Grades 2-12

Below you will find information on the variety of summer programs CTY offers, including eligibility requirements, catalog information, program dates, and links to sample syllabi.

New for 2008:
The CTY/Middlebury-Monterey Language Immersion Program for students in grades six through nine.

Programs for Grades 2-4

CTY offers summer day programs for qualified students who have completed grades 2-4 in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan areas, as well as in West Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. Eligibility for the program is based on what grade the student has completed, as well as his/her score on the CTY-administered SCAT test. You can also view the 2008 catalog and sample syllabi.

Program dates for 2008:

First session: June 29 - July 18
Second session: July 20 - August 8

Programs for Grades 5-6

CTY offers summer residential and day programs on the east and west coasts for qualified students who have completed grades 5-6. Day site locations (which also include classes for students who have completed grades 2-4) are in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, as well as in West Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. Eligibility for the program is based on what grade the students has completed, as well as his/her score on the CTY-administered SCAT test. You can also view the 2008 catalog and sample syllabi.

Program dates for 2008:

First session: June 29 - July 18
Second session: July 20 - August 8

Programs for Grades 7 and Above

CTY offers two residential programs for qualified students who have completed grades 7 and above.

CTY Grades 7 and Above is available to students whose SAT or ACT scores place them above the mean for college-bound high school seniors. Please see the Eligibility Chart. You can also view the 2008 catalog and sample syllabi.

CAA Grades 7 and Above is available to students with a wider range of SAT or ACT scores. Please see the Eligibility Chart. You can also view the 2008 catalog and sample syllabi.

See also International Programs below.

Program dates for 2008:

First session: June 29 - July 18
Second session: July 20 - August 8

Programs for Grades 10-12

CTY offers two programs for students in grades 10-12. The Civic Leadership Institute is offered at site locations in Baltimore, Maryland, and San Francisco, California. And for the second summer, we are offering a program at Princeton University focusing on Global Issues in the 21st Century.

See also International Programs below.

Program dates for 2008:

Civic Leadership Institute (Baltimore): June 29 - July 18
Civic Leadership Institute (San Francisco): July 20 - August 8
CTY Princeton: June 29 - July 18

International Programs

CTY is proud to offer international programs in three countries: China, Spain, and Mexico. The program in Nanjing, China is offered to students who will have completed grades 9-12. The program in Madrid, Spain is offered to students who will have completed grades 7-12.

Program dates for 2008:

CTY-Nanjing: July 6 - July 26
CTY-Monterrey: July 6 - July 25
CTY-Puebla: July 6 - July 25
CTY Madrid: July 27 - August 15