CTY Virtual Summer Programs
CTY offers virtual summer courses in real-time, independent learning, and student-driven collaborative formats tailored to your child's needs. And our online social activities for all summer courses get kids talking, learning, and bonding over topics they love all summer long.
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We formed new friendships, which greatly enhanced the experience since we had 10 days together with the people in our group.
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CTY Virtual Summer Programs
Virtual Summer Programs Details:
CTY has summer covered! We offer hundreds of challenging, engaging, and fun virtual summer courses for elementary, middle, and high school students. Our courses are designed to enrich and accelerate advanced learners in areas where they show the strongest abilities, and we keep class sizes small so that kids can participate and connect with other bright students who share their interests.
- Students receive support, guidance, and individualized feedback from instructors who are subject matter experts.
- CTY offers supervised social activities for all students enrolled in a virtual summer course. Modeled on our Summer Programs activities program, our online activities program provides students with fun social experiences and the opportunity to get to know peers who share their exceptional academic abilities and love of learning.
- CTY offers hundreds of online courses in a wide range of subjects, including computer science, language arts, mathematics, science and engineering, history and social studies, as well as session-based Advanced Placement courses across subject areas.
- CTY is accredited for students in grades K through 12 by the Middle States Association Colleges and Schools, so you can earn school credit for many of our online courses. Learn more about earning credit or placement with CTY.
CTY-level math or verbal eligibility is required to enroll in these courses.
Learn more about qualifying for CTY programs.
Virtual Summer Programs Details:
CTY has summer covered! We offer hundreds of challenging, engaging, and fun virtual summer courses for elementary, middle, and high school students. Our courses are designed to enrich and accelerate advanced learners in areas where they show the strongest abilities, and we keep class sizes small so that kids can participate and connect with other bright students who share their interests.
Program Details:
- Two three-week sessions [dates]
- Course time is scheduled in one-hour blocks, three days per week
- 36 total hours of course time, including class meetings and independent work
Discovery courses offer a blend of live online instruction and independent learning that includes discussions, class projects, and interactive exercises designed to foster community in a digital environment. The program's three-week instructor-developed courses are limited to 10 students per section, and focus on a range of engaging topics taught by instructors who specialize in teaching advanced students.
CTY-level math or verbal eligibility is required to enroll in these courses.
Learn more about qualifying for CTY programs.
- Students receive support, guidance, and individualized feedback from instructors who are subject matter experts.
- CTY offers supervised social activities for all students enrolled in a virtual summer course. Modeled on our Summer Programs activities program, our online activities program provides students with fun social experiences and the opportunity to get to know peers who share their exceptional academic abilities and love of learning.
- CTY offers hundreds of online courses in a wide range of subjects, including computer science, language arts, mathematics, science and engineering, history and social studies, as well as session-based Advanced Placement courses across subject areas.
- CTY is accredited for students in grades K through 12 by the Middle States Association Colleges and Schools, so you can earn school credit for many of our online courses. Learn more about earning credit or placement with CTY.
CTY offers virtual summer courses in real-time, independent learning, and student-driven collaborative formats tailored to your child's needs. And our online social activities for all summer courses get kids talking, learning, and bonding over topics they love all summer long.
At this time, all CTY L.I.V.E. courses have filled, and CTY is no longer accepting applications for general enrollment. Students with existing applications will receive information about the status of their course enrollment. We appreciate your patience as we process a high volume of applications.
At this time, all CTY L.I.V.E. courses have filled, and CTY is no longer accepting applications for general enrollment. Students with existing applications will receive information about the status of their course enrollment. We appreciate your patience as we process a high volume of applications.
Problem-Based virtual courses for bright students in grades 7–12 blend real-time, collaborative, student-directed learning and independent exploration to solve complex real-world problems.
Session-based and individually paced asynchronous courses for grades 2-12 are rigorous and designed to enrich and accelerate students who want to learn independently with instructor support.
LIVE courses for grades
3-12 offer advanced learners challenging, expert instructor-developed courses in dynamic, community-centered digital classrooms with peers who share their interests.
LIVE Courses
With more than 20 years of experience in online learning, CTY offers over 200 online courses in flexible formats guided by expert instructors who specialize in teaching advanced concepts to bright students. So whether you're seeking to supplement in-school work, explore subjects that interest you in greater depth, or want to earn school credit, CTY has options that match your interests and academic goals.
With more than 20 years of experience in online learning, CTY offers over 200 online courses in flexible formats guided by expert instructors who specialize in teaching advanced concepts to bright students. So whether you're seeking to supplement in-school work, explore subjects that interest you in greater depth, or want to earn school credit, CTY has options that match your interests and academic goals.
Problem-Based virtual courses for bright students in grades 7–12 blend real-time, collaborative, student-directed learning and independent exploration to solve complex real-world problems.
Session-based and individually paced asynchronous courses for grades 2-12 are rigorous and designed to enrich and accelerate students who want to learn independently with instructor support.
LIVE courses for grades 3-12 offer advanced learners challenging, expert instructor-developed courses in dynamic, community-centered digital classrooms with peers who share their interests.