John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago I loved it. Bye, Bye Miss American Pie.

Last year was a disaster for CTY. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/01/cty-leader-fired-hopkins/

That photo tells me everything I need to know about CTY.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is having fun at one of the day camps right now. It's free for us, because both my spouse and I work at JHU, so definitely worth it from that perspective. I'm not super concerned about how much she learns, but she definitely has come home excited about new science facts.

She also did a language class last year, which I was able to observe more of because it was virtual. The teaching seemed strong to me, and there was a fair amount of support from the teacher and TA.

I do think that, for some kids, there's huge value in just being in an environment where they are not "the smart one," and CTY can be a very good environment to provide that. If your kid is in an academically selective school already, this may be less important.

Last year's camps were indeed a disaster. They've totally restaffed since then. Not sure how that's gone at the residential programs, but at least they all ran this year. The day camp has been seamless.

What age range is a good match for these day programs? Is high-school age too old? I didn't realize tuition remission applied to the summer camps and now I am kicking myself for not taking advantage of it.

Not the PP, but if you're a JHU employee and can attend CTY camps for free, then there are camps for high school students:

https://summer.jhu.edu/programs-courses/pre-college-programs/
https://summer.jhu.edu/programs-courses/pre-college-programs/pre-college-program-catalog/
https://www.jhu.edu/academics/summer-programs/
https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=25
https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus
If your kid is CTY-level: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=25
If your kid is advanced CTY-level: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=27

[Anonymous]

It's expensive, but for some things there's no time limit, so if you have the kind of kid who wants to code for hours and hours and hours, it's good. We did a self-paced coding thing in 2020 because we were home and constantly getting quarantined.

I do think there's a ton of benefit to having the experience of being not even close to the smartest. Especially if you grow up in a small town it can be really eye-opening and motivating. My friend who went as a teen loved it and described it as "The opportunity to go to second base with someone who is *very* good at math."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is having fun at one of the day camps right now. It's free for us, because both my spouse and I work at JHU, so definitely worth it from that perspective. I'm not super concerned about how much she learns, but she definitely has come home excited about new science facts.

She also did a language class last year, which I was able to observe more of because it was virtual. The teaching seemed strong to me, and there was a fair amount of support from the teacher and TA.

I do think that, for some kids, there's huge value in just being in an environment where they are not "the smart one," and CTY can be a very good environment to provide that. If your kid is in an academically selective school already, this may be less important.

Last year's camps were indeed a disaster. They've totally restaffed since then. Not sure how that's gone at the residential programs, but at least they all ran this year. The day camp has been seamless.

What age range is a good match for these day programs? Is high-school age too old? I didn't realize tuition remission applied to the summer camps and now I am kicking myself for not taking advantage of it.

Not the PP, but if you're a JHU employee and can attend CTY camps for free, then there are camps for high school students:

https://summer.jhu.edu/programs-courses/pre-college-programs/
https://summer.jhu.edu/programs-courses/pre-college-programs/pre-college-program-catalog/
https://www.jhu.edu/academics/summer-programs/
https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=25
https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus
If your kid is CTY-level: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=25
If your kid is advanced CTY-level: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=27

My DH works for JHU at APL and I just asked him about cty for free and got a big old I dunno…
Can you point me/him in the right direction for getting more info? Should he reach out to his hr person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is having fun at one of the day camps right now. It's free for us, because both my spouse and I work at JHU, so definitely worth it from that perspective. I'm not super concerned about how much she learns, but she definitely has come home excited about new science facts.

She also did a language class last year, which I was able to observe more of because it was virtual. The teaching seemed strong to me, and there was a fair amount of support from the teacher and TA.

I do think that, for some kids, there's huge value in just being in an environment where they are not "the smart one," and CTY can be a very good environment to provide that. If your kid is in an academically selective school already, this may be less important.

Last year's camps were indeed a disaster. They've totally restaffed since then. Not sure how that's gone at the residential programs, but at least they all ran this year. The day camp has been seamless.

What age range is a good match for these day programs? Is high-school age too old? I didn't realize tuition remission applied to the summer camps and now I am kicking myself for not taking advantage of it.

Not the PP, but if you're a JHU employee and can attend CTY camps for free, then there are camps for high school students:

https://summer.jhu.edu/programs-courses/pre-college-programs/
https://summer.jhu.edu/programs-courses/pre-college-programs/pre-college-program-catalog/
https://www.jhu.edu/academics/summer-programs/
https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=25
https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus
If your kid is CTY-level: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=25
If your kid is advanced CTY-level: https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/on-campus/courses?program_type%5B0%5D=27

My DH works for JHU at APL and I just asked him about cty for free and got a big old I dunno…
Can you point me/him in the right direction for getting more info? Should he reach out to his hr person?

Reach out to the benefits people and they can help you fill out the right form. I did this to figure out Peabody tuition. And if only one person works for JHU, the tuition won't be free, but will be discounted. There is also a cap on the total amount of discount but I can't remember what that is. It's possible a CTY camp would be over that amount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago I loved it. Bye, Bye Miss American Pie.

Last year was a disaster for CTY. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/01/cty-leader-fired-hopkins/

Same. It was amazing. Now there are better options, and CTY feels like a grift.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:30 years ago I loved it. Bye, Bye Miss American Pie.

Last year was a disaster for CTY. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/01/cty-leader-fired-hopkins/

Same. It was amazing. Now there are better options, and CTY feels like a grift.

Would you mind sharing what better options there are now for sleep-away summer camps?

[Anonymous]

I guess I'm in the minority- my DS16 attended an person camp (and stayed in the dorms) this year at JHU and had a great time. He learned a lot, made friends, and had fun. It's expensive but he went last year (and was one of the lucky ones not caught up in the fiasco)- he asked to go back.

It's not all rich kids-- our DS is an only child, and we planned way ahead, which is why we could afford to send him.

As for what happened last year, that person isn't there anymore and I didn't hear about anything similar this year.

We looked at all kinds of options for this summer, and most aren't as great as they sound- and many are, on balance not that much cheaper than JHU.