French Language Teacher Programme

18 Oct 2026, 17:00 → 23 Oct 2026, 15:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Nicolas Arnaud (IP2I (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and CNRS/IN2P3)), Etienne Martel, Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

The French Language Teacher Programme 2026 will take place from 18 - 23 October 2026. 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 2026: 
https://indico.cern.ch/e/FRLTP26

Teacher Programmes Manager:
Anja Kranjc Horvat: 0041 75 411 4460

In case of emergency:
CERN Fire & Rescue Service: 0041 22 76 74444

Sunday 18 October

17:00 → 21:00 Welcome to CERN!

Monday 19 October

08:30 → 12:30 Lectures

08:30 Présentation du High School Teacher Programme

Speaker: Anja Kranjc Horvat (CERN)

09:00 Physique des particules 1/2

Speakers: Nazila Mahmoudi (CERN and Lyon University (FR)), Nazila Mahmoudi (Universite Claude Bernard Lyon I (FR))

10:30 Pause

11:00 "Voir" les particules 1/2

Speaker: Romain Madar (Université Clermont Auvergne (FR))

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 17:45 Visits

13:45 Synchrocyclotron & ATLAS

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

13:45–14:00 Walk from the CERN Main Building to the SC
14:00–14:30 Synchrocyclotron
14:30–14:45 Walk from the SC to ATLAS
14:45–15:15 ATLAS Visitor Centre
15:15–15:30 Walk from ATLAS to the Main Building

15:30 Coffee Break

16:00 Magnet Test Facility Hall SM18 & CERN Control Centre

The bus leaves in front of the the Main Building at 16:00!

16:00-16:15 Transport from the CERN Hotel to SM18
16:15-16:45 SM18
16:45-17:00 Transport from SM18 to the CCC
17:00-17:30 CCC
17:30-17:45 Transport from the CCC to the CERN Hotel

18:00 → 19:30 Lectures

18:00 Conférence sur le satellite SVOM

Speaker: Florent ROBINET (IJCLab - Orsay)

Tuesday 20 October

08:30 → 12:30 Lectures

08:30 Physique des particules 2/2

Speakers: Nazila Mahmoudi (Universite Claude Bernard Lyon I (FR)), Nazila Mahmoudi (CERN and Lyon University (FR)), Romain Madar (Université Clermont Auvergne (FR))

10:00 Pause

10:30 Accélérateurs 1/2

Speaker: Dr Simone Gilardoni (CERN)

12:30 → 13:45 Lunch break

13:45 → 18:00 Visits

13:45 Cloud Chamber Workshop

The whole group meets in front of Science Gateway at 13:45!

14:00-15:30 Cloud Chamber Workshop

15:30 ELISA & ATLAS Cavern

Group 1
15:30-15:45 ELISA Beam
16:00-17:00 ATLAS Cavern

Group 2
15:45-16:00 ELISA Beam
17:00-18:00 ATLAS Cavern

20:00 → 22:00 Social Events

20:00 Apéritif offert par le CERN : chips and drinks

20:30 Movie night – Particle Fever

Wednesday 21 October

08:30 → 12:30 Lectures

08:30 "Voir" les particules 2/2

Speaker: Romain Madar (Université Clermont Auvergne (FR))

10:00 Pause

10:30 Accélérateurs 2/2

Speaker: Dr Simone Gilardoni (CERN)

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:30 Lectures

14:00 Que faire après le stage au CERN ? Retours d'expérience d'un professeur

Speaker: Cedric Vanden Driessche (Lycée Charles de Gaule, Caen, France)

15:30 → 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 → 17:30 Visits

15:45 Antimatter Factory & Data Centre Visitor Point

The whole group meets in front of the CERN Hotel at 15:45!

15:45-16:00 Walk from CERN Hotel to DCVP
16:00-16:45 Data Centre
16:45-17:00 Walk from DCVP to AD
17:00-17:30 Antimatter Factory
17:30-17:45 Walk from AD to the CERN Hotel

20:00 → 22:00 Social Events

20:00 Official Dinner of the French Language Teacher Programme 2026

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

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

Thursday 22 October

08:30 → 12:30 Lectures

08:30 Conférence : applications médicales

Speaker: Paul Rene Michel Lecoq (CERN)

10:00 Questions-réponses suite à l'intervention de la veille

Speaker: Cedric Vanden Driessche (Lycée Charles de Gaule, Caen, France)

10:30 Pause

11:00 Conférence : les neutrinos

Speaker: Fabrice PIQUEMAL

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 15:00 Visits

14:00 ISOLDE & Conference

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

Group 1
13:45-14:00 Walk to ISOLDE
14:00-14:30 ISOLDE
14:30-15:00 Conference in Building 13

Group 2
13:45-14:00 Walk to Building 13
14:00-14:30 Conference
14:30-15:00 ISOLDE

15:00 → 18:00 Lectures

15:15 Pause

15:30 Conférence : le LHC

Speaker: Gaelle Boudoul (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))

17:00 Pause

17:15 L'offre pédagogique de CNRS Nucléaire et Particules

Speaker: Dr Nicolas Arnaud (IP2I (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and CNRS/IN2P3))

18:00 → 19:00 Dinner

19:00 → 21:30 Visits

19:00 DELPHI & LHCb Exhibition

The bus leaves in front of CERN Hotel at 19:00!

19:00-19:30 Transport from CERN Hotel to LHCb
19:30-21:00 LHCb Exhibition and DELPHI
21:00-21:30 Transport from LHCb to CERN Hotel

Friday 23 October

08:30 → 10:30 Visits

08:30 LEIR/LINAC2

The whole group meets in front of the CERN Hotel at 08:45!

08:45-09:00 Walk from the CERN Hotel to LEIR/LINAC2
09:00-10:00 LEIR/LINAC2
10:00-10:15 Walk from LEIR/LINAC2 to the CERN Hotel

10:30 → 12:30 Lectures

10:30 CNRS Nucléaire et Particules

Speaker: Dr Nicolas Arnaud (IP2I (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and CNRS/IN2P3))

11:00 Sciences à l'École

11:30 Session de clôture du stage