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CTY Students Receive Highly Selective Scholarships

Sending huge congratulations to CTYers who were recently invited to participate in the QuestBridge and Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars programs! These CTY Scholars Program participants were selected for the QuestBridge National College Match Program and will receive a full four-year
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CTY Is Now Enrolling for Summer 2025!

Registration is now open for CTY’s 2025 summer On-Campus Programs! At CTY summer sites, students in grades 2-12 spend three weeks forming a vibrant learning community and making lifelong friends. Our courses are designed for kids and teens who enjoy rigorous, hands-on coursework, lively discussions
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Remembering Mary Bloom Hyman, CTY Supporter and Advocate for Advanced Learners

Mary Bloom Hyman, a dear friend and supporter of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth whose dedication to advanced learners spanned half a century, passed away on Sept. 23, 2024, at the age of 97. Her contributions to CTY were singular in their impact.
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Events

8:00 p.m. (ET)

Making the Most of Summer

Summer is a perfect time for advanced learners to dig deep and learn about what interests them. Join CTY executive director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD, as she shares with families how they can help their advanced learners select and participate in fulfilling summer experiences that energize and engage.

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Introduction to the Cooke Young Scholars Program

Join a webinar with the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to learn more about eligibility, selection criteria, and other details regarding the application process for the Cooke Young Scholars Program. 

8:30 a.m. (ET)

Discover CTY (English)

Join us to learn about our programs, ask questions, and discover how to connect with other families of bright students.


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CTY Baltimore Emerging Scholars Profiled on WBFF TV

CTY executive director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD joined CTY Baltimore Emerging Scholars Ava, Kaiden, and Tori on WBFF FOX45’s “BMORE Lifestyle” for a live interview about CTY’s free academic enrichment program for bright Baltimore City Schools students. Founded in 2014, the program brings innovative, hands-on coursework to 400 city schools students with high academic potential each year.
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Deep Dives into Favorite Topics This Summer at CTY

Students in grades 2 through 12 came from 45 U.S. states and 44 countries to participate in The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth's three-week summer On-Campus Programs, where they dug into fascinating courses like Astrophysics, Crafting the Essay, Data and Chance, Great Cases in American Legal History, Marine Ecology, and The Ancient World.
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CTY Program for Bright Baltimore City Schools Students Turns 10

The CTY Baltimore Emerging Scholars Program turned 10. Baltimore City Public School elementary students in the free, school-based enrichment program celebrated with their families on Johns Hopkins University's Homewood campus May 19.