10th International Particle Physics Master Classes in 12/3-12/4/2014

participating institutes:

Athens University (60 students) Democritus Research Institute (40 students) National Technical University (120 students)

Thessaloniki University (110 students)

Crete University (100 students) teachers' day by National Technical University (50 teachers) 10th International Particle Physics Master Classes in Greece 12/3-12/4/2014 Athens applications by ~570 students (~118 schools, max 5 students/school) for 220 places notable applications/participation (distance from Athens): Kalloni (Lesvos island, 600 km), Amaliada (300 km), Karpenisi (300 km), Sparta (210 km), Lamia (210 km), Amfiklia (170 km), Tripoli (150 km) 10th International Particle Physics Master Classes in Greece 12/3-12/4/2014 Thessaloniki

applications by ~380 students (~80 schools, max 5 students/school) for 110 places

notable applications/participation (distance from Thessaloniki): Alexandroupoli (300 km), Trikala (215 km), Volos (200 km), Kastoria (190 km)

Crete from all around the island 100 students from 20 schools 10th International Particle Physics Master Classes in Greece 12/3-12/4/2014

... but, MC started to be very popular. during the present academic year we had a number of LOCAL MC

in 2013

●Komotini (750 km from Athens), 18 Oct, 21 students from 6 schools (*) ● (Athens district), 25 Nov, 25 stud from 4 sch ● (Athens suburb), 9 Dec, 31 stud from 5 sch ● (Athens suburb), 16 Dec, 30 stud from 4 sch

and…

(*) with VV to ATLAS http://www.physics.ntua.gr/MC_2013/ 10th International Particle Physics Master Classes in Greece 12/3-12/4/2014

…in 2014 ● Halkida (80 km from Athens), 24 Jan, 28 stud & 5 teach from 4 sch ● Elefsina (Athens suburb), 27 Jan, 26 stud, 4 sch ● Argos (125 km from Athens), 4 Feb, 45 stud & 10 teach from 5 sch (*) ● Moshato (Athens suburb), 11 Feb, 28 stud from 4 sch ● Halkida (80 km from Athens), 19 Feb, 28 stud & 5 teach from 4 sch ● (Athens suburb), 24 Feb, 33 stud from 3 sch ● Katerini (430 km from Athens), 10 Mar, 45 stud & 8 teach from 5 sch(†) ● Aliveri (120 km from Athens), 31 Mar, 35 stud & 6 teach from 4 sch ● Naxos island (200 km from Athens), 10 May, 22 stud and 12 teach also ● in Athens Univ., 28 Mar, 35 stud & 5 teach from a school from Aegio (170 km from Athens) ● in CERN, 11 Apr, 35 stud from Annecy ● from CERN, 12 Feb, VV of CMS for 500 stud (10 sch) in Greece

(*) with VV to ATLAS (†) with VV to ATLAS, for 600 stud from 11 sch http://www.physics.ntua.gr/MC_2014/ 10th International Particle Physics Master Classes in Greece 12/3-12/4/2014

Ελευσίνα

Moshato, 11/2/14

Agios Dimitrios, 24/2/14

Aliveri, 31/3/14 10th International Particle Physics Master Classes in Greece 12/3-12/4/2014 ... and some encouraging messages

I confirm, with pleasure, the participation of our school to MC2014. Congratulations for your efforts (I have come already with another school). The students get impressed and they diffuse it to the whole school. You should know that some students have decided to follow Physics studies because of MC!

My students were thrilled with the programme, the presentation and the whole project. I could say, from their sayings, that they were inspired by modern physics and they have transferred to the school all of their yesterday excitement using "scientific terms" (I was smiling We thank you for selecting our school in MC2014..... overhearing them to talk about Z and Higgs and ...... how the Lorentz force is used in the I should tell you that your presentation in our school was excellent accelerator) and humor being at the same time (students' comments were especially positive many of them were picturesque, making their colleagues to feel inspired to the point of expressing the wish to become Physicists) jealous.