ASP2026—Teachers Program at the 9th African School of Physics

from Monday, 6 July 2026 (08:00) to Saturday, 11 July 2026 (17:00)
CEMASTEA, Nairobi, Kenya

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
6 Jul 2026
7 Jul 2026
8 Jul 2026
9 Jul 2026
11 Jul 2026
AM
08:00
Arrival and registration (until 09:00)
09:00
Opening Ceremony and Keynotes (until 11:00)
09:00 Opening Ceremony  
09:30 Keynote - Dr David Otwoma  
10:15 Keynote - Prof. Wilson Ng'etich  
11:00 COFFEE/TEA BREAK  
11:30
Opening Ceremony and Keynotes (until 13:00)
11:30 Keynote - Mirjana Povic  
08:00
Arrival and registration (until 08:30)
08:30
Discussion and organization (until 09:00)
09:00
ASP2026 all-hands meeting (until 09:30)
09:30
Track 1: Physics Pedagogy (until 11:00)
09:30 Pedagogy of Electrostatics and Electric Current  
09:30
Track 2: Internet of Things (until 11:00)
09:30 Introduction to (Micro) Python programming.  
09:30
Track 3: Particle Physics (until 11:00)
09:30 Introduction to Particle Physics  
09:30
Track 4: Physics Experiments (until 11:00)
09:30 Rotating Experiments  
11:00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 11:30)
11:30
Track 1: Physics Pedagogy (until 13:00)
11:30 Pedagogy of Electrostatics and Electric Current  
11:30
Track 2: Internet of Things (until 13:00)
11:30 Hardware access, programming the LED on the CPU card  
11:30
Track 3: Particle Physics (until 13:00)
11:30 The Large Hadron Collider  
11:30
Track 4: Physics Experiments (until 13:00)
11:30 Rotating Experiments  
08:30
Arrival and registration (until 09:00)
09:00
ASP2026 all-hands meeting (until 09:30)
09:30
Track 1: Physics Pedagogy (until 11:00)
09:30 Pedagogy of Magnetism  
09:30
Track 2: Internet of Things (until 11:00)
09:30 Sensors (temperature, humidity, barometric pressure)  
09:30
Track 3: Particle Physics (until 11:00)
09:30 W2D2 measurment  
10:30 Discussion of results and how to participate  
09:30
Track 4: Physics Experiments (until 11:00)
09:30 Rotating Experiments  
11:00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 11:30)
11:30
Track 1: Physics Pedagogy (until 13:00)
11:30 Pedagogy of Mirror Optics  
11:30
Track 2: Internet of Things (until 13:00)
11:30 LCD Display  
11:30
Track 3: Particle Physics (until 13:00)
11:30 QuarkNet Data Activities  
11:30
Track 4: Physics Experiments (until 13:00)
11:30 Rotating Experiments  
08:30
Arrival and registration (until 09:00)
09:00
ASP2026 all-hands meeting (until 09:30)
09:30
Track 5: Physics Pedagogy (until 11:00)
09:30 Pedagogy of Electrostatics and Electric Current  
09:30
Track 6: Internet of Things (until 11:00)
09:30 (Micro) Python programming; Hardware access  
09:30
Track 7: Physics Experiments (until 11:00)
09:30 Rotating Experiments  
09:30
Track 8.1: Education and Training in Particle Accelerator Science and Technology (until 11:00)
11:00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 11:30)
11:30
Track 5: Physics Pedagogy (until 13:00)
11:30 Pedagogy of Electrostatics and Electric Current  
11:30
Track 6: Internet of Things (until 13:00)
11:30 Hardware access  
11:30
Track 7: Physics Experiments (until 13:00)
11:30 Rotating Experiments  
11:30
Track 8.2: Astrophysics (until 13:00)
10:00
Arrival and registration (until 10:30)
10:30
Track 5: Physics Pedagogy (until 13:00)
10:30 Pedagogy of Magnetism  
10:30
Track 6: Internet of Things (until 13:00)
10:30 Sensors and LCD  
10:30
Track 7: Physics Experiments (until 13:00)
10:30 Rotating Experiments  
10:30
Track 8.2: Astrophysics (until 13:00)
PM
13:00 --- LUNCH ---
14:30
Introduction to Tracks (until 15:15)
15:15
Summary, reflection, evaluation (until 16:00)
15:15 Discussion time  
15:45 Evaluation of Session  
16:00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 16:30)
13:00
LUNCH (until 14:30)
14:30
CERN/ATLAS Virtual Visit (until 15:15)
15:15
Track 1: Physics Pedagogy (until 16:00)
15:15 Pedagogy of Electrostatics and Electric Current  
15:15
Track 2: Internet of Things (until 16:00)
15:15 Reading the switch  
15:15
Track 3: Particle Physics (until 16:00)
15:15 Q&A and discussion  
15:15
Track 4: Physics Experiments (until 16:00)
15:15 Rotating Experiments  
16:00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 16:30)
13:00
LUNCH (until 14:00)
14:00
Track 1: Physics Pedagogy (until 15:30)
14:00 Pedagogy of Mirror Optics  
14:00
Track 2: Internet of Things (until 15:30)
14:00 Combining sensors and LCD to create a simple weather station  
14:00
Track 3: Particle Physics (until 15:30)
14:00 Discussion of classroom implementation  
14:00
Track 4: Physics Experiments (until 15:30)
14:00 Rotating Experiments  
15:30
Summary, reflection, evaluation (until 16:00)
16:00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 16:30)
13:00
LUNCH (until 14:00)
14:00
Track 5: Physics Pedagogy (until 16:00)
14:00 Pedagogy of Electrostatics and Electric Current  
14:00
Track 6: Internet of Things (until 16:00)
14:00 Reading the switch  
14:00
Track 7: Physics Experiments (until 16:00)
14:00 Rotating Expereiments  
14:00
Track 8.2: Astrophysics (until 16:00)
16:00
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 16:30)
13:00
LUNCH (until 14:00)
14:00
Track 5: Physics Pedagogy (until 16:00)
14:00 Pedagogy of Mirror Optics  
14:00
Track 6: Internet of Things (until 16:00)
14:00
Track 7: Physics Experiments (until 16:00)
14:00 Rotating Experiments  
14:00
Track 8.2: Astrophysics (until 16:00)
16:00
Summary, reflection, evaluation (until 16:30)
16:30
COFFEE/TEA BREAK (until 17:00)