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

from Monday, July 6, 2026 (8:00 AM) to Saturday, July 11, 2026 (5:00 PM)
CEMASTEA, Nairobi, Kenya

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