Immaculata Summer Scholars
Inspiring Community Success
2025
Inspiring Community Success
2025
Go, See
Take a walk through Duke Gardens
Nasher Art Museum at Duke University
Museum of Life and Science: Incredible resource for outdoor/indoor play-learning in North Durham
We encourage you to attend Immaculate Conception Church or your House of Worship over the summer!
Forest Hills Park- nice playground and green space!
Homemade ice cream at Maple View Farms and Eno River Farms
Visit the Botanical Gardens in Chapel Hill to learn more about plants and insects.
Go berry picking and count the total number of berries you collect
Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill
To learn about NC History, visit Edenton, Bath, Manteo (Lost Colony performance), Bennett Place in Raleigh, or Old Salem.
Pope House Museum- has special programming for kids from the 18-20 of June about Juneteenth and more
For summer science fun, try Rio Dolce Gem Mine in Spruce Pine or the Golden Mummies exhibit in Raleigh.
The Marbles Museum in downtown Raleigh.
Do
Scrap Exchange (Make n' Take)
Try Hula Frog for a great selection of family-friendly activities each week.
Scavenger Hunts: students enjoy scavenger hunts, so create a hunt around your house or one of your favorite locations.
Playing games including Bananagrams and Tenzi!
Board Games! Have a game night once/twice a week or go inside and play a game to cool off on hot summer days.
Favorites: Connect 4, Monopoly Junior, Sorry, Mousetrap, Kanoodle, Castle Logix, and Gravity Maze
Play/Bake/Cook together
Games:
Pictionary, Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?,
Chess, Scrabble, Clue, Apples to Apples Jr. and SETS. These games (and others) will help students to develop critical thinking and executive function skills.