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

Name: ASP2026—Learners Program at the 9th African School of Physics
Start: 2026-07-13T08:30:00+03:00
End: 2026-07-17T17:00:00+03:00
Location: High schools, Nairobi, Kenya

13 Jul 2026, 08:30 → 17 Jul 2026, 17:00 Africa/Nairobi

High schools, Nairobi, Kenya

Kenneth Kaduki (University of Nairobi, Kenya), Kenneth William Cecire (University of Notre Dame (US))

Description

The 9th African School of Physics, ASP2026, is planned at CEMESTEA and the University of Nairobi, Kenya, on July 5-19, 2026. ASP2026 consists of several activities:

A program for university students, July 5-19, 2026: we selected 169 students from 436 applications from 45 countries.
A training workshop for high school teachers: we expect 80 teachers from Kenya, selected by their relevant authorities, July 6-9&11, 2026.
A Forum to engage African policymakers in physics education and research on July 10, 2026.
An outreach program for high school students on July 13-17, 2026.

In this agenda, we define the details of the scientific program for high school learners.

Contact

ACP-IOC@cern.ch

ASP2026-LOC@cern.ch

Kenneth.W.Cecire.1@nd.edu

asp@uonbi.ac.ke

kaduki@uonbi.ac.ke

66540683217

Ketevi Adikle Assamagan

Mounia Laassiri

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Monday 13 July
- 1
  
  Arrival and registration
- 2
  
  Icebreaker: Particle Cards
- 3
  
  Voices of Physics
  
  Dr. Jacinta Okwako
  Ms. Grace Ateka
- HEALTH BREAK
- Real Physics: Electricity
- Real Physics: Particle Accelerators
  - 4
    
    Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  - 5
    
    Hands-on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  - 6
    
    Human accelerator
  - 7
    
    Career path discussion and feedback
- Real Physics: Particle Detectors
  
  30 min Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  30 min hands on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  45 min human accelerator
  15 min career path discussion and feedback
  - 8
    
    Introduction
  - 9
    
    Rolling with Rutherford
  - 10
    
    Human particles
  - 11
    
    Real LHC data express
- HEALTH BREAK: LUNCH
- 12
  
  CERN Virtual Visit
- HEALTH BREAK
- 13
  
  Rotating Q&A with scientists
- 14
  
  Closing
Tuesday 14 July
- 15
  
  Arrival and registration
- 16
  
  Icebreaker: Particle Cards
- 17
  
  Voices of Physics
  
  Dr. Jacinta Okwako
  Ms. Grace Ateka
- HEALTH BREAK
- Real Physics: Electricity
- Real Physics: Particle Accelerators
  - 18
    
    Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  - 19
    
    Hands-on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  - 20
    
    Human accelerator
  - 21
    
    Career path discussion and feedback
- Real Physics: Particle Detectors
  
  30 min Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  30 min hands on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  45 min human accelerator
  15 min career path discussion and feedback
  - 22
    
    Introduction
  - 23
    
    Rolling with Rutherford
  - 24
    
    Human particles
  - 25
    
    Real LHC data express
- HEALTH BREAK: LUNCH
- 26
  
  CERN Virtual Visit
- 27
  
  CERN Virtual Visit
- HEALTH BREAK
- 28
  
  Rotating Q&A with scientists
- 29
  
  Closing
Wednesday 15 July
- 30
  
  Arrival and registration
- 31
  
  Icebreaker: Particle Cards
- 32
  
  Voices of Physics
  
  Prof. George Amolo
  Dr. Zipporah Wanjiku
- HEALTH BREAK
- Real Physics: Electricity
- Real Physics: Particle Accelerators
  - 33
    
    Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  - 34
    
    Hands-on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  - 35
    
    Human accelerator
  - 36
    
    Career path discussion and feedback
- Real Physics: Particle Detectors
  
  30 min Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  30 min hands on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  45 min human accelerator
  15 min career path discussion and feedback
  - 37
    
    Introduction
  - 38
    
    Rolling with Rutherford
  - 39
    
    Human particles
  - 40
    
    Real LHC data express
- HEALTH BREAK: LUNCH
- 41
  
  CERN Virtual Visit
- HEALTH BREAK
- 42
  
  Rotating Q&A with scientists
- 43
  
  Closing
Thursday 16 July
- 44
  
  Arrival and registration
- 45
  
  Icebreaker: Particle Cards
- 46
  
  Voices of Physics
  
  Prof. George Amolo
  Dr. Sr. Mary Taabu Simiyu
- HEALTH BREAK
- Real Physics: Electricity
- Real Physics: Particle Accelerators
  - 47
    
    Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  - 48
    
    Hands-on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  - 49
    
    Human accelerator
  - 50
    
    Career path discussion and feedback
- Real Physics: Particle Detectors
  
  30 min Introduction and basis of accelerator physics
  30 min hands on experience with the circular accelerator and the Gauss canon
  45 min human accelerator
  15 min career path discussion and feedback
  - 51
    
    Introduction
  - 52
    
    Rolling with Rutherford
  - 53
    
    Human particles
  - 54
    
    Real LHC data express
- HEALTH BREAK: LUNCH
- 55
  
  CERN Virtual Visit
- HEALTH BREAK
- 56
  
  Rotating Q&A with scientists
- 57
  
  Closing