Walk from the CERN hotel to ISOLDE
14:00-16:10 ISOLDE

Lectures

Friday 24 October

Visits

8 CMS

The bus leaves in front of the CERN Hotel (Building 39) at 09:00!

09:00-09:30 Transport from the CERN Hotel to CMS
09:30-11:00 CMS
11:00-11:30 Transport from CMS to the CERN Hotel

Lectures