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Crafting the Essay
Grades 7–11
Language Arts
This immersive and collaborative course will introduce you to great essayists including Annie Dillard, Charles Simic, and Richard Rodriguez, and help you find your own distinctive narrative voice. You...
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Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Verbal - CTY-Level
Crafting the Essay: Individually-Paced Format
Grades 7–10
Language Arts
Bring your experiences to life on the page in this personal essay course. Through 10 assignments, we'll experiment with different essay formats to describe scenes, illustrate conflicts, narrate events...
Modality
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Identification Level
Verbal - CTY-Level
Crafting the Essay - Workshop
Grades 7–11
Language Arts
Bring your experiences to life on the page in this personal essay course. Through 10 assignments, we will experiment with different essay forms to describe scenes, illustrate conflicts, narrate events...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Verbal - CTY-Level
Creating Fantasy Worlds
Grades 5–6
Language Arts
What makes a fantasy world feel real in a reader’s mind? How do writers draw and keep readers’ attention while crafting these mythical places? In this course, we will apply geography, cartography, and...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Verbal - CTY-Level
Creative Coding: Drawing with Python
Grades 5–6
Robotics and Technology
In this course, we will explore the intersection of art, math, and technology using the Python Turtle graphics library to create colorful digital patterns, animations, and interactive designs. Through...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Creative Nonfiction
Grades 7–11
Language Arts
In this course, we will read short works of nonfiction, analyze published authors' techniques, and practice specific writing skills in a supportive community of our peers. We will learn how to select...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Verbal - CTY-Level
Cryptology
Grades 7–11
Mathematics
Cryptology is the study of the codes and ciphers used to create secret writing. This math course explores many early techniques in cryptology, such as cipher wheels, the Caesar shift, polyalphabetic...
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Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Cryptology: Cracking Codes
Grades 5–6
Mathematics
Unlock the world of secret communication in this engaging, fast-paced introduction to cryptology. Over six weeks, during live weekly sessions with your classmates and instructor, we'll explore how...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Crystals and Polymers
Grades 5–6
Science and Engineering
Why do some plastic containers melt in the microwave while others don't? What makes Silly Putty stretchy? How are packing peanuts made? Chemicals are key to answering these questions, and in this...
Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
CTY Reading Challenge
Grades 6–8
Language Arts
Calling all enthusiastic readers! Do you like talking about books almost as much as you like reading them? Join our 12-week reading challenge to meet other curious and motivated readers and talk about...
Modality
Online
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
or Verbal - CTY-Level
Data and Chance
Grades 5–6
Mathematics
Your new friend at CTY teaches you a dice game. If you roll a 4, you win and the game ends. If your friend rolls a 5, they win and the game ends. You take turns rolling until one person wins. If you...
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Modality
In Person
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
Data and Chance
Grades 5–6
Mathematics
Your CTY friend teaches you a dice game. If you roll a 4, you win and the game ends. If your friend rolls a 5, they win and the game ends. You take turns rolling until one person wins. If you roll...
Modality
No sections are open for enrollment at this time.
Please check back later.
Identification Level
Quantitative - CTY-Level
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