CTY shaped her love of reading. Now she supplies books to CTY. Baltimore bookshop owner Emma Snyder reminisces about CTY summers and the partnership that brings her story full circle

For Emma Snyder, a passage from a book she discovered in a CTY classroom ignited a lifelong love of literature. Now as the owner of two Baltimore bookstores, Snyder has come full circle, supplying books to the program that helped shape her. 📖 hub.jhu.edu/2026/03/23/b...

Identifying Advanced Learners in Baltimore | Giving to Johns Hopkins Some of the learners who are shown to be advanced participate in CTY’s summer in-person and year-round online programming, where they perform on par with their peers. “Their success suggests we’ve bee...

We’re incredibly proud of the students, educators, and generous donors who make our Baltimore Emerging Scholars program possible! ❤️ Founded in 2014, the program brings CTY's rigorous, hands-on courses to advanced learners in City Schools classrooms throughout the year. giving.jhu.edu/story/cty-ad...

How early is too early to start college planning? Join CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD, as she discusses issues families should keep in mind as they plan for school success, college admissions, and beyond.

Register: jhu-cty.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Looking for a meaningful summer job opportunity or know someone who is? We’re hiring instructors, teaching assistants, resident assistants, nurses, and more to staff CTY’s day and residential in-person summer programs! #hiring #summerjobs tinyurl.com/327jakpa

Lainie Rutkow named interim provost at Johns Hopkins University Rutkow, a health policy scholar and a professor in JHU's Bloomberg School and SAIS, has served as executive vice provost since 2024

🎉 Help us congratulate CTY alumna Lainie Rutkow on her appointment as interim provost at Johns Hopkins University! As a CTYer, Rutkow took courses including American History and Logic: Principles of Reasoning! We're so proud of her! 👏 #awesomectyer

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Online Event: The Importance of Peer Community
Join CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD, as she shares with families the latest research about the benefits of peer community and why participating in summer programming can help your child blossom. Register: jhu-cty.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Curious to know if your child is an advanced learner? Recognizing the characteristics of an academically talented student is the first step to supporting them and finding programs to develop the advanced learning skills they need to thrive in school and beyond. tinyurl.com/bde823t7

Book recommendations from Johns Hopkins scholars and experts Johns Hopkins faculty, staff, and administrators share their favorite reads of 2025

Searching for some books to curl up with this winter? 📚 Check out these recommendations from JHU faculty and staff, including CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton: hub.jhu.edu/2025/12/16/b...

What's on your winter to-read list?

Have you ever wanted to crack open a laptop and see what’s inside? 💻 👀 This week, students in our Baltimore Emerging Scholars program got to do just that! This hands-on lesson was part of their after-school CTY course A Connected World: Digital Literacy in the 21st Century. tinyurl.com/pd2mjp4w

🎉 We’re at the NAGC Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa. this week! If you're in town, stop by Booth 417 and say hi! And check out these presentations on gifted education and advanced learning from CTY's experts in the field! nagc25.eventscribe.net/agenda.asp?p...

Join us! CTY Executive Director Amy Lynne Shelton, PhD will discuss how play can foster a sense of joy and a lifelong love of learning while enriching advanced learners’ intellectual and emotional development. Register at: jhu-cty.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

CTYer Pranshi Mehta WON the science category in the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge! 👏👏 Her project focused on glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. She took CTY courses Honors Chemistry and Diagnosis: Be the Doctor last year. We are so proud!

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