You are a teacher...
…and you would like to visit Europe’s Spaceport with your pupils, invite someone to give a presentation to your class or find out about the educational resources available from CNES and ESA ?
Tours, workshops and educational projects
Young children : Pre-school
Tour of the Jupiter 2 control centre
- History of Europe’s Spaceport and European space exploration
- Description of launcher models
- Presentation of the Jupiter 2 control centre
- Screening of a film showing a launch campaign
Duration : 30 minutes to 1 hour
Capacity : 50 children, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
Automated session in the planetarium - for children aged 3 to 8
As part of the Guyaspace Expérience tour, you have access to the planetarium for an automated session, with the screening of a film about astronomy called “Noisettes”.
Duration : 15 to 25 minutes
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : included in the admission ticket
Self-tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
An immersive tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 8 pupils aged under 6)

Budding engineers and astronauts – year-long project
A day at the Guyaspace Expérience, including the "My first planetarium" show, with activities and work sheets suitable for pre-school children.
Duration : 1 day
Price : free of charge
Primary school children : Aged 6 to 8
Tour of the Jupiter 2 control centre
- History of Europe’s Spaceport and European space exploration
- Description of launcher models
- Presentation of the Jupiter 2 control centre
- Screening of a film showing a launch campaign
Duration : 30 minutes to 1 hour
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
Tour of Europe’s Spaceport – for children aged 10 and over
- History of Europe’s Spaceport and European space exploration
- Description of launcher models
- Tour of the Jupiter 2 control centre, with screening of a film showing an Ariane 6 campaign
- Tour of Ariane 6 facilities
Duration : 2 to 2.5 hours
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
Planetarium session
The inflatable planetarium at the Guyaspace Expérience offers two types of sessions :
- for children aged 8 and over, a session led by a guide introduces them to astronomy and the night sky on the day of the tour;
- for children aged 3-8, an automated session with screening of a film about astronomy called "Noisettes".
Duration : 15 to 25 minutes
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : included in the admission ticket
"Astronaut challenge" workshop
A sensory experience in the Guyaspace Expérience laboratory. Under the supervision of a scientific instructor, the pupils test the consequences of weightlessness on themselves using special accessories.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils split into groups of 5
Price : included in admission ticket
Self tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
An immersive tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 12 pupils/participants supervised over the age of 6)
Mars robot challenge
Over the course of the classroom sessions, pupils learn about the specific features of the Red Planet and try their hand at coding by programming their Mars rover. All the classes involved in the project then come together for a big collaborative challenge at the Guyaspace Expérience.
Teaching materials and teacher training are included.
Duration: project lasts for the entire school year. Call for projects sent by email to all schools with pupils aged 6-8 in late August/early September
Number of participants : 4 classes selected
Price : free of charge
Last 2 years of primary school / first year of secondary school : Aged 9-11
Tour of the Jupiter 2 control centre
- History of Europe’s Spaceport and European space exploration
- Description of launcher models
- Presentation of the Jupiter 2 control centre
- Screening of a film showing a launch campaign
Duration : 30 minutes to 1 hour
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
Tour of Europe’s Spaceport
- History of Europe’s Spaceport and European space exploration
- Description of launcher models
- Tour of the Jupiter 2 control centre, with screening of a film showing an Ariane 6 campaign
- Tour of Ariane 6 facilities
Duration : 2 to 2.5 hours
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
Micro-rocket workshop
- construction of a micro-rocket and installation of the launch pad
- launch campaign: presentation of safety instructions, practical roll-out of the campaign through to launch of the micro-rocket, analysis of the flight trajectory
Duration : 1.5 days
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
This workshop can be organised in schools or at Europe’s Spaceport.
Nature walk exploring the savannah around Europe’s Spaceport
With a guide from the French National Forests Office, pupils discover the wealth of flora and fauna in the savannah around Europe’s Spaceport.
Duration : 2.5 hours
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : free of charge
Planetarium session with a guide
As part of the Guyaspace Expérience tour, a session led by a guide introduces you to astronomy and the night sky on the day of the tour.
Duration : 15 to 25 minutes
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : included in admission ticket
“Astronaut Challenge” workshop
A sensory experience in the Guyaspace Expérience laboratory. Under the supervision of a scientific instructor, the pupils test the consequences of weightlessness on themselves using special accessories.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils split into groups of 5
Price : included in admission ticket
Self-tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
An immersive tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 12 pupils/participants supervised over the age of 6)
Themed guided tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
A guided thematic tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Choose from several themes: History and activities of Europe’s Spaceport – What’s the point of a satellite? - Archaeological heritage exhibition.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 12 pupils/participants supervised over the age of 6)
Children's scientific congress
Pupils work on an educational project: designing a lunar base. Takes place in the classroom and at the Guyaspace Experience.
Teaching materials, experiments and teacher training are included.
Duration : 1 school year. Call for projects sent out in late August/early September to schools with pupils aged 9-11.
Number of participants: 3 pairs of classes for the whole of French Guiana.
Secondary school pupils : Aged 12-14
Tour of Europe’s Spaceport
- History of Europe’s Spaceport and European space exploration
- Description of launcher models
- Tour of the Jupiter 2 control centre, with screening of a film showing an Ariane 6 campaign
- Tour of Ariane 6 facilities
Duration : 2 to 2.5 hours
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
Micro-rocket workshop
- construction of a micro-rocket and installation of the launch pad
- launch campaign: presentation of safety instructions, practical roll-out of the campaign through to launch of the micro-rocket, analysis of the flight trajectory
Duration : 1.5 days
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
This workshop can be organised in schools or at Europe’s Spaceport.
Nature walk exploring the savannah around Europe’s Spaceport
With a guide from the French National Forests Office, pupils discover the wealth of flora and fauna in the savannah around Europe’s Spaceport.
Duration : 2.5 hours
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : free of charge
Planetarium session with a guide
As part of the Guyaspace Expérience tour, a planetarium session led by a guide introduces you to astronomy and the night sky on the day of the tour.
Duration : 15 to 25 minutes
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class.
Price : included in admission ticket
Themed guided tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
A guided thematic tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Choose from several themes: History and activities of Europe’s Spaceport – What’s the point of a satellite? - Archaeological heritage exhibition.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 12 pupils/participants supervised)
Self-tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
An immersive tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 12 pupils/participants supervised)
L’espace c’est classe (Space is ace) educational outreach programme – for pupils aged 13 and over
From February to May, CNES employees give presentations in schools across the country, for pupils aged 13 to 18. These highly interactive sessions give pupils the chance to meet people who work in the space industry and discover the diversity of professions involved.
At the end of each school year, the Local Education Authority invites schools to register for a session during the following year.
Information: cnes.rectorat@ac-guyane.fr
High school / college students
Tour of Europe’s Spaceport
- History of Europe’s Spaceport and European space exploration
- Description of launcher models
- Tour of the Jupiter 2 control centre, with screening of a film showing an Ariane 6 campaign
- Tour of Ariane 6 facilities
Duration : 2 to 2.5 hours
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
Micro-rocket workshop
- construction of a micro-rocket and installation of the launch pad
- launch campaign: presentation of safety instructions, practical roll-out of the campaign through to launch of the micro-rocket, analysis of the flight trajectory
Duration : 1.5 days
Capacity : 50 pupils, i.e. 2 classes
Price : free of charge
This workshop can be organised in schools or at Europe’s Spaceport.
Nature walk exploring the savannah around Europe’s Spaceport
With a guide from the French National Forests Office, pupils discover the wealth of flora and fauna in the savannah around Europe’s Spaceport.
Duration : 2.5 hours
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : free of charge
Planetarium session with a guide
As part of the Guyaspace Expérience tour, a planetarium session led by a guide introduces you to astronomy and the night sky on the day of the tour.
Duration : 15 to 25 minutes
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class only
Price : included in admission ticket
Themed guided tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
A guided thematic tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Choose from several themes: History and activities of Europe’s Spaceport – What’s the point of a satellite? - Archaeological heritage exhibition.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 12 pupils/participants supervised)
Self-tour of the Guyaspace Expérience
An immersive tour that sparks curiosity and interest in all things space-related thanks to an array of features: multimedia supports, interactive screens, planetarium, models of launchers and satellites, objects you can touch, audio and video material, temporary exhibition, etc.
Duration : 1 hour
Capacity : 25 pupils, i.e. 1 class
Price : €6/participant (1 accompanying adult free for every 12 pupils/participants supervised)
"L’espace c’est classe" (Space is ace) educational outreach programme
From February to May, CNES employees give presentations in schools across the country, for pupils aged 13 to 18. These highly interactive sessions give pupils the chance to meet people who work in the space industry and discover the diversity of professions involved.
At the end of each school year, the Local Education Authority invites schools to register for a session during the following year.
Information: cnes.rectorat@ac-guyane.fr
Registration :
To sign your class up for one of the tours or workshops described above, please complete this form.
Send us an email to request more information about:
• tours and workshops: visites.csg@cnes.fr / 0594 33 77 77
• "L’espace c’est classe" (Space is ace): cnes.rectorat@ac-guyane.fr
Do you have a specific request ?
Would you like to attend a launch with your class?
Please contact us: visites.csg@cnes.fr
If you would like to apply for funding for an educational project, outing or school trip on a theme related to the activities carried out at Europe’s Spaceport :
Send your request to cnes.rectorat@ac-guyane.fr