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Testing Pilot</h2><div style="border: 2px dotted #D3D3D3;padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:10px;margin-bottom:20px;"><p style="text-align: left;">From February 1 - June 30, 2021, CTY is running a pilot program to conduct research on test identification methods, and will accept qualifying scores from a number of tests commonly administered at U.S. schools <span> . <a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/talent/testing/testing-pilot.html> Learn more </a> </span></div></div></div><div class=blogViewlet_homepage><span>   </span></div></div><div id=home_col2><div align=center><a href=http://pages.cty.jhu.edu/summer2021/ target=_blank> <img alt="CTY Programs are going virtual this summer!"src=/sebin/l/i/home-promo-summer2021.png> </a><p><a href=http://pages.cty.jhu.edu/summer2021/ target=_blank> CTY has summer covered—with exciting virtual courses <br> in flexible formats and all-new social activities! </a><div class=clear><a title="Listen to the BrightNow Podcast by Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth on Apple Podcasts"href=http://ctyj.hu/brightnow target=_blank> http://ctyj.hu/brightnow </a></div></div><span>   </span></div><div id=home_col3>  <div class=homepage_social><h2 class=title>Get Started!</h2><ul class=social_links><li><a href=https://mycty.jhu.edu/eligibility/eligibility_TS.cfm target=_blank> <img alt="calculator icon"height=14 hspace=0 src=/sebin/y/f/calc_icon.gif vspace=0 width=12> Eligibility Calculator </a></ul></div>   <div class=blogViewlet_homepage><h2 class=title>For Parents</h2><div style="display:inline-block;border:0px solid;padding:0px;"><div style="border:1px solid #ffffff; padding:0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"class=seBlogViewletContainer><a class=seBlogViewletTitle href=https://medium.com/brightnow/8-ways-to-help-your-child-fall-in-love-with-nature-this-winter-96694672736c target=_blank> 8 ways to help your child fall in love with nature this winter </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"class=seBlogViewletContainer><a class=seBlogViewletTitle href=https://medium.com/brightnow/16-educational-podcasts-for-curious-kids-42843cdf33e8 target=_blank> 16 educational podcasts for curious kids </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"class=seBlogViewletContainer><a class=seBlogViewletTitle href=https://medium.com/brightnow/how-to-bring-the-performing-arts-alive-at-home-this-season-2b5818066914 target=_blank> How to bring the performing arts alive at home this season </a></div><div style="text-align: left;"class=seBlogViewletContainer><a class=seBlogViewletTitle href=https://medium.com/brightnow/how-to-help-your-bright-child-find-friends-who-share-their-interests-3dc9d80037e4 target=_blank> How to help your bright child find friends who share their interests </a></div></div></div></div><h1 align=center><br> The World Leader in <br> Gifted Education</h1><div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class=l-clearBoth> </div></div></div><div id=footer><div class=l-inner><div class=fft><div class="fft-column fft-columnFirst"><div><strong> The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth </strong></div> 5801 Smith Avenue <br> #400 McAuley Hall <br> Baltimore, Maryland 21209 <br> 410-735-6277 <br><a href=mailto:ctyinfo@jhu.edu?subject=Contact%20Johns%20Hopkins%20Center%20for%20Talented%20Youth> ctyinfo@jhu.edu </a><br><a title="View CTY on Facebook."href=https://ctyj.hu/ctyfacebook target=_blank> <img alt="Image of Facebook logo linking to Facebook page."hspace=2 src=/sebin/l/s/icon-facebook.png vspace=2> </a><a title="Visit CTY on Twitter."href=https://twitter.com/CTYJohnsHopkins target=_blank> <img alt="Image of twitter logo linking to twitter page."hspace=2 src=/sebin/x/e/icon-twitter.png vspace=2> </a><a title="View CTY on instagram."href=https://www.instagram.com/CTYJohnsHopkins/ target=_blank> <img alt="Image of Instagram logo linking to Instagram page."hspace=2 src=/sebin/l/y/icon-instagram.png vspace=2> </a></div><div class="fft-column fft-allAbout"><div><strong> <a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/about/> About CTY </a> </strong></div><ul><li><a title="Link to Who We Are."href=https://cty.jhu.edu/about/whoweare.html> Who We Are </a><li><a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/news/ctynews> News </a><li><a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/research/ title=Research> Research </a><li><a title="Jobs at CTY - opens new window"href=https://jobs.jhu.edu/search/?q=cty target=_blank> Employment </a><li><a title="Give to CTY"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/supportcty/> Give to CTY </a></ul></div><div class="fft-column fft-programsCourses"><div><strong> <a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/programs/> Programs </a> </strong></div><ul><li><a title="Talent Search"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/talent/> Talent Search </a><li><a title="Family Programs"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/family/> Family Programs </a><li><a title="Online Programs"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/online/> Online Programs </a><li><a title="Summer Programs"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/summer/> Summer Programs </a><li><a title="International Initiatives"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/international/index.html> International </a><li> </ul></div><div class="fft-column fft-servicesResources"><div><strong> <a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/services/> Services </a> </strong></div><ul><li><a title="Disability Services"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/disability/> Disability Services </a><li><a title="Financial Aid"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/financial/> Financial Aid </a><li><a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/scholarships/ title=Scholarships> Scholarships </a><li><a title="Study of Exceptional Talent"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/set/> Study of Exceptional Talent </a></ul></div><div class="fft-column fft-programsCourses"><div><strong> <a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/resources/ title=Resources> Resources </a> </strong></div><ul><li><a title="Academic Opportunities"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/resources/academic-opportunities/> Academic Opportunities </a><li><a title="Bright Now Podcast - opens new window"href=https://johnshopkinscty.org/bright-now-podcast target=_blank> Bright Now Podcast </a><li><a title="Calendar of Events"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/calendar> Calendar of Events </a><li><a title="CTY Reading List"href=https://cty.jhu.edu/resources/cty-reading-list.html> Recommended Reading </a><li><a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/talent/events/webinarpost.html title=Webinars> Webinars </a><li><a href=https://cty.jhu.edu/resources/wellness-media.html> Wellness Resources </a></ul></div><script>var checkHeights = function($) {
   
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