Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

We're excited to welcome CTY alumnus Cyrus Castellanos '19-'20 to the CTY Advisory Council! Castellanos participated in our CTY Scholars Program. Now he is pursuing a B.S. in Mathematical Science with a concentration in Operations Research and Statistics at .

During his time at Brooklyn Technical High School, he served as vice president of the Key Club, event coordinator of the school’s fashion magazine, a member of student government, and a tour guide and presenter for the National Honor Society. Learn more about the CTY Advisory Council at https://cty.jhu.edu/who-we-are/leadership/advisers

Congratulations to all of our CTYers who recently graduated high school! Now that you're all grown up 😉, we want to formally invite you to join the CTY Alumni Network! It's an easy way to stay in touch with your fellow CTYers, join a built-in professional network, and get invited to alumni events. Complete the sign-up form below and we'll send you an official CTY alumni lanyard!

👉 Join the network: https://jh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_50Bp6OOZdkkvp9Y
👉 Check out more alumni resources: cty.jhu.edu/resources/alumni-resources

Which words would you add/remove from the list?

CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton and colleagues in the field of talent development—including CTY alumnus Dan Zaharopol, founder of the nonprofit Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics - BEAM—have submitted a presentation for the SXSW 2025 education conference. Presentations are chosen through voting, so please give us a thumbs up 👍 so the team can share thoughts and experience on finding and supporting diverse student talent. You’ll need to create a login to vote. Thanks in advance!

https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/147077

PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

Which one are you choosing?

CTY alumna and former resident assistant Anna Jones '07-'10 attended CTY Roger Williams site for four summers. Jones says CTY made a huge impact on her life both professionally and personally. Taking a CTY psychology course sparked her interest in the subject and ultimately led her to choose it as her college major and pursue a career as a counselor.

Now a school counselor, her role involves supporting students through individual counseling, whole-group and small-group lessons, parent and teacher collaboration and working with local mental health professionals. Jones shares this piece of advice for bright learners: "I would encourage any young learner to take multiple CTY courses to figure out where their passions lie. Explore as much as you can before settling—whether that be through CTY courses, traveling, study abroad, or other ventures. Not only will this help you determine what you really want to do, it’ll make you a well-rounded candidate in any career field (and hopefully introduce you to some wonderful friends and mentors along the way—it did for me!)"

Check out this collage of photos of Jones and friends from our Roger Williams University CTY summer site!

What feels like an Olympic sport, but isn't?

We'll start:

🎖Building a spaghetti bridge strong enough to stand up to mounted weights

🎖Making our own water filtration system

🎖Building a robot dog and writing a code that makes a her do tricks

What would you add to the list?

A cool guide to sleeves.

In this CTY parent testimonial, the Sharma-Kurup family shares how CTY has impacted their daughter's life: "The various courses our daughter Paavaki has taken at CTY, including Household Chemistry, Process of Writing Workshop, and Scratch Programming, have enabled her to think critically, solve complex problems, and truly broaden her horizons."

CTYers, we've had an absolute blast spending our with you at Johns Hopkins University and nine other sites this year! As we wrap up Session 2 programs at many of our sites today, we want to thank each of you for choosing to spend your summer learning and growing with us! ❤️

☀️ What was the coolest thing you learned at CTY? Tell us in the comments!

Cool! ICYMI, CTY student Ehsan A. recently interviewed CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD, for his YouTube channel, which has over 10K subscribers! Ehsan and Shelton discuss her inspiration to work with advanced learners, her research that's shaping the field of gifted education, and more.

Here's the interview 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE-BUtWxKVw

Ehsan has taken two online courses with CTY, and this summer, he participated in our on-campus course The Physics of Engineering. At 11 years old, he's showing some impressive journalism skills!

CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD, and a team of Johns Hopkins University experts recently studied the way kids approached building with LEGO blocks. More research in this area could lead to more equitable advanced-learner identification methods and help predict academic performance.

👉 https://cty.jhu.edu/who-we-are/news-events/articles/kids-block-building-selective-and-systematic-new-research-finds

New update from CTY Student Ambassador Abril N. ():

"Yesterday we went to the library to work quietly on our Final Project with these incredible views of Los Angeles."

Abril is from Spain and she's studying Foundations of Psychology at CTY's residential site at Loyola Marymount University.

Cool! CTY student Ehsan A. recently interviewed CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD, for his YouTube channel, which has over 10K subscribers! Ehsan asks Shelton about her inspiration to work with advanced learners, and her research that's shaping the field of gifted education.

Here's the interview 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE-BUtWxKVw

Ehsan has taken two online courses with CTY, and this summer, he participated in our on-campus course The Physics of Engineering. At 11 years old, he's showing some impressive journalism skills!

Advancing Gifted Education: Dr. Amy Shelton, Johns Hopkins’ Center For Talented Youth Join us as we dive deep into the world of gifted education with Dr. Amy Shelton, Executive Director of the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) ...

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CTY is well-represented at the in Paris with alumna Lady Gaga performing at the opening ceremony! Que les jeux commencent! 🩷

ICYMI, the latest edition of CTY’s literary and visual arts journal is out now! Check out this student-led publication featuring writing and artwork from CTY students around the world! https://www.flipsnack.com/jhucty/lexophilia-echoes-1st-a/full-view.html

Registration is open for our new expert-led online mini course, The Power & Pitfalls of Eyewitness Testimony! Save $100 with code eyewitness24 at checkout when you enroll before 8/31!

The Power & Pitfalls of Eyewitness Testimony Eyewitness testimony is often viewed as one of the most powerful forms of evidence in a legal case, but human memory is complicated.

Why take a CTY online course? Let us count the ways! Enrollment is now open for our fall online courses, and we've got something for every child in grades 2-12 who loves to learn! Explore the course catalog: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/online/courses

Enrollment deadlines:
- LIVE and Session-Based courses and Clubs: 8/27
- Expert-led LIVE Mini-course: 10/8
- Individually Paced courses: Enroll anytime and get started in 2 weeks

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☀ New update from CTY Student Ambassador Abril ()!

"Today we learned about the parts of the brain and its function, and also about addiction. We learned about how addiction affects our brain and also had a debate about whether addiction should be treated as a medical condition or a behavioral issue."

Abril is studying Foundations of Psychology at our residential site at Loyola Marymount University this summer!

Introducing our 2024 CTY Student Ambassadors: Meet Simar K. (.simarr) from NYC! This summer, she's taking Human Nature and Technology at CTY's residential site at Johns Hopkins University. Stay tuned to see more from Simar's !

Introducing our 2024 CTY Student Ambassadors: Meet Nathan T. from Texas! This summer, he's taking Great Cases: American Legal History at CTY's residential site at Dickinson College. Stay tuned to see more from Nathan's !

We're still looking for a few part-time, online math instructors to teach in our Math Academy for Promising Scholars Program. Come work with us and make a difference teaching bright students who live in the U.S. Virgin Islands!



🔗 Learn more and apply:

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