Baltimore Emerging Scholars is the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth’s enrichment program for Baltimore students who show high academic potential. The CTY Emerging Scholars School Year program reaches nearly 480 students annually, offering interdisciplinary courses in high-interest topics that are not typically taught in traditional curricula.
School Year Program
In partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools, CTY designed a 25-week advanced enrichment course to test students’ critical thinking skills and to further their academic interests through inquiry-based activities.
The Baltimore Emerging Scholars program incorporates professional development and training for the school-based teachers who serve as program instructors. Before the program’s start, teachers participate in a training workshop focused on how best to teach the Baltimore Emerging Scholars curricula. The training is led by the CTY Baltimore Emerging Scholars co-directors from Baltimore City Public Schools and CTY, who manage the program year-round. In addition, CTY’s research team focuses on assessing participating students’ cognitive abilities that may not be measured by standardized math and verbal tests.
Course Types
Courses are interdisciplinary in nature and revolve around high-interest topics not typically taught in traditional curricula, such as:
- Beautiful Beasts, Best Friends and Bacteria: Zoey & Sassafras (grade 1)
- Shaping Our World: Early Architecture (grade 2)
- Builders and Shakers: New Engineers (grade 3)
- To Infinity and Beyond: Space and Astronomy (grade 4)
- Uncovering Truths : Ancient Egypt and Cryptography (grade 5)
Participating Schools
Since 2014, CTY Baltimore Emerging Scholars has expanded to reach more than 20 schools across Baltimore City:
- Belmont Elementary School
- Cecil Elementary School
- Commodore John Rogers Elementary School
- Francis Scott Key Elementary School
- Furman L. Templeton Preparatory Academy
- Glenmount Elementary/Middle School
- Gwynns Falls Elementary School
- Hamilton Elementary/Middle School
- Hampden Elementary/Middle School
- Hampstead Hill Academy
- Henderson-Hopkins School
- Hilton Elementary School
- Moravia Park Primary School
- Mount Royal Elementary/Middle School
- Midtown Academy
- New Song Elementary/Middle School
- North Bend Elementary/Middle School
- Patterson Park Public Charter School
- William Paca Elementary School
- Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle School
- Woodhome Elementary/Middle School
In the News
- CTY Program for Bright Baltimore City Schools Students Turns 10 – the Johns Hopkins University HUB, May 28, 2024
- CTY Celebrates a Year of Learning and Fun with Baltimore City Public Schools Students – the Johns Hopkins University HUB, June 6, 2023
- Gifted Summer Programs Skew White & Wealthy. Not Baltimore’s — And It’s Free, The74, August 17, 2022
- Mining for Gifted Students in Untapped Places – Education Week, December 12, 2019
- Baltimore Emerging Scholars Program helping city students reach high academic potential – WMAR (ABC) Baltimore, July 31, 2019
- Free Program Keeps Kids Learning All Summer Long – the Johns Hopkins University HUB, July 31, 2019
- Identifying Advanced Learners in Baltimore – The Baltimore Sun, May 15, 2019
- CTY expands efforts to connect with Baltimore’s brightest students – the Johns Hopkins University HUB, January 31, 2018
- All the Right Moves – Baltimore Magazine, November 15, 2017