Center for Talented Youth

Center for Talented Youth
A CTY afternoon activity at LMU in Los Angeles
Information
School typegifted education
Founded1979 (1979)
FounderJulian Stanley
AuthorityJohns Hopkins University
DirectorAmy Shelton
Age6 to 17
Enrollment10,000+
Classes offeredMathematics, Computer Science, Humanities, and Science
Accreditationgrades K–12
Websitecty.jhu.edu

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.

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.

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.