Resources to Support Advanced Learners
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth offers a variety of resources designed to support advanced learners and their families, educators, and CTY alumni. These include a blog for parents, families, educators, and alumni; a Facebook group for parents of CTY students; a podcast for parents and families; and several other resources for parents to support high-achieving learners.
Explore what we have to offer and become a part of a community dedicated to celebrating and supporting bright young scholars.
Sign up for upcoming CTY online events and browse past events. Our online events are an ideal way to gain a greater understanding of CTY offerings and what advanced learners need to succeed.
Connect with other families of advanced learners. Discover new ideas and trusted ways to support high-achieving learners, including resources for parents and families. Join our Facebook group today!
Discover how to identify advanced learners, support their unique needs, and learn how you and your school can work with CTY to support them.
Attend a local event. Become a CTY ambassador. Share your story. There are many ways to stay connected and get involved with other CTY alumni.
CTY’s Bright Now Blog for parents and educators provides a wide range of tips, topics, and insights for supporting advanced learners.
Raising and teaching advanced learners may bring more questions than answers. Learn how to help them thrive with our award-winning podcast for parents and educators.
Bright young scholars of all ages benefit from reading age-appropriate books. Explore our list of books for young readers from pre-K to seventh grade and beyond.
Join us at the Joshua Ringel Memorial Poetry Reading, a free, annual public event in Baltimore featuring renowned poets.
Navigate Your College Path with CTY
Join CTY for our new expert-led college admissions workshops that are designed specifically for advanced learners in grades 8 and above and their parents or caregivers. We’ll focus on some of the biggest issues in undergraduate admissions including how to write an admissions essay, build a college list, choose high school courses, and be a competitive applicant to highly selective schools.
These four free one-hour CTY online events are led by admissions experts from Collegewise. Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. Individual registration is required for each event in the series.nEvents will be recorded and posted on CTY’s YouTube page.
Mental Health and Wellness Support
CTY is committed to creating learning environments that value, support, and foster students’ social and emotional wellbeing. Read our collection of expert tips for advanced learners and families on topics such as anxiety, making friends, and promoting mental health.
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of need and merit to advanced learners in two different programs:
- The JKCF Young Scholars Program for rising eighth graders
- The JKCF College Scholarship Program for 12th-grade students