The first CESAR teacher training for the 2025-2026 academic year takes place in hybrid format on 24-27 November. The main theme is the Sun and Eclipses and Jorge Rivero, head of ICE-CSIC Communication and Outreach Office, participates as speaker in this course.

ICE-CSIC co-organises the ESA-GTTP 2025 – The Sun and Eclipses teacher training on 21-25 July 2025 at ESAC - Villanueva de la Cañada. This course, dedicated to the theme of The Sun and Eclipses, focuses on our nearest star and the upcoming solar eclipses that will be observable from the Iberian Peninsula in 2026, 2027, and 2028. The programme will combine lectures given by experts with practical workshops to learn how to design student projects using scientific data obtained by world-class missions.The training is organized by CESAR, the resident educational team at ESAC, and NUCLIO (coordinator of the Galileo Teacher Training Program), with the support of the team from the IAC (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias), The Schools’ Observatory, ICE-CSIC and in partnership with the European School Innovation Academy (ESIA).

The third CESAR teacher training for the 2024-2025 academic year will take place in hybrid format on 19-22 May. The main theme is Space in the Classroom and Jorge Rivero, head of ICE-CSIC Communication and Outreach Office, will participate as speaker in this course with a talk about inclusive educational activities.

The second CESAR teacher training for the 2024-2025 academic year took place in hybrid format on 17-20 February. The main theme was exoplanets.

The first CESAR teacher training for the 2024-2025 academic year took place in hybrid format on 18-21 November. The main theme was the Sun and Eclipses  and Jorge Rivero, head of ICE-CSIC Communication and Outreach Office, participated as speaker in this course.

The last CESAR teacher training for the 2023-2024 academic year took place on 20-23 May. The theme of the course was showcasing equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives related to space and how teachers can introduce these topics in the classroom. Jorge Rivero, head of ICE-CSIC Communication and Outreach Office, participates as speaker in this course discussing his experience on the topic and the participation of our institute in the Amanar project that shares astronomy with Sahrawi refugees.

The course programme focused on a journey through the fascinating science of black holes, from basic notions to cutting-edge research such as the science behind the first images of black holes. All of this is accompanied by demonstrations on how to bring these topics to the classroom. Mar Mezcua, researcher at ICE-CSIC and IEEC, and Jorge Rivero, head of ICE-CSIC Communication and Outreach Office, will participate as speakers in this course.