Category: Offer
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Ethnopoly Meyrin
Ethnopoly Meyrin Each year, CERN takes part in Ethnopoly, a life-size scavenger hunt that invites primary school pupils to discover Meyrin’s wealth of cultural diversity Inspired by an initiative launched in German-speaking Switzerland, Ethnopoly in Meyrin is a life-sized ‘board’ game in which primary school pupils are invited to meet local residents, associations, services and
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Teacher Programmes
Teacher Programmes Every year, CERN offers various professional development programmes for teachers to keep up-to-date with the latest developments in particle physics and related areas, and experience a dynamic, international research environment. All programmes are facilitated by experts in the field of physics, engineering, and computing and include an extensive lecture and visit itinerary. Furthermore,
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CERN Open Days
CERN Open Days Every 4-5 years, during a “long shutdown”, CERN opens its doors to the public for two special days at the heart of one of the world’s largest particle-physics laboratories. The CERN Open Days have become a regular feature of the period called the “long shutdown” during which the accelerators stop for around
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CERN visits for families and individual visitors (less than 12 persons)
CERN visits for families and individual visitors (less than 12 persons) Visit Science Gateway : exhibitions, lab workshops, guided tours, science shows, films etc. No booking necessary Families and individual visitors (less than 12 persons) have free access to Science Gateway exhibitions, science shows and films. Booking for Guided tours and Lab workshops are only
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CineGlobe
CineGlobe A film festival featuring screenings, workshops, entertainment, meet-and-greets, short films and debates – all inspired by science! Established in 2007, CineGlobe is a festival of films inspired by science that takes place at the Globe of Science and Innovation. The programme includes short films, feature films and special events. Its goals are to showcase
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CERN visits for groups (min 12 people)
CERN visits for groups (min 12 people) Visit Science Gateway with your group: exhibitions, lab workshops, guided tours, science shows, films etc. Mandatory booking advised 9 months in advance. Groups of minimum 12 persons must book their visit to CERN Science Gateway in advance. A visit includes, upon availability, permanent exhibitions, lab workshops, guided tours,
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Be a Scientist
Be a Scientist The project introduces children to the scientific research process as they study a mysterious box that they are not allowed to open. Every year, since 2011, pupils and their teachers follow in researchers' footsteps. What are hypotheses, data and proof? How do we conduct an experiment? Or disseminate its results? These are
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Girls in ICT Day
Girls in ICT Day To celebrate Girls in ICT Day, CERN organises each year at the CERN Science Gateway a day of robotics and computing workshops for girls, tutored by CERN mentors. How to program robots and interact with them? How are they used in modern science or at CERN? What’s inside a computer? Do
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Talk by a CERN researcher in your classroom
Talk by a CERN researcher in your classroom Invite a CERN researcher to your classroom to give a lecture on his or her job! During the talks, the researchers describe their career backgrounds, their research and their day-to-day work. They reveal some mysteries of science and conduct some small demonstrations if they wish. CERN scientists,
