The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is a nonprofit center with more than 40 years of helping academically advanced K-12 students thrive. Joining CTY means gaining access to experiences, coursework, and instruction designed to fit your child’s interests and abilities, so they can achieve their learning goals and feel good about their future. 

Benefits for bright K-12 students

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is a nonprofit center with more than 40 years of helping academically advanced K-12 students thrive. Joining CTY means gaining access to experiences, coursework, and instruction designed to fit your child’s interests and abilities, so they can achieve their learning goals and feel good about their future. 

Benefits for bright 
K-12 students

• Courses not always offered in school
  
  
• Small class sizes 
  
  
• Engaging curriculum and inventive, hands-on learning experiences
  
  
• Instructors who are experts in their field and understand bright kids
  

• Detailed feedback on coursework
  
  
• Mastery of advanced skills and concepts
  
  
• Acceleration and enrichment
  
  
• Social connections and a sense of belonging
  

Benefits for bright K-12 students

Join the CTY family

Create an account. This is home base where you’ll view and manage your child’s test scores, course enrollments, and academic records.

Test or submit scores

Once you create an account, schedule a test or submit scores to establish your child's eligibility for CTY courses.

Enroll in CTY courses

Enroll your child in an on-campus or online course and watch them learn and grow as part of a community of bright, curious learners.