- Session-Based
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Art Meets Science: Nonfiction
In this course, we’ll read works inspired by science and art and use them as models to write and revise personal essays that explore the genre of nonfiction. You’ll reflect on personal experiences ...
Next start date:
September 8, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Be a Biologist!
What can we learn from fossilized plants? What do biologists do as they study humans, plants, and animals? In this course, we’ll answer these questions and others as we learn about different types of biology, the study of living things, and the job requirements of various biologists.
No upcoming classes
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Be an Environmental Scientist!
Why do animals adapt? What are the advantages of renewable energy? What do environmental scientists do? In this course, we’ll answer these questions and others as we learn about different types of environmental science and scientists who work in this expansive field.
No upcoming classes
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Be the Doctor: The Science Behind the Symptoms
Doctors must make quick decisions based on their knowledge, experience, and a short list of symptoms—there is not always a simple solution, and lives are often on the line. In this course, we’ll learn ...
Next session begins:
September 10, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Catching the Criminal: Fingerprints
Evidence can place suspects at a crime scene, identify missing persons, and exonerate the innocent. In this three-week mini course, we’ll focus on a particular type of evidence—fingerprints. We’ll ...
Next session begins:
September 10, 2025
- Club
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Chess Club
Welcome to the club! In CTY’s Chess Club, students who enjoy playing the game come together to practice their chess tactics and strategies in a community setting. Through forum discussion and the ...
Next start date:
September 8, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Cloudy with a Chance of Discovery
Books often ask you to dream up imaginary worlds, but in the case of Judi and Ronald Barrett’s classic children’s book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, there are important science concepts behind ...
Next session begins:
September 14, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Computer Science and Technology
Code and Compose: Create Digital Music and Animation
In this course, we will blend creativity and technology through hands-on experiences using the Makey Makey app and Scratch programming language. We'll design interactive controllers from everyday ...
Next session begins:
September 10, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Computer Science and Technology
Coding and Creating With Arduino®
What do punch-activated flamethrowers, automatic pet feeders, and mind-controlled drones have in common? They’re all real devices built and programmed using Arduino® microprocessors. This open-source ...
Next session begins:
September 9, 2025
- Session-Based
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Crafting Fiction
Learn to master the core elements of fiction writing, such as plot, theme, dialogue, and character development by reading and analyzing short works of fiction and writing your own. Assignments are ...
Next start date:
September 8, 2025
- Session-Based
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Crafting Poetry
An introduction to poetry and poetic concepts, this course covers musical aspects of poetry, the patterns and conventions of sound, and the effects they have on readers. Imagery in poems is also ...
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September 8, 2025
- Session-Based
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Crafting the Essay - Independent (NCAA Approved)
Deepen your understanding of sentence structure, narrative voice, and storytelling to bring experiences to life on the page in this personal-essay course. Through 10 assignments, you will experiment ...
- Session-Based
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Crafting the Essay - Workshop
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 ...
Next start date:
September 8, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Creating Fantasy Worlds
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 ...
Next session begins:
September 10, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Computer Science and Technology
Creative Coding: Drawing with Python
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 ...
Next session begins:
September 11, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
Creative Nonfiction
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 ...
No upcoming classes
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Cryptology: Cracking Codes
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 ...
Next session begins:
September 9, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
CTY Reading Challenge
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 books. This course meets six times over 12 weeks and is guided by an instructor. Every two weeks, we’ll take up a new challenge: to select and read a book that satisfies the challenge category. In between meetings, we’ll engage in virtual discussions and prepare reviews on the book(s) we’ve read.
Next session begins:
September 14, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Data and Chance
This is an Online course adapted from the On-Campus course Data and Chance. 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 first, what is the probability you will win? This course explores probability and statistics, two areas of mathematics that easily transfer from the classroom to the real world.
Next session begins:
September 11, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Economic Chaos: Understanding Volatile Markets
What does it mean when bubbles burst, stock markets crash, and hyperinflation takes off? How do these major economic events affect businesses and individuals around the world? COVID-19 was one such ...
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September 10, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Everyday Science
What can a bucket of water or lounging beneath a shade tree teach you about science? Archimedes discovered the principle of buoyancy in a bathtub, and Newton allegedly discovered gravity while sitting ...
Next session begins:
September 14, 2025
- Session-Based
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Excursions in Pre-algebra
Explore how mathematics relates to food, art, and history in this interactive pre-algebra course. Through weekly meetings, collaborative activities, and hands-on projects, you’ll sharpen your ...
Next start date:
September 8, 2025
- Session-Based
- CTY-Level
- Language Arts
From Structure to Style
Develop your writing style and study advanced English mechanics in this rigorous grammar course. Guided by a college-level textbook and multicultural reading excerpts, you will deepen your ...
Next start date:
September 8, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Mathematics
Game Theory and Strategy
Humans tend to make decisions based on emotions, rather than using cold, hard math—but when we learn to use strategy in decision-making, we can make more rational choices, minimize biases, and achieve ...
Next session begins:
September 10, 2025
- LIVE
- CTY-Level
- Science and Engineering
Genetics Uncovered: The Science of You
Has anyone ever told you that you have your mother’s eyes? Or your father’s nose? Or even your great aunt’s hair? Whether they know it or not, they are talking about your genes. Your genetic makeup ...
Next session begins:
September 10, 2025