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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, and a culture of curiosity and academic exploration.

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.

Spark your child’s curiosity with our rigorous, fresh, and fun new online courses for advanced learners starting in early January 2025. Whether your bright child loves math, sports, reading, history, or science, we’ve got a cool new course for them to dive into and explore.

CTY is celebrating its 45th anniversary by hosting a three-day research colloquium on Oct. 22-24, 2024.

Join us for four upcoming expert-led college admissions workshops designed specifically for advanced learners in grades 8+ and their parents or caregivers. We’ll focus on some of the biggest issues in undergraduate admissions.

Research could lead to more equitable identification methods and predict academic performance.

CTY is now enrolling students in grades 6-8 in a new expert-led online mini course that will provide an inside look at how eyewitness testimony is used in the legal system. The course is led by Dr. Amy Lynne Shelton, CTY’s executive director and an expert in psychological and brain sciences.

Since ChatGPT was introduced in late 2022, it’s been embraced by college professors for its ability to tailor instruction, earned a passing score on sections of the bar exam, and even completed freshman year at Harvard University with a 3.34 GPA. While AI-powered large-language models are already transforming higher education, many K-12 educators are still grappling to understand the role this new technology might play in the classroom. Concerns that the technology will weaken students’ critical thinking skills and encourage them to cheat have led some K-12 school districts to restrict or ban the use of AI.

Many know Pi Day as an annual salute to the mathematical sign pi—the irrational, transcendental, infinite number whose first three digits are 3.14. Celebrated around the world every March 14, Pi Day has special significance here at CTY, as it represents the curiosity and love of learning that our staff, students, families, and alumni all share.

Once again this year, we’re celebrating Pi Day during the whole month of March, and you can participate by making a gift to CTY. 

CTY is seeking student submissions for our student literary journal, Lexophilia. The 2024 journal theme is “Echoes.” The submission period runs until March 24, 2024, so start brainstorming and drafting! CTY students in grades 5-9 may submit their fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art for consideration.