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Center for talented youth

Illustration of curious children exploring space
Idea
A targeted talent search
Published Spring 2020
Leaders from JHU's Center for Talented Youth rethink the one-size-fits-all approach to identifying academically advanced students / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Jonathan Plucker
Gifted education
Jonathan Plucker named president of National Association for Gifted Children
Published Nov 18, 2019
An expert in education policy and talent development, he will set the organization's priorities and programs to support academically advanced students
An instructor helps a student solve a problem
Talented Youth
Helping bright kids shine
Published Oct 24, 2019
Since its founding in 1979 by Hopkins psychologist Julian C. Stanley, JHU's Center for Talented Youth has grown to become a global resource for academically gifted children
Students learn to measure calorie amounts in food while participating in a chemistry lab at CTY’s Baltimore site at Gilman School this summer.
Summer in the CTY
Published Aug 27, 2019
Nearly 9,800 bright students from around the world took part in Center for Talented Youth Summer Programs at 24 sites in the U.S. and Hong Kong
Students conduct a science experiment
Education
Report urges shift in gifted education
Published Aug 9, 2019
Using local norms instead of national standards to identify academically gifted students will reduce racial, socioeconomic disparities, researchers say
Students make an abacus during their Number Sense class at the CTY Baltimore Emerging Scholars Summer Program at Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School.
Center for Talented Youth
Free program keeps kids learning all summer long
Published July 31, 2019
Elementary school students write code, create superheroes, learn about numbers, and more in Emerging Scholars Summer Program
Honorees stand on the Shriver Hall steps Saturday morning following the first of four CTY Grand Ceremonies
Center for Talented Youth
CTY celebrates bright students from around the world
Published May 21, 2019
Event held on university's Homewood campus recognizes middle schoolers who score among the top 12% on standardized tests
A boy smiles and looks into the camera while completing a school assignment
Commentary
To find Baltimore's brightest students, look beyond their test scores
Published May 17, 2019
Amy Shelton explains why CTY has opted to recruit high-potential students without the use of standardized testing / The Baltimore Sun
Two children collaborate on a project
Center for Talented Youth
CTY launches new, free summer program for Baltimore students with high potential
Published May 1, 2019
A state grant will fund two new programs at elementary schools in West and Southeast Baltimore
CTY Scholars group photo
Center for Talented Youth
From the top of their classes to top colleges
Published April 4, 2019
CTY Scholars Program helps prepare low-income students for success at some of the nation's top colleges—including Hopkins