75.7 F
Charlotte Amalie
Friday, March 29, 2024
HomeNewsArchives32 V.I. Students Qualify for Johns Hopkins’ CTY Program

32 V.I. Students Qualify for Johns Hopkins’ CTY Program

Seventy of the territory’s top seventh- and eighth-graders took the qualifying exam for Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth’s program and 32 of the students qualified to participate in the prestigious summer program, according to the V.I. Department of Education.

Of those qualifying, 17 are from the St. Thomas-St. John District and 15 from St. Croix.

The Department of Education officially launched its partnership with Johns Hopkins last year, an effort spearheaded by Commissioner LaVerne Terry, according to a statement from the department. With support from an anonymous donor, three of the highest scorers from the St. Croix District were able to participate in the 2012 summer program, which was held at the University’s of Baltimore campus in Maryland.

“The benefits of a partnership with Johns Hopkins are invaluable,” Terry said in the statement. “Not only have we been able to give our students a first-hand look at campus life, but we are also getting them excited about the possibility of going to college and teaching them what they need to do in order to make that goal a reality.”

Terry continued, “Students from the Virgin Islands who attend the summer program will also have an opportunity to meet and interact with their peers from across the nation and around the world.”

Each child attending the summer program “is there because of their outstanding academic performance," she said, adding that “last year’s students were trailblazers. They set the bar high and now we are so glad to be able to continue our effort and give another group the same opportunity.”

This year, 12 students from Addelita Cancryn Junior High School, five students from Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School and five students each from John H. Woodson, Elena Christian and Arthur A. Richards junior high schools qualified for the CTY summer program, according to the department.

Each student that took the qualifying exam was hand selected by his or her principal and, according to Education officials, scored in the top 5 percent in reading and math on the 2012 VITAL (V.I. Territorial Assessment of Learning).

The Center for Talented Youth is a gifted education program for school-age children, founded in 1979 by Johns Hopkins professor Julian Stanley. It was initially a research study of the rate at which gifted children can learn new material but became the first program of its kind to identify academically talented youths and provide learning opportunities.

The CTY offers numerous programs around the world and online but is best known for its fast-paced summer programs, which are held on many university campuses throughout the United States and the world and serve more than 10,000 students each year.

To learn more about the Johns Hopkins CTY program, please visit: http://cty.jhu.edu/welcome/.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email
Keeping our community informed is our top priority.
If you have a news tip to share, please call or text us at 340-228-8784.

Support local + independent journalism in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Unlike many news organizations, we haven't put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as accessible as we can. Our independent journalism costs time, money and hard work to keep you informed, but we do it because we believe that it matters. We know that informed communities are empowered ones. If you appreciate our reporting and want to help make our future more secure, please consider donating.

1 COMMENT