For Teachers
CERN offers various residential and online 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.
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Registrations for International Teacher Programmes open on 1 November 2026!
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National
Teacher Programmes
One-week programmes in the national languages of CERN Member and Associate Member States
International Teacher Programmes
Two-week programmes in English open to in-service science teachers from around the world
Online
Teacher
Programmes
Recordings of past online teacher programmes including programme timetables, and materials
What to expect from CERN Teacher Programmes?
Deepen your knowledge
Strengthen your understanding of particle physics and CERN's research.
Build an (inter)national community
Exchange experiences with science teachers from your country and beyond
Bring CERN into your classroom
Discover resources and approaches that can inspire your teaching.
Testimonials
“My students will see how the fundamentals they learn in the classroom are CURRENTLY being applied on a global level and at CERN to study, design, create, diagnose, treat … frankly how what they learn is applied to all areas of STEM and life. It’ll make it so much more engaging and worthwhile to them instead of seeing science as “another subject they’re made to do”.
- Teacher taking part in the UK Teacher Programme 2026
"This programme showed me how different areas of physics—such as nuclear physics, electromagnetism and thermodynamics—come together in real, large-scale research. As a result, I will teach these topics in a more integrated way, emphasising their connections rather than treating them as separate subjects."
- Teacher taking part in the Belgian Teacher Programme 2026
Upcoming CERN Teacher Programmes
Featured Resources for Teachers
CERN's Particle Physics Course for High-School Students allows exploring particle physics and CERN technologies through a self-paced online course with videos and quizzes.
DIY Cloud Chamber is very easy to build with everyday material, dry ice, and isopropyl alcohol. The resource contains information on how to interpret the observations, and what do with cloud chamber.
Curated collection of articles, guides, and reference materials to deepen your understanding of physics and STEM topics and make it easier for you to bring particle physics into your classroom.
