The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, which conducts the nation’s oldest and most extensive academic talent search and offers educational programming for students with exceptionally high academic ability,  has put out a free resource for parents of gifted students who want to seek out academic opportunities for their students.

The Center is offering Compass: A Directory of Resources for Bright Students in Baltimore, a free guide that highlights academic opportunities for high-achieving students in kindergarten through 12th grade in the Baltimore metropolitan area and is available online.

“What we’ve learned firsthand is that there are many extraordinary students in Baltimore and a number of quality organizations that can meet these students’ needs. ” said Karen Bond, senior director of academic services for CTY, in a release from the Center. "So the big question was, essentially, how to arrange an introduction. Compass was designed to point the families of some of Baltimore’s brightest children in the right direction.”

Resources in the directory include websites, mentoring programs, academic summer and online courses, college preparation programs, extracurricular activities, and a calendar of important scholarship and admission deadlines.

CTY produced Compass in partnership with Baltimore City Public Schools and the Baltimore Educational Scholarship Trust. The directory comes in glossy print and electronic versions. To request a free copy, call 410-735-6196 or email compass@jhu.edu.