Tag: Schools
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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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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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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,
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Female ambassadors for science visit local schools
Female ambassadors for science visit local schools Female researchers and engineers have presented their careers and jobs to 132 classes in Geneva and neighbouring France From 3 to 7 February, 67 female volunteers from CERN, the University of Geneva and EPFL visited 132 classrooms in the local area to talk about their careers ahead of
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“Mystère au Manoir Moutarde”: when science solves mysteries
“Mystère au Manoir Moutarde”: when science solves mysteries On Thursday 28 November 2019, 300 children and accompanying adults have attended the two performances of « Mystère au Manoir Moutarde » (Mystery at the Mustard Manor) at the CERN Globe of Science and Innovation. Created to raise pupils’ awareness of science, the play seduced the audience
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Futur en tous genres day
Futur en tous genres day 24 students took part in the workshops organised by CERN on Thursday 14 November for a “journey of discovery at the heart of science”. The Futur en tous genres day looks at the future and the broad perspectives that are open to girls and boys nowadays, with the aim of
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A successful last edition for the cross-border colloquium “My project in 15 minutes”
A successful last edition for the cross-border colloquium “My project in 15 minutes” For the eighth year in a row, CERN has brought together high school students from both sides of the border for the cross-border symposium “Mon TPE/TM en 15 minutes”, on Friday 11 October 2019 at the Globe of Science and Innovation Like
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CERN’s diversity on display at Ethnopoly in Meyrin
CERN’s diversity on display at Ethnopoly in Meyrin For the tenth year running, CERN took part in Ethnopoly, a life-size scavenger hunt that invites primary school pupils to discover Meyrin’s wealth of cultural diversity BROKEN IMAGE NOT MOVED (drupal url : https://voisins.cern/en/cerns-diversity-display-ethnopoly-meyrin) On Friday, 17 May 2019, ten and eleven-year-olds from every school in the
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950 pupils in scientists’ shoes
950 pupils in scientists’ shoes The project Be a Scientist encountered a great success again for its 2019 edition For 3 months, 43 teachers and over 950 pupils have tried to find out what was the content of mystery boxes, in the way CERN scientists look for invisible elementary particles. Classes from Geneva, Ain and
