Summer Programs for Grades 7-12

CTY offers five residential programs for qualified students who have completed grades 7 and above. Please see the links below for more information on each of these gifted and talented programs.

Intensive Studies (Grades 7 and Above)

Intensive Studies for 7th Graders and Above is available to students whose scores on designated standardized tests place them above the mean for college-bound high school seniors. Please visit our Intensive Studies page for more information:

• Required Scores
• Intensive Studies Program and Catalog Information

Academic Explorations (Grades 7 and Above)

Academic Explorations for 7th Graders and Above is available to students with a wider range of test scores. Please visit our Academic Explorations page for more information:

• Required Scores
• Academic Explorations Program and Catalog Information

Civic Leadership (Grades 9-12)

The Civic Leadership Institute is offered at site locations in Baltimore, Maryland, and Berkeley, California. Students must have completed grade 9 or above to attend the Civic Leadership program. Please visit the Civic Leadership site for more information:

• Eligibility Information
• Civic Leadership Program and Catalog Information

Global Issues in the 21st Century (Grades 10-12)

This program, focusing on Global Issues in the 21st Century is offered at Princeton University. Students must have completed grade 10 or above to attend the program. Please visit the Global Issues in the 21st Century site for more information:

• Required Scores
• Global Issues at Princeton Program and Catalog Information

Institute for Advanced Critical and Cultural Studies (Grades 10-12)

This program is offered at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Students must have completed grade 10 or above by the time the program begins to attend. Please visit the Institute for Advanced Critical and Cultural Studies site for more information:

• Required Scores
• Institute for Advanced Critical and Cultural Studies Program and Catalog Information