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We’re excited to share that we’re bringing CTY’s world-renowned programming for academically advanced learners to new day sites in suburban Washington, D.C. and South Florida this summer!

Whether your advanced learner loves competitive math, sports, reading, medicine, robotics, or chess, they’ll be sure to find a CTY course they love this spring! Our rigorous, hands-on courses provide lively discussions and academic exploration in a variety of subjects not typically offered in schools. This spring, many online courses will feature a synchronous component to emphasize peer community and strength your student’s curiosity.

Registration is now open for CTY’s fall 2025 online courses!

Pi Day (3.14) is our favorite holiday. Not only do we celebrate math and pi(e), we also celebrate CTY’s mission to support advanced learners.

Your Pi Day contribution to CTY helps make a difference in the lives of advanced learners through research, programs, and other supports. With your help, CTY can reach students from across the country and around the world to build a global community.

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.

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.