Center for Talented Youth
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a gifted education program for school-age children founded in 1979 by psychologist Julian Stanley at Johns Hopkins University. It was established as a research study into how academically advanced children learn and became the first program to identify academically talented students through above-grade-level testing and provide them with challenging learning opportunities.[2] CTY offers summer, online, and family programs to students from around the world and has nearly 30,000 program enrollments annually. CTY is accredited for students in grades K to 12 by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
| Center for Talented Youth | |
|---|---|
 A CTY afternoon activity at LMU in Los Angeles | |
| Information | |
| School type | gifted education |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Founder | Julian Stanley |
| Authority | Johns Hopkins University |
| Director | Virginia Roach |
| Age | 6 to 17 |
| Enrollment | 10,000+ |
| Classes offered | Mathematics, Computer Science, Humanities, and Science |
| Accreditation | grades K-12[1] |
| Website | cty |
CTY published the Imagine magazine that provided educational opportunities and resources and student-written content for middle and high school students. The magazine was discontinued in June 2018.[3]
History
In 2022, about one-third of CTY's summer sessions were canceled due to a lack of staffing[4] and staff background checks not clearing in time.
Admission requirements
CTY first requires students to sign up for an account and membership, which costs $50 for U.S. students and $60 for international students. They must then submit scores from a qualifying test to determine if they are at "Advanced CTY-Level" (defined as showing ability four grade levels above current enrolled grade) or "CTY-Level" (defined as showing ability two grade levels above current enrolled grade).[5] Eligible test scores include the SCAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, and STB (Spatial Test Battery).[6] Students receive their course eligibility results online.[7]
Operation
Sites
Reception
Former CTY executive director Elaine Tuttle Hansen (2011-2018) was interviewed by National Public Radio and published on the Opinion-Editorial pages of The Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Times, and The Baltimore Sun.[9]
In July 2004, CTY was featured in an article in The New Yorker.[10]
In 2006, the camp was shown in an hour-long CNN special on gifted children.[11]
Notable alumni
Notable CTY alumni include:
- Six of 32 American Recipients of the 2006 Rhodes Scholarship[12]
- Lady Gaga, musician, actress[13]
- Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google[11]
- George Hotz, hacker and founder of comma.ai
- Hollis Robbins, academic and essayist
- Evanna Lynch, who portrays Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter movies, attended the Irish Centre For Talented Youth in Dublin[14]
- Gary Marcus, a research psychologist and the author of Kluge[15]
- Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook and Time Person of the Year 2010[16]
- Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal recipient[17]
- Elissa Hallem, 2012 MacArthur Fellows Program, or Genius Grant for neurobiology[18]
- Jacob Lurie, 2014 MacArthur Fellows Program, or Genius Grant for mathematics[19]
- Dave Aitel, computer security professional[20]
- Ronan Farrow, journalist, lawyer, and former government advisor[21]
- Andrew Yang, Democratic candidate for 2021 New York City Mayor election
- Marques Brownlee, YouTube technology reviewer[22]
- Curtis Yarvin, blogger also known by the pen name Mencius Moldbug
See also
References
- "Accreditation Information for Schools and Parents". cty.jhu.edu. The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.
- "CTY Mission & History". The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- "Imagine Magazine". The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- St. George, Donna (June 27, 2022). "Johns Hopkins summer programs canceled as some students are en route". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- "Eligibility Scores". Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- "Tests and Testing". Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- "Get Started". Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- "Site Locations | Intensive Studies". Center for Talented Youth. Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "Executive Commentary". Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- Bilger, Burkhard (July 19, 2004). "Nerd Camp". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- Presenter: Sanjay Gupta (September 17, 2006). "Genius: Quest for Extreme Brain Power". special. CNN.
- "Press Release: Center for Talented Youth Alumni Net Top Academic Honors". 2006.
- Ramakrishnan, Meera (November 19, 2009). "Hopkins alumni gather for Center for Talented Youth reunion". The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012.
- McGoldrick, Debbie (June 23, 2009). "Lynch a Writing Star". IrishCentral.
- "Cogito Interview".
- Vozzella, Laura (November 4, 2009). "Just like Mom (and Sister) didn't used to make". Baltimore Sun.
- "Terence Tao receives 2014 CTY Distinguished Alumni Award". Center for Talented Youth. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
- "Studying sensory systems of fruit flies, worms a stroke of genius". UCLA Newsroom. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014.
- "Former CTY student earns MacArthur 'genius grant'". HUB Johns Hopkins University. September 19, 2014.
- Aitel, Dave (November 12, 2015). "How to crush it". Dailydave (Mailing list). Archived from the original on June 21, 2017.
{{cite mailing list}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Ronan Farrow: 'I Was Raised With An Extraordinary Sense Of Public Service'". NPR.org. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- DeFranco, Philip. "A Conversation With... - MKBHD On The WORST Tech Launch Ever, Death Of Privacy, & More | Ep. 18 A Conversation With". Google Podcasts. Retrieved March 3, 2020.