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We are small by design, and everyone’s talents matter here. In small classes, creative, dedicated teachers develop a wonderful rapport with our children, set the bar high, and then support students as they strive to reach their goals.

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At TDS, we focus daily on our five core values. Held to high standards, students understand the importance of integrity, respect, and responsibility.

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At Earth Moves, you can climb a large formation of sandstone or explore a cave underneath it, experiment with rock, sand, and clay, or change the flow of water from a 20-foot free-standing waterfall.

This one-of-a-kind outdoor experience invites visitors of all ages and abilities to discover how human and natural forces shape the Earth’s surface.

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Durham Public Schools is lighting a spark that will ignite the limitless potential of EVERY child in Durham! DPS offers traditional schools, magnet schools, year-round calendar schools and small specialty high schools.

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WONDER PUSHES THEM to DISCOVER AND US to EXPLORE. At UNC Children’s, the boundless curiosity of our patients inspires our own. Because of them, we are continually driven to explore innovative treatments, utilize advanced technology, and provide comprehensive specialty services. It’s this kid-like wonder that drives us to ensure bright futures and endless possibilities by providing exceptional children’s care in the Triangle.

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EXPERIENCE THE TRIANGLE Discover the region’s family-friendly lifestyle and economic opportunities

26 EDUCATION BY THE NUMBERS View a snapshot of the Triangle’s public, private and charter schools

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FOUR SEASONS OF FUN Attend diverse festivals and special events year-round

28 COLLABORATIVE LEARNING SPACES Find out how local schools are creating student-centered environments

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34 ADVENTURES IN NATURE Climb, paddle and fly your way through some of the Triangle’s greatest adventures

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36 FAMILY FUN IN THE TRIANGLE Discover local amusement centers, bookstores, museums, parks, playgrounds and more 40 CAROLINA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM COMING TO HOLLY SPRINGS Founder aims to nurture educational connections through interactive play

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45 SPORTS AND FITNESS RESOURCES Explore youth and spectator sports options in the area

WELLNESS AND HEALTH 50 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN THE TRIANGLE 52 HEALTH PRIORITIES FOR WAKE COUNTY 54 WELLNESS AND HEALTH RESOURCES Cover photo of Maggie Howard (13), Ben Howard (12) and James Howard (9) taken at the North Carolina Museum of Art by Morton Photography

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Experience the Triangle

BY ELIZABETH BRIGNAC

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he Triangle has grown up around three hub cities: Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. Raleigh affords a family-friendly lifestyle, economic opportunity and a robust population that has grown by 60% since 2000. Many young adults choose to start their professional lives and families in Raleigh. In fact, Forbes ranked Raleigh the second-best city in the nation for business and careers in 2018. In February 2018, CardRates.com ranked Raleigh the seventh-best “City Primed for Economic Growth and Opportunity,” and, in November 2018, the same site ranked Raleigh as the third-best U.S. city in terms of economic potential for recent college graduates. Raleigh offers stable employment, affordable housing, and opportunities to explore and have fun.

North Carolina’s fifth-largest city, Durham, offers a diverse, eclectic and artistic atmosphere, which includes the renovated American Tobacco Historic District. The area’s repurposed tobacco warehouses accommodate shops, restaurants and entertainment venues. Downtown Durham claims a bountiful farmers market that opens on Saturdays and is known for its outstanding restaurants, food trucks and breweries. Just 2 miles northwest of downtown, Duke University sprawls across 8,691 acres of land and includes beautiful Sarah P. Duke Gardens, which are free for public enjoyment.

According to the city’s most recent resident satisfaction survey, four out of five citizens feel that Durham is a good-to-excellent place to live.

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A college town through and through, Chapel Hill is known for providing academic opportunities, historic homes and a variety of coffee shops, cafes and pubs — among other university-town amenities. UNC-Chapel Hill claims the No. 1 spot on Kiplinger’s 2018 list of campuses offering the “Best Values in Public Colleges,” and the university routinely appears on lists of the most beautiful college campuses in America. Chapel Hill residents enjoy the benefits of UNC-Chapel Hill’s historic campus and vibrant intellectual atmosphere, as well as opportunities to attend concerts, exhibitions, lectures and theatrical performances at venues such as the Paul Green PlayMakers’ Repertory Company.

The Triangle is much more than these three core cities, however. It is made up of more than a dozen smaller towns, each of which entices newcomers to explore its distinctive character and charm. Hillsborough, Wake Forest and Apex proudly maintain historic districts lined with storefronts and cafes. Morrisville accommodates large international populations. Cary offers more than 30 public parks and 70 miles of greenway space. Holly Springs and Zebulon take pride in accommodating their own minor league baseball teams (see the Sports and Fitness section for more information on those). Want to learn more? Get to know the cities and towns that make up the Triangle as you explore each town here and throughout this issue.

AT HOME IN THE TRIANGLE WAKE COUNTY APEX Apex Town Hall 73 Hunter St. 919-249-3400 apexnc.org Population: 50,451 Apex lives up to its motto, “The Peak of Good Living,” by hosting events throughout the year such as Christmas on Salem Street in December, the PeakFest street fair in May, the Peak City Pig Fest in June and its popular Olde Fashioned Fourth of July. In 2015, Apex ranked No. 1 on Money magazine’s annual list of the “50 Best Places to Live,” and in 2018 Apex ranked seventh on the National Council for Home Safety and Security’s list of “The Safest Cities in North Carolina.”

FUN FACT: Apex’s downtown district and surrounding neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as one of the best examples of an intact, turn-of-the-century railroad town in North Carolina.

CARY Cary Town Hall 316 N. Academy St. 919-469-4000 townofcary.org Population: 165,904 Located in the heart of the Triangle between Raleigh and Research Triangle Park, Cary hosts signature annual events such as the Spring Daze Festival in April and the Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival in August.

Cary is home to Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve, which boasts a nature center and miles of trails on high bluffs with mountain hemlocks that are unique to the Piedmont. The Chatham Square shopping area has been called the Triangle’s “Gateway to the World,” offering food and other goods from India, Sri Lanka, Korea, China, Mexico, Nepal, Japan, Jamaica and other countries. Cary ranked fifth in Money Magazine’s “Best Places to Live” in 2018.

FUN FACT: Cary has recently revitalized its downtown area, adding restaurants, bakeries, breweries, ice cream shops and an art house, among other new businesses. As part of this process, Cary’s downtown is developing a destination park with a water garden, a cafe, a splashland and playground, an amphitheater and many other exciting features.

FUQUAY-VARINA Fuquay-Varina Town Hall 401 Old Honeycutt Rd. 919-552-1400 fuquay-varina.org Population: 27,906

HOLLY SPRINGS Holly Springs Town Hall 128 S. Main St. 919-552-6221 hollyspringsnc.us Population: 35,223

The small town of Fuquay became famous in the 19th century for its mineral spring, which was rumored to heal ailments. Visitors can still sample the famous spring water at Fuquay Mineral Spring Park. Named after French Revolutionary War veteran William Fuquay, who moved his family to the site, Fuquay incorporated in 1909 and joined the neighboring community of Varina in 1963 to become Fuquay-Varina. The FM2FV Concert Series is a popular annual event that takes place in the spring, as is the Celebrate Fuquay-Varina festival in October and the BBQ, Blues and Brews festival in November.

Fuquay-Varina is ranked among the state's safest towns by Home Security Advisor (2019), Alarms.org (2019), the National Council for Home Safety and Security (2018), and Safewise (2018).

Holly Springs developed in the 18th century around freshwater springs for which the town is named. The town offers parks, walking trails and a busy cultural center. In 2018, Holly Springs ranked third on the National Council for Home Safety and Security’s list of “The Safest Cities in North Carolina.”

FUN FACT: Fuquay-Varina boasts a large splashground in South Park that features a giant bucket that fills slowly and dumps a torrent of water on people below. Located next to a playground and free for residents (and only $2 for nonresidents), the splashground is a refreshing and inexpensive way to spend a summer day with the kids.

GARNER Garner Town Hall 900 Seventh Ave. 919-772-4688 garnernc.gov Population: 28,858

FUN FACT: Holly Springs is home to $19 million Ting Park, which was named the “Public Park of the Year” by Tennis Industry magazine in January 2017. Ting Park has an 1,800-seat all-sports stadium, eight adult-sized tennis courts, four youthsized tennis courts, a soccer center and outdoor basketball courts.

KNIGHTDALE Knightdale Town Hall 950 Steeple Square Ct. 919-217-2220 knightdalenc.gov Population: 15,849 Located just 9 miles from Raleigh, this small town is one of Triangle’s fastestgrowing communities. Knightdale recently opened a greenway along Mingo Creek, and the popular Knightdale Station Park opened in 2013. The town's annual events include the Easter Eggstraordinaire, Fourth of July celebration and Christmas on First Avenue.

FUN FACT: Knightdale Station Park features walking trails, soccer fields and a large, farmyard-themed playground with everything from a net swing and seats that spin, to a toddler playhouse. Find the familyfriendly Oak City Brewing Company with a field next to the park, as well as a variety of food trucks that are usually stationed in the area. Families can enjoy the playground or bike on the trail, and then have dinner outside while the kids play.

MORRISVILLE Morrisville Town Hall 100 Town Hall Dr. 919-463-6200 townofmorrisville.org Population: 26,461 Morrisville has grown from a small population of 1,022 in 1990 to 26,461 current residents, thanks to its ideal location near Research Triangle Park, the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and Interstates 40 and 540. Known for its ethnic diversity, Morrisville is lauded for events such as the East Meets West Festival in September and SpringFest in May. FUN FACT: Morrisville is home to the original Triangle Rock Club, which now also offers locations in North Raleigh, Fayetteville, Richmond (Virginia) and soon, Durham. Triangle Rock Club has been recognized as one of the best climbing gyms in America by Climbing magazine, The Active Times, HiConsumption, Adventure Sports Journal, and The Clymb, among other industry publications and vendors.

This fast-growing community south of Raleigh boasts familyfriendly events throughout the year, including the Groundhog Day Celebration, Spring Eggstravaganza and Garner Independence Day Celebration. Families can enjoy more than 4 miles of paved trails, 12 playgrounds, a boathouse on Lake Benson open during the warmer months and musical performances at the Garner Performing Arts Center.

FUN FACT: The 96-acre White Tail Deer Park in Garner offers a nature center, wildflower field, two large playgrounds (one traditional and one nature-based) and miles of walking trails.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Raleigh's Fayetteville Street is a popular downtown destination.

Photo courtesy of Sharkshock/Shutterstock.com ABOVE: Spring blooms on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill. Photo courtesy of UNC-Chapel Hill

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AT HOME IN THE TRIANGLE RALEIGH Raleigh Municipal Building 222 W. Hargett St. 919-996-3000 raleighnc.gov Population: 464,758 Raleigh claims dozens of museums oriented around art, history, children and nature. It is also home to the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts, where you can see a variety of musicals, plays, ballets, concerts and comedies throughout the year. As part of its commitment to expanding green space, Raleigh boasts 100-plus parks and 100-plus miles of greenway to explore, as well as biking and running trails that connect to other Triangle towns and cities. Raleigh is also home to numerous colleges and universities, as well as a strong community college system. North Carolina State University ranks ninth on Kiplinger’s 2018 list of campuses with the “Best Values in Public Colleges,” and Shaw University in downtown Raleigh was the first historically black university to open in the South.

FUN FACT: On New Year’s Eve, The City of Oaks drops its giant copperand-steel acorn in City Plaza for families with young children at 7 p.m., and again at the stroke of midnight.

ROLESVILLE 502 Southtown Circle 919-556-3506 rolesvillenc.gov Population: 7,666 Formerly fenced from post to post to contain animals, Rolesville now accommodates residential and commercial subdivisions where large farms once stretched. Events in Rolesville include an annual bike rodeo and Camp C.A.R.E., a free, weeklong summer camp that teaches

kids ages 9-12 how to prevent bullying and make good decisions in difficult situations.

FUN FACT: Incorporated in 1837, Rolesville is Wake County’s secondoldest town, after Raleigh.

WAKE FOREST Wake Forest Town Hall 301 S. Brooks St. 919-435-9400 wakeforestnc.gov Population: 42,269 Located north of Raleigh, the original home of Wake Forest University offers residents plenty of familyfriendly entertainment. The Factory, for example, accommodates shops, restaurants, an ice skating rink, a skate park and other recreational establishments — including Epic Axe, an axe-throwing and social house.

(You may not want to bring the kids to this attraction!) Wake Forest’s quaint downtown hosts a thriving farmers market, annual parades and festivals. The town’s Meet in the Street festival takes place every May and draws more than 10,000 attendees, and the Lighting of Wake Forest ceremoniously ushers in the holiday season.

FUN FACT: Wake Forest is home to one of the largest parks in Wake County — E. Carrol Joyner Park, a working farm until the 1990s. You’ll find restored historic farm buildings, a log cabin, a historic pecan grove that still produces a crop every year, a large flower garden, an amphitheater and walking trails.

WENDELL Wendell Town Hall 15 E. Fourth St. 919-365-4450 townofwendell.com Population: 7,261

Zebulon’s Vance Birthplace State Historic Site is worth a visit. Photo courtesy of Zack Frank/Shutterstock.com Once a tobacco-farming area, Wendell evolved from a school-centered village in the late 1800s named by a teacher in honor of poet Oliver Wendell Holmes, to a picturesque town with an historic business district. Annual events include the International Food and Music Festival in September, and the Wendell Harvest Festival in October.

FUN FACT: A 70-foot-wide tobacco hornworm mural was painted in downtown Wendell in 2016 to preserve the town’s history.

The hornworm, affectionately named Oliver, wears different hats throughout the year to celebrate the seasons and holidays.

ZEBULON Zebulon Town Hall 1003 N. Arendell Ave. 919-269-7455 townofzebulon.org Population: 5,268 The easternmost town in Wake County, Zebulon came into existence after the Raleigh and Pamlico Sound Railroad Company decided to lay down rails through a dense pine forest between two family farms in 1906. The town is named after Zebulon B. Vance, the state’s governor during the Civil War. Zebulon boasts an active community life, offering classes in subjects from karate to gardening, as well as community daytrips to nearby attractions. Residents also enjoy a championshiplevel 18-hole disc golf course in Zebulon Community Park.

FUN FACT: Zebulon is home to the Carolina Mudcats, a minor league baseball affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Apex celebrates the “peak of good living” during its annual PeakFest celebration.

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DURHAM COUNTY DURHAM Durham City Hall 101 City Hall Plaza 919-560-1200 durhamnc.gov Population: 267,743 Known for its ethnic diversity, eclectic atmosphere and sophisticated food offerings, Durham is the Triangle’s second-largest city. The American Tobacco Historic District features shops, restaurants and entertainment venues that occupy renovated tobacco warehouses. Durham is home to Duke University and North Carolina Central University, as well as the prestigious North Carolina School of Science and Math. The Durham Performing Arts Center attracts award-winning Broadway shows and concerts yearround, and was named the 2018 Theater of the Year by the International Entertainment Buyers Association, a leading trade organization for live entertainment industry professionals.

Durham also hosts — with major enthusiasm — the minor league Durham Bulls baseball team.

FUN FACT: In 2018, Durham was among nine cities to receive $1 million for the Bloomberg Philanthropies U.S. Mayors Challenge, which encouraged mayors across the country to come up with pioneering approaches to solving today’s most difficult urban problems. The town will use the money to implement low-cost methods for encouraging people to use alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles.

ORANGE COUNTY CARRBORO Carrboro Town Hall 301 W. Main St. 919-942-8541 townofcarrboro.org Population: 21,544

AT HOME IN THE TRIANGLE Yam Festival in May, which attracts visitors in celebration of the region’s agricultural heritage. Bargain hunters will enjoy a day of shopping at Carolina Premium Outlets.

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FUN FACT: Clayton is developing a reputation for its commitment to the arts — particularly along its public byways. Every spring the town displays the Clayton Sculpture Trail, a downtown series of public art displays. Meanwhile, people walking and jogging on the Sam’s Branch Greenway are treated to everchanging displays of student artwork as part of an effort to beautify the trail and encourage kids to take an interest in the arts.

PITTSBORO Pittsboro Town Hall 635 East St. 919-542-4621 pittsboronc.gov Population: 4,037

SMITHFIELD Smithfield Town Hall 350 E. Market St. 919-934-2116 smithfield-nc.com Population: 12,309

Population statistics are based on U.S. Census estimates from 2017 — the most recent data available at the time of publication.

Pittsboro is home to a quaint downtown district and the renowned Fearrington House Inn, a AAA Five Diamond Relais & Châteaux property with an internationally renowned restaurant. The town hosts an old-fashioned Christmas parade the second Sunday in December, as well as the ever-popular Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, which takes place biannually in spring and fall 10 miles northwest of town.

Situated along the Neuse River, Smithfield hosts the annual Ham &

Carrboro is known for its dedication to the arts, ethnic diversity, an active farmers’ market and Weaver Street Market, a large natural foods grocery store. The Carrboro Farmers’ Market celebrated its 40th year in 2018 and features more than 75 market vendors. The town hosts three annual festivals: Carrboro Day in May, Carrboro Music Festival in September and a Halloween Carnival in October.

two NASCAR tracks to ever be built, it closed in 1968. The only surviving dirt racetrack in America remains visible and is a popular destination for hikers and joggers, although a thick forest has grown around it. Visitors will also find few vintage race cars situated near the track, much like those that once raced there. This site is a great place to take a unique walk in the woods with the kids.

FUN FACT: In 1995, Carrboro blazed trails by electing North Carolina’s first openly gay mayor, Mike Nelson.

Carrboro was also the first town in North Carolina to grant same-sex couples domestic partner benefits.

CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill Town Hall 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

919-968-2743 townofchapelhill.org Population: 59,862 Chapel Hill’s history is tied to the University of North Carolina, which ranked first on Kiplinger’s 2018 list of campuses with the “Best Values in Public Colleges” and 30th among U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 Best Colleges list of national universities. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools boasts the state’s lowest dropout rate and one of its highest graduation rates. In 2017, Chapel Hill was featured in The Guardian’s “Best Towns and Small Cities in the U.S.” FUN FACT: Chapel Hill was named for New Hope Chapel, built in 1752 on the hill on which the town sits. The historic Carolina Inn, which opened in 1924 and is now a member of Historic Hotels of America, now occupies the site where the chapel once stood.

HILLSBOROUGH Hillsborough Town Hall 101 E. Orange St. 919-732-1270 hillsboroughnc.gov Population: 7,231 Rich in American Colonialism, Hillsborough claims more than 100 late 18th- and 19th-century structures, and hosts a variety of special events throughout the year.

Hillsborough is highly regarded for its artistic and literary resources.

Downtown Hillsborough comes alive with arts and entertainment the last Friday of each warm weather month. Natural attractions include Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area and the Hillsborough Riverwalk.

FUN FACT: The Historic Occoneechee Speedway is located in Hillsborough. One of the first of

FUN FACT: Smithfield is home to the Ava Gardner Museum in the town’s historic district. Gardner was born in Grabtown, an unincorporated community near Smithfield.

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FUN FACT: Fall visitors to Pittsboro should check out the nearby, unincorporated community of Bynum at Halloween for its annual Pumpkins on the Bridge event. The Bynum General Store provides pumpkins (and people bring their own), and community members — from children to professional sculptors — carve hundreds of jack-o-lanterns, some of which are incredibly elaborate. At 6:30 p.m., everyone takes their pumpkins to the Bynum footbridge over the Haw River to light them, creating a spooky and spectacular display. The event also features live performance art and music.

JOHNSTON COUNTY CLAYTON Clayton Town Hall 111 E. Second St. 919-553-5002 townofclaytonnc.org Population: 21,405 Clayton has experienced explosive growth in the last decade, owing to its small-town charm and close proximity to Raleigh. The Clayton Center is the town’s crown jewel, offering a variety of musical and dramatic performances for all ages.

The annual Clayton Harvest and Music Festival lasts for five days each fall and draws thousands of visitors.

Durham’s iconic bull statue was created by artists Michael Waller and Leah Foushee-Waller.

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AT HOME IN THE TRIANGLE

2019-20 FOUR SEASONS OF FAMILY FUN

BY JANICE LEWINE

NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY SUMMERFEST ncsymphony.com May 25-July 20 APEX LATINO FESTIVAL apexlatinofest.com June 1

TOUR D’COOP tourdcoop.urbanmin.org June 1 PEAK CITY PIGFEST peakcitypigfest.com June 14-15

SUMMER

JUNETEENTH AT STAGVILLE stagville.org Mid-June INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “Independence Day”) July 3-5

PORK, PICKLES AND PEANUTS dukehomestead.org July 20

FESTIVAL FOR THE ENO enoriver.org/festival July 4 and 6

NC JAPAN SUMMER FESTIVAL ncjapanfest.org Aug. 3

AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL americandancefestival.org June 13-July 20

LAZY DAZE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL townofcary.org Aug. 25-26 PAPERHAND PUPPET INTERVENTION SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA paperhand.org August-September PICTURED FROM TOP, CLOCKWISE: Juneteenth at Stagville. Photo courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Paperhand Puppet Intervention. Photo courtesy of Donovan Zimmerman Apex Latino Festival. Photo courtesy of the Apex Latino Festival Tour d’Coop. Photo courtesy of Urban Ministries of Wake County

When possible, specific dates are listed. Otherwise, expected timeframes for each event are referenced.

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AT HOME IN THE TRIANGLE RALEIGH GREEK FESTIVAL raleighgreekfestival.com Sept. 6-8 SPARKCON sparkcon.com Mid-September TAR HEEL DOWNTOWN tarheeldowntown.com Mid-September CITY OF OAKS PIRATE-FEST ncmuseumofhistory.org/museum festivals Sept. 14 HARVEST AND HALLOWEEN FESTIVALS (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “fall festivals”) September-October FESTIFALL ARTS FESTIVAL chapelhillfestifall.com Oct. 6

TRIANGLE OKTOBERFEST triangleoktoberfest.org Oct. 18-19

FALL

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF RALEIGH internationalfocusnc.org Late October

BUGFEST naturalsciences.org/calendar/bugfest October

JUMP FOR THE CHILDREN HORSE SHOW jumpforthechildren.org November

CARY DIWALI humsub.net October

AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION ncmuseumofhistory.org/aihc-2019 Nov. 23

NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR ncstatefair.org Oct. 17-27

PICTURED FROM TOP, CLOCKWISE: SPARKcon. Photo courtesy of Dan Hacker BugFest. Photo courtesy of Karen Swain, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences American Indian Heritage Celebration. Photo courtesy of Kerry Burns International Festival of Raleigh. Photo courtesy of International Focus, Inc.

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HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS AND PARADES (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “Triangle holiday events”) November and December

WINTER

“RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER: THE MUSICAL” dukeenergycenterraleigh.com/broadway series south November-December CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL boothamphitheatre.com November-January GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER carolinatheatre.org December MARBLES' EVENING WITH ELVES marbleskidsmuseum.org December SANTA PAWS dprplaymore.org December FIRST NIGHT RALEIGH firstnightraleigh.com Dec. 31 AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL ncmuseumofhistory.org/museum-festivals January 25 ASTRONOMY DAYS naturalsciences.org/calendar/astronomy days Late January

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “MLK”) January and February GROUNDHOG DAY CELEBRATIONS (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “Groundhog Day”) Early February FAMILY DANCES (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “family dances”) February

PICTURED FROM TOP, CLOCKWISE: Santa Paws. Photo courtesy of Durham Parks and Recreation First Night Raleigh. Photo courtesy of Artsplosure African American Cultural Festival. Photo courtesy of N.C. Museum of History Chinese Lantern Festival. Photo courtesy of Matthew Lewine

GREAT BACKYARD BIRD COUNT (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “bird count”) February carolinaparent.com

Where possible, specific dates are listed. Otherwise, expected timeframes for each event are referenced.

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AT HOME IN THE TRIANGLE NORTH CAROLINA SCIENCE FESTIVAL ncsciencefestival.org April 1-30 FROG FEST wakegov.com/parks/crowder Early April WAKE FOREST DIRT DAY wakeforestdowntown.com/dirtday Early April EASTER EGG HUNTS (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “egg hunts”) April

FEST IN THE WEST festinthewest.com May

EARTH DAY CELEBRATIONS (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “Earth Day”) Late April SPRING DAZE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL townofcary.org April 25 SONGBIRD CELEBRATION wakegov.com/parks/bluejay Late April

SHAKORI HILLS GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL shakorihillsgrassroots.org Early May

SPRING

ARTSPLOSURE raleighartsfestival.com Mid-May GOT TO BE NC FESTIVAL gottobencfestival.com Mid-May

STRAWBERRY FESTIVALS (multiple Triangle locations) carolinaparent.com (search for “strawberry festivals”) April and May

OAKVIEW BARNYARD BIRTHDAY BASH wakegov.com/parks/oakview Mid-May Where possible, specific dates are listed. Otherwise, expected timeframes for each event are referenced.

APEX PEAKFEST apexpeakfest.com May 2

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NCMALearn Expands Reach Via Virtual Art Education Museum’s relaunched website makes art education resources more accessible to parents, teachers and students

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he North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh houses the largest Rodin collection between Philadelphia and the West Coast, along with an impressive selection of European, African and American art. So it’s no surprise that the museum saw over 617,000 visitors in 2018. What might surprise you, however, is that the museum’s offerings are now more accessible than ever to virtual visitors, thanks to the NCMALearn program.

The museum’s art education program was first launched in 2005 as ArtNC. In 2017, the museum relaunched the program with its new name and website: NCMALearn and learn.ncartmuseum.org.

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EXPANDING REACH The NCMALearn website showcases more than 200 of the museum’s works of art. The site also provides lesson plans developed to meet North Carolina curriculum standards.

Lesson plans are supported with additional resources, such as high-resolution images, activities and videos.

Coordinator of School and Teacher Programs Jill Taylor says the NCMALearn lesson plans focus on more than art education.

“They help parents, teachers and students connect art with other disciplines such as STEM, reading and writing,” Taylor says.

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The heart of the NCMALearn program is a searchable database of 200 works from the NCMA’s permanent collection. The database is searchable by art medium, region and concepts, such as family, communication or collaboration. Each work of art is accompanied by artist pages, lesson plans, Quick Tip topics and/or maker videos.

“Some of the videos are by artists themselves, talking about their work,” Taylor says. “And some of the artists are North Carolina artists, so kids can learn more about artists who live in their communities. We even have some videos about the process of making art.”

Photos courtesy of the North Carolina Museum of Art

BY CHRISTA HOGAN

ARTS AND CULTURE In addition to the NCMALearn site, the museum is pioneering high-definition videoconferencing that deepens students’ learning before museum visits and provides a virtual field trip experience. In partnership with North Carolina Virtual Public School, the NCMA teaches more than 600 North Carolina students remotely each year.

ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL Features like virtual field trips and the NCMALearn program are part of the museum’s mission to be accessible to every North Carolinian.

“We want to find ways to connect with people who can’t come here in person,”

Taylor says. “We also want to provide a way for visitors to continue a relationship with the museum after a visit.”

Taylor points out that while the NCMALearn program reaches more than 24,000 educators annually through workshops, distance education and teacher training, the NCMALearn resources are also great for parents. Taylor points to the site’s Quick Tips section as a way for parents to offer their children bite-sized ideas and activities that are related to works of art.

“Quick Tips might be useful after families have visited the museum and want to follow up on the experience with their kids,” Taylor says. “The Works of Art section

might also help visitors decide ahead of time and plan what they want to see.”

For parents and teachers interested in getting their schools involved in the NCMALearn program, Taylor recommends that parents communicate with their schools' administrators to help arrange those programs.

“Parents can play a great role in making sure teachers are aware of the NCMALearn site and opportunities,” Taylor says. “We do a lot of work to get information to teachers, but word-of-mouth through parents is even more helpful.”

Christa Hogan is a local freelance writer and mom to three boys.

MORE FAMILY FUN AT THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF ART Families who are able to make the trip to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh can check out these additional family- and kid-friendly programs. Call 919-839-6262 for details or visit ncartmuseum.org. Museum admission is free, though there’s often a fee for special exhibits. The North Carolina Museum of Art is located at 2110 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh and is open Tuesday-Thursday 10 a.m-5 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The museum is closed Mondays and some holidays.

NCMA CAMPS Discover art — indoors and out — through uniquely themed camps. Teen and preteen workshops are also available.

WEEKEND FAMILY TOURS Enjoy a 30-minute free, guided tour with a lively discussion and activities in the galleries.

This is for kids ages 5-11 with adults.

WHAT’S IN THE BOX?

VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOURS

nature, movement and parts of art. For ages 2-5 with adults. 45 minutes.

The following museums in the U.S. and around the world offer virtual tours and online collections.

FAMILY FUN SATURDAY WORKSHOPS Explore the museum’s collection and create themed projects together in the studio. Ages 5–11 with adults. Two hours.

The Frick Museum New York City

POP-UP ART

frick.org/visit/virtual_tour

Find drop-in activities, free for all ages with accompanying adults, that involve family-friendly projects inspired by the museum’s collection.

The Guggenheim New York City guggenheim.org/collection-online

FAMILY FESTIVALS

The Dali Theatre-Museum Catalonia, Spain

Make art, visit the museum and watch demonstrations as a family for free.

salvador-dali.org/en/museums/ dali-theatre-museum-in-figueres/ visita-virtual

EXPLORE ON YOUR OWN Take advantage of one of the museum’s free, self-guided experiences. The following guides are available in English and Spanish:

The Louvre Paris, France louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs

• African Art Activity Guide (ages 5-11) • Tour-in-a-Tote (ages 5-11) • Park Packs (pre-K-elementary school)

The National Gallery London, England

Explore a work of art through one of six themes: animals, people, places, seasons/

nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/ virtual-tours

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ARTS AND CULTURE Browse these listings to find educators, instructors and professional artists available via museums, schools, academies and theaters who can nurture the talents within your budding artists, musicians and thespians.

ART MUSEUMS Ackland Art Museum ackland.org Contemporary Art Museum camraleigh.org

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Gregg Museum of Art & Design at North Carolina State University gregg.arts.ncsu.edu

Afterschool Art and More afterschoolartandmore.com

Arts Together artstogether.org

American Dance Festival’s Samuel H. Scripps Studios americandancefestival.org

The AV Club theavclub.org

Annandale Center for Scottish Dance and More annandalecenter.com

Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University nasher.duke.edu

Applause! Cary Youth Theatre townofcary.org (search for "Applause")

North Carolina Museum of Art ncartmuseum.org

AR Workshop arworkshop.com/raleigh

Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University artscenter.duke.edu

The Art of STEM/ Drama Kids theartofstem.org

ARTS EDUCATION

The Artful Mind theartfulmind.net

2112 Rock School 2112online.com/rockschool

Arts Academy of Apex artsacademyofapex.com

Academy for the Performing Arts apanc.com

The ArtsCenter artscenterlive.org

Actors Training Ground actorstrainingground.com

Artspace artspacenc.org

Capital City Girls Choir at Meredith College capitalcitygirlschoir.org Carolina Ballet carolinaballet.com

Bach to Rock Apex Music School apex.b2rmusic.com

Carolina Dance Center carolinadancecenter.com

Balanced Music School balancedmusicschool.com

Carolina Youth Theatre carolinayouththeatre.com

Ballet School of Chapel Hill balletschoolofchapelhill.com/ chapel-hill-dance-theater

Cary Arts Center townofcary.org (search “Cary Arts”) Cary Ballet Conservatory caryballet.com

Barefoot Juggling barefootjuggling.weebly.com

Cary Dance Productions carydance.com

Barriskill Dance Theatre School barriskilldance.com

Cary School of Music caryschoolofmusic.com

Bravo Academy of Dance bravoacademyofdance.com

Crouse Piano Studio crousepianostudio.com

Bull City Craft bullcitycraft.com

CC & Co. Dance Complex cccodance.com

Camp MusArt campmusart.com

Center Stage School of Performing Arts centerstagedancenc.com

Campaneria Ballet School campaneriaballetschool.com carolinaparent.com

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The Rodin Garden at the North Carolina Museum of Art Leigh Stringfellow leighstringfellow.com Little Guru Kids Yoga and Creative Arts Studio littlegurukidsyoga.com Lucy Gardiner Art Studio lucysartstudio.com Lux Performance Arts luxperformancearts.com Lynn O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance raleighrne.com Main Street Dance mainstreetdance.com Massey School of Dance, Inc. masseyschoolofdance.com

Chapel Hill Dance Theater balletschoolofchapelhill.com

Durham Arts Council durhamarts.org

Halle Cultural Arts Center thehalle.org

Cheers N Paint cheersnpaint.com

Durham Regional Theatre durhamregionaltheatre.com

Heather’s Dance, Inc. heathersdanceinc.com

Cirque de Vol Circus Arts Studios cirquedevol.com

Encore Academy of Dance encoreacademyofdance.com

Holly Springs School of Dance hollyspringsdance.com

Raleigh Scottish Dance raleighscottishdance.com

Infinity Ballet infinityballet.com

Expression in Rhythm Studio eirstudio.com

Inis Cairde School of Irish Dance iniscairde.com

City Ballet Raleigh city-ballet.com

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Charles Wolf Piano Studio charleswolfstudio.com Community Music School cmsraleigh.org

Expressions of Worship Dance Studio eowdance.com

The Dance Attic thedanceattic.com

Falls River Music fallsrivermusic.com

The Justice Theater Project thejusticetheaterproject.org

Dance Dynamics dancedynamicsinc.com

Family Piano Academy familypianoacademy.com

KidzArt Cary & North Raleigh kidzartcary.com

Dance Express danceexpressnc.com

Faulkner’s Dance & Gymnastics faulknersdanceandgym.com

Kindermusik kindermusik.com

Dance Theatre South dancetheatresouth.com

Field of Dreams Performing Arts fodnc.com

DanceArt Studio danceartinc.com

The Fuquay-Varina Arts Center fuquay-varina.org/560/about-us

Kindermusik of Clayton & Voice of Clayton kindermusikofclayton.com

The DanZe Zone thedanzezone.com

Girls Rock NC girlsrocknc.org

Destiny Dance Institute destinydanceinstitute.com

Glazed Expectations glazedexpectations.com

Durant Road Musical Theatre mydrmt.com

Graceful Expressions Dance Education gracefuldance.com

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International Ballet Academy ibacary.com

Melody Makers Studio melodymakersstudio.com Mettlesome Kids thisismettlesome.com/ mettlesome-kids Michael’s michaels.com Millpond Dance Studio millponddancestudio.com Moonlight Stage Company moonlightstageco.com Movie Makers movie-makers.net Music & Arts musicarts.com Music Explorium musicexplorium.com The Musicians Learning Center themusicianslearningcenter.com Music Together Sparklers musictogethersparklers.com Nan’s School of Dance nansdancenc.com

KinderVillage Music of Cary kindervillage.yourvirtuoso.com

Neighborhood Academy of Music neighborhoodacademyofmusic.com

L.A. Dance ladancecompany.com

Next Stop Broadway dpacnc.com/community/ next-stop-broadway

Durham School for Ballet & The Performing Arts durhamschoolforballet.com

Ninth Street Dance ninthstreetdance.com

North Carolina Boys Choir and Girls Choir ncboyschoir.org

Raleigh Little Theatre Education Program raleighlittletheatre.org/education

North Carolina Dance Institute ncdanceinstitute.com

The Raleigh School of Ballet raleighballet.com

North Carolina Theatre Conservatory nctheatre.com/page/ about-conservatory

Rhythm and Rehab rhythmandrehab.org

North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble ncyte.org North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre nract.org

Rock ’n Roll High School rnrhs.com Rockstar Cheer and Dance rockstarhollysprings.com Russell Lacy Music russelllacymusic.com

Notasium notasium.com

School of Carolina Ballet carolinaballet.com/cb-school/ carolina-ballet-school

Page-Walker Arts and History Center townofcary.org (search “Page-Walker”) Performance Edge performanceedge.net Philharmonic Association – Triangle Youth Music philharmonic-association.org Piano Lessons by Trisha 919-266-1839 Piano Lessons With Lauren Singdahlsen laurensing.com Premier School of Dance premierschoolofdance.com Prestige Dance Institute prestigedanceinstitute.com Progressive Music Center raleighmusiclessons.com Pullen Arts Center raleighnc.gov (search “Pullen Arts”) Rachel Narula Music Studio/Kindermusik chapelhillmusicstudio.com Raleigh Area Children’s Theatre raleighact.com

Kids Art Destination

Rince Go Halainn Irish Dance Academy rincegohalainn.com

North Raleigh School of Music northraleighschoolofmusic.com

Open Arts openartsnc.com

Durham Arts Council - Your

Half-day Preschool Afterschool Arts Dance Classes Year Round Camp Parent/Child Clay

School of Rock schoolofrock.com

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The Scrap Exchange scrapexchange.org Sertoma Arts Center raleighnc.gov (search “Sertoma”) Sew Crafty besewcrafty.com Somos Mambo Dance Company somosmambodance.com/ kids-program.html Sonorous Road Theatre & Film Studio sonorousroad.com Stage Door Dance stagedoordance.com Starpath Dance Academy starpathdance.com Studio 5 Dance Company studiofivedancecompany.com Studio A DanceArts studioadancearts.com Taylor Academy of Dance tayloracademy.com To The Pointe Dance & Kids Care tothepointedance.com Triangle Academy of Dance triangle-academy-dance.com

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ARTS AND CULTURE Triangle Music School trianglemusicschool.com

Carolina Performing Arts carolinaperformingarts.org

Triangle Youth Ballet triangleyouthballet.org

Carolina Youth Ballet triangle-academy-dance.com/ carolina-youth-ballet

Tutu School of Raleigh and Cary tutuschool.com/raleigh tutuschool.com/cary Village Music School villagemusicschool.com Voices Together voicestogether.net Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts wakeforestnc.gov/renaissancecentre.aspx Walltown Children’s Theatre walltownchildrenstheatre.org Wendy Martelli Voice and Piano Studio wendymartelli.com World in Motion Dance, Movement & Music Center worldinmotiondance.com Young People’s Performing Company yppc.us Young Rembrandts youngrembrandts.com

PERFORMING ARTS Aggregate Theatre Company aggregatetheatre.com American Dance Festival americandancefestival.org Applause! Cary Youth Theatre townofcary.org (search for "Applause")

Cary Ballet Conservatory caryballet.com Chamber Music Raleigh chambermusicraleigh.org Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle thecot.org Clayton Youth Theatre carolinayouththeatre.com Duke Performances dukeperformances.duke.edu Durant Road Musical Theatre mydrmt.com Durham Regional Theatre durhamregionaltheatre.com Durham Symphony durhamsymphony.org Field of Dreams Performing Arts fodnc.com Footnotes Tap Ensemble footnotestapensemble.org Heart of Carolina A Cappella hcamusic.org Holly Springs Cultural Center hollyspringsnc.us/323/cultural-center Infnity Ballet Theatre infinityballet.com/theatre Inis Cairde School of Irish Dance iniscairde.com The Justice Theater Project thejusticetheaterproject.org

North Carolina Boys Choir and Girls Choir ncboyschoir.org North Carolina State University Dance Program dance.arts.ncsu.edu North Carolina Symphony ncsymphony.org North Carolina Theatre nctheatre.com North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre nract.org

Kidznotes kidznotes.org

Philharmonic Association – Triangle Youth Music philharmonic-association.org

Mallarmé Chamber Players mallarmemusic.org

PineCone pinecone.org

Moonlight Stage Company moonlightstageco.com

The PIT Chapel Hill thepit-chapelhill.com

Burning Coal Theatre Company burningcoal.org

MYCO Youth Chamber Orchestra www.mycomusic.org

PlayMakers Repertory Company playmakersrep.org

Capital City Girls Choir capitalcitygirlschoir.org

NC State LIVE live.arts.ncsu.edu

Rags to Riches Theatre for Young Audiences rags-to-riches.org

The ArtsCenter artscenterlive.org Barriskill Dance Theatre School barriskilldance.com

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Raleigh Boychoir raleighboychoir.org Raleigh Dance Theatre raleighdance.org Raleigh Little Theatre raleighlittletheatre.org The Raleigh Ringers rr.org Raleigh Symphony Orchestra raleighsymphony.org Sunny Performing Arts Group sunnydance.org Theatre in the Park theatreinthepark.com Theatre Raleigh theatreraleigh.com Triangle Youth Ballet triangleyouthballet.org Walltown Children’s Theatre walltownchildrenstheatre.org

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Triggle Academy of Irish Dance trionoide.com

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EDUCATION Search the public and private school listings that begin on page 29 for world-class education resources serving kindergarten through high school students in the Triangle. Find more options, such as preschools and special needs schools, at

Education by the Numbers

BY JANICE LEWINE

K-12 education options are plentiful in the Triangle. Many public, private and charter schools serve the area’s expanding student population.

Currently, more than 257,400 children in Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Orange and Wake counties attend public schools, and more than 26,400 in those counties attend private schools. There are also flourishing home-school communities in those areas. Here’s a snapshot of local education figures. You can learn more about Triangle education offerings at carolinaparent.com/cp/school-education-resources.

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EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS Chapel-Hill Carrboro City Schools is consistently ranked at or near the top of school districts in North Carolina in many academic measures, including test performance, graduation rates and SAT/ ACT scores. Durham Public Schools is one of the top 10 largest school districts in the state and serves students in the city and county of Durham. Wake County Public School System is the largest school system in the state and the 15th largest in the nation. Its student population has almost tripled since 1980.

For 12 years, WCPSS has maintained the highest number of National Board certified teachers in the nation.

160,000 Wake County Public School System wcpss.net Schools: 187 Enrollment: 160,471

25,000

Durham County's largest private school is Durham Academy, with an enrollment of 1,231 students.

< 25,000

Private Schools in Wake County: 87 Enrollment: 18,511

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools chccs.k12.nc.us Schools: 20 Enrollment: 12,389

Private schools in Chatham, Durham, Johnston and Orange counties: 52 Enrollment: 7,899

Chatham County Schools chatham.k12.nc.us Schools: 18 Enrollment: 8,835

CHARTER SCHOOLS

Orange County Schools orangecountyfirst.com Schools: 13 Enrollment: 7,484

Wake County Public Charter Schools: 24

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Online North Carolina public charter schools: 2

Currently, 45 public charter schools operate in the Triangle.

Public charter schools in Chatham, Durham, Johnston and Orange counties: 21

The largest private schools in Wake County are Cardinal Gibbons High School, North Raleigh Christian Academy and Ravenscroft School, all located in Raleigh with a combined enrollment of more than 4,000 students.

Sources: Information provided by the public school systems listed above and Public Schools of North Carolina, Private School Review, NC Directory of Private Schools and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

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Durham Public Schools dpsnc.net Schools: 53 Enrollment: 32,000+

Johnston County Schools johnston.k12.nc.us Schools: 45 Enrollment: 36,306

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Collaborative Learning Spaces Triangle schools are redesigning classrooms to accommodate a student-centered environment

BY MICK SCHULTE

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ou may remember being told by your childhood teachers to “sit still” in upright, rigid chairs attached to desks that were lined up in neat rows. How things have changed!

These days, you might not recognize what Sherwood Githens Middle School in Durham calls a sixth grade language arts classroom. There’s a couch, beanbag chairs, inflatable seats and long tables where students sit beside each other.

Evette Clark-Rawls’ nonlinear classroom is a stark contrast to the traditional learning environment today's parents may recall.

Many educators agree that modern-day classrooms are not always where students learn from a teacher. Instead, they often serve as a collaborative environment in which students are actively engaged in what and how they learn. More and more Triangle schools are transforming the

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furniture and design of their classrooms to fit this student-centered learning philosophy.

“The movement over the last 10 years to have more open learning spaces not only reflects how the students want to learn, but also what the workplace demands,” says Barbara Berry, media coordinator at Sherwood Githens Middle School. “The idea of the corner office is not the working structure of today. I think now we’re trying to look at how our school’s architecture supports that goal of collaboration.”

Beyond implementation of a collaborative environment, the student-centered approach recommends that schools provide comfort for individual learners. This often involves movement and variety.

“Most adults don’t sit in hard, plastic chairs at work all day. Why should kids?” asks Hannah Elly, part owner of

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Hillsborough-based Nugget, a company that provides flexible furniture to many Triangle area schools. “We know children can learn better if they are comfortable.

They should be able to make the same bodily adjustments that adults get to make all day.”

STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING APPROACH SHOULD DETERMINE CLASSROOM DESIGN According to the book “Blueprint for Tomorrow: Redesigning Schools for Student-Centered Learning” by Prakash Nair (Harvard Education Press, 2014), the traditional school setting many parents visualize was built to model an assembly line. Students were prepped to enter the manufacturing-based economy by learning how to follow instructions from a person in charge, without offering any input.

EDUCATION Nair points out that progressive educators pushed back against this form of teaching, even when it started. Pioneers like Maria Montessori and John Dewey believed children should have a say in the learning process and develop skills to solve a variety of real-life problems.

Many schools in the Triangle, including The Raleigh School, were built on this progressive philosophical foundation.

“Our classrooms are centered around collaborative work with a focus on STEM activities and project-based learning,” says Mary Golden, director of school programs at The Raleigh School. “In order to help our kids and educators succeed in collaboration, we need the right setting. We believe furniture is part of the foundation of classroom management.”

Keith Sawyer, the Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at UNC-Chapel Hill, advises older schools with more traditional teaching methods to focus on the type of education they offer first, and the infrastructure adaptations will naturally follow.

youngest learners that there are certain times when it’s important to sit still.”

Ravenscroft School in Raleigh has also embraced flexible seating and allows students to collaborate on how it is used and managed in the classroom.

“We have many options, including accordion seats, standing desks, ergo stools, stability balls and Nuggets,” says Crystal Keefe, a fourth-grade teacher at Ravenscroft School. “The students take ownership for how the seating will be approached. They brainstorm in groups what the expectations are for the seating and what the consequences will be if it is used incorrectly. This eliminates any chaos that could come from the furniture.”

“My best recommendation is to start by changing your pedagogy to be research-based, for better student-learning outcomes,” Sawyer says. “Once the new pedagogy has proven to be effective, then it will be increasingly obvious that the classroom design and furniture are getting in the way of effective learning.”

VERSATILITY AND MOVEMENT FOR BETTER LEARNING Megan Teis’ son attends The Studio School of Durham, where students move from sitting on large area rugs on the floor, to couches, to chairs at group tables, to standing. “They also spend more than an hour outdoors each day and do more than two hours of environmental exploration every other Wednesday,” Teis says.

She believes this emphasis on movement has helped her high-energy son during his first year of elementary school. “I do feel that if he were in a more traditional environment, I’d have gotten a report on this wiggly behavior, or his inability to sit still,” Teis says.

“The Studio School has really welcomed the ‘wiggles’ while also teaching even the

RESOURCES AND FUNDING CHALLENGES “I really wish I could do what I actually want with the classroom, which would OPPOSITE PAGE: The Studio School of Durham allows students to move from rugs and couches to group tables.

LEFT: Sherwood Githens Middle School students have access to group tables and exercise bands.

BELOW: Ravenscroft School makes use of accordian seats.

Photos courtesy of respective schools

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Mick Schulte is a Parenting Media Association award-winning writer and photographer in Durham, where she lives with her family of six.

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THE NUGGET: UNEXPECTEDLY FLEXIBLE Hillsborough-based furniture company

“We are excited to see the school

Nugget never intended for its flagship

districts nationwide that have invested in

product to end up in a classroom

multiple Nuggets for their classrooms,

setting. According to owner and

counselors’ office, libraries and more,”

manager Hannah Elly, dorm-room

she says. “This shows us a growing

seating and living served as the original

commitment to making classrooms

inspiration for creating the Nugget, a

more comfortable for all kids.”

configurable play couch made up of

Elly believes the versatility of the

four foam pieces — a base, a cushion

Nugget is what makes it so appealing

and two triangle pillows. Nugget’s

to children.

founders donated one to a friend’s

“Kids have an amazing sense of

fourth grade classroom, and it quickly

adventure and imagination, and it’s

became a central part of the teacher’s

important that adults provide them with

flexible seating plan.

open-ended tools that allow them to

“She started to use play on the

explore that creativity through play,”

Nugget as an incentive for great work in

she says. “With the four open-ended

the classroom, and it then became core

pieces of a Nugget, a couch is not just a

to her classroom culture,” Elly says.

couch — it’s a trampoline, a pirate ship, a

Since then, Nugget has sold this

princess tower, a Ninja warrior course —

product to hundreds of schools.

whatever the kids can think of.”

Learn more at nuggetcomfort.com.

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Photos courtesy of Nugget

be [to add] more variety,” says Kendyl Bethune, a seventh-grade math teacher at Sherwood Githens Middle School. “If I had all the resources I could dream of, it would be very cozy, almost like a coffee shop.”

Despite falling short of her ideal setting, Bethune has found ways to accommodate a student-centered learning style through the “hunt and gather” method. She has collected a wide variety of chairs and tables from the school’s storage area and from other teachers, but most of the furnishings came via donations made through DonorsChoose.org, a website dedicated to helping public schools achieve success by allowing teachers to crowdsource for classroom materials, including flexible seating. “I’m hoping to collect donations for a few inflatable chairs, wobble seats and exercise bands because the students love them and I can see the benefits they bring to the classroom,” Bethune says.

While individual teachers work hard to collect donations, Sawyer believes schools should start shifting more resources toward flexible furniture and collaborative design.

“School budgets are limited, and there are almost never funds to buy new furniture,” he says. “However, if a new school is being built, then that’s the perfect opportunity to buy furniture that’s aligned with the way children learn today. If you’re not building a new school anytime soon, I recommend choosing one room to reconfigure where a projectbased learning method is being used.”

As those old-fashioned, rigid desks become relics of traditional schools, teachers like Maryanne Ross at Durham’s Kestrel Heights Charter School adapt their classrooms to the ever-changing needs of students. “Each year I keep adding to my collection of furniture and my students are respectful of what I do in my classroom because I do it for them — to help them grow, be comfortable, and be the best they can be.”

Durham County Library Visit Durham County Library’s many locations and participate in free programs for people of all ages!

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North Carolina School of Science and Math to Fund AI Program

Curious, Confident, Capable Kids

At the end of 2018, the North Carolina School of Science

Sudbury-inspired program for ages 5-14

and Mathematics announced the launch of The Ryden Program for Innovation and Leadership in Artificial

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Intelligence. This new program was made possible by a

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$2 million gift from school alumnus Carl Ryden, cofounder

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and CEO of PrecisionLender.

The Ryden Program’s goal is to educate future leaders about artificial intelligence so they understand the merits and ethical considerations related to it. The

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Ryden Program will place a strong emphasis on ensuring that students understand how to merge humanity with machine learning, as well as how to use AI to solve complex, macro problems affecting society.

Carl Ryden, a 1989 graduate of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, credits the school with changing the trajectory of his life and views it as an “equity partner in his future.” Learn more at ncssm.edu.

Summer camp: June-August 9am-1pm School Year: September - May 9:15 am - 12:15 pm With an optional Early Birds 8:15-9:15 or Lunch Break 12:15-1:15 Ages 1 - 5 Dedicated to providing an educational setting for preschool children which will facilitate their development in the physical, social/emotional, cognitive, language, and Spiritual domains.

1519 E. Millbrook Rd. • Raleigh, NC 27609

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Education Resources

Immaculata Catholic School immaculataschool.org International Montessori School imsnc.org The Lerner School lernerschool.org

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Montessori Community School mcsdurham.org Montessori School of Durham msdurham.org Southpoint Academy southpointacademy.org The Studio School of Durham studioschooldurham.org Triangle Day School triangledayschool.org

CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCES

Johnston County Schools johnston.k12.nc.us

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics ncssm.edu

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Office of Charter Schools ncpublicschools.org/ charterschools

Orange County Schools orangecountyfirst.com

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Wake County Public School System wcpss.net

Durham County Bethesda Christian Academy bcacrusaders.org

North Carolina Association for Public Charter Schools ncpubliccharters.org

Wake County Magnet Schools wcpss.net/magnet

Camelot Academy camelotacademy.org

PUBLIC SCHOOL RESOURCES

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction dpi.state.nc.us

Cresset Christian Academy cressetchristian.org

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools chccs.k12.nc.us

North Carolina PTA ncpta.org

Chatham County Schools chatham.k12.nc.us Durham Public Schools dpsnc.net Durham County Magnet Schools dpsnc.net/domain/135

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Wake County Special Education Inclusion Committee wake-seic.org

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Duke School dukeschool.org Durham Academy da.org Five Oaks Adventist Christian School fiveoaksschool.org Hill Learning Center hillcenter.org Hope Creek Academy hopecreekacademy.org

Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill trinityschoolnc.org

Orange County Carolina Friends School cfsnc.org Emerson Waldorf School emersonwaldorf.org Hillsborough Christian Academy hillsboroughchristian.org Montessori Day School of Chapel Hill mdsch.org Pinewoods Montessori School pinewoodsmontessori.com St. Thomas More Catholic School stmcsnc.org

Wake County Accelerator School accelerator.school

EDUCATION Atlas International School atlasinternationalschool.com Cardinal Gibbons High School cghsnc.org Cary Academy caryacademy.org Cary Christian School carychristianschool.org Cathedral School cathedral-school.net Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School – Cary chesterbrookacademy.com/ elementary/raleigh-durham/cary Chesterbook Academy Elementary School – Raleigh chesterbrookacademy.com/ elementary/raleigh-durham/ north-raleigh

Resurrection Lutheran School rlscary.org

Neuse Christian Academy neusechristianacademy.com

Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic School scswf.org/school

New School Montessori Center montessoricenter.org

Tammy Lynn Center School tammylynncenter.org Thales Academy thalesacademy.org

Saint Mary’s School sms.edu

The Trilogy School trilogyschool.com

North Raleigh Christian Academy nrcaknights.com

Saint Raphael Catholic School saintraphaelschool.org

Trinity Academy trinityacademy.com

Oak City Academy oakcityacademy.org

St. David’s School sdsw.org

Wake Christian Academy wakechristianacademy.com

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School olls.org

St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School stmm.net/school

Peace Montessori School peacemontessorischool.com

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School stmcary.org

The Fletcher Academy tfaraleigh.org.

Raleigh Christian Academy raleighchristian.com

Follow the Child Montessori School followthechild.org

The Raleigh School raleighschool.org

The Franciscan School franciscanschool.org

Step Ahead Gifted Academy stepaheadacademy.org

The Montessori School of Raleigh msr.org

Ravenscroft School ravenscroft.org

Other Counties Haw River Christian Academy hawriverchristian.org

St. Thomas More Academy stmacademy.org St. Timothy’s School sttimothys.org

Jordan Lake School of the Arts jordanlakesa.com True Light Shines Academy truelightshines.com

Friendship Christian School friendshipchristian.net GRACE Christian School gracechristian.net Heartwood Montessori School heartwoodmontessori.com

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Hopewell Academy hopewellacademy.org Iron Academy (all-male school) ironacademy.org Learn with the Best School learnwiththebestschool.com Learning Together learningtogether.org Lucy Daniels School lucydanielscenter.org carolinaparent.com

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Adventures in Nature Climb, fly and paddle your way through some of the Triangle’s greatest adventures

Paddle Creek is a well-known staple for nature lovers.

Photo courtesy of Paddle Creek

BY MANDY HOWARD

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ver the course of a few weeks, our family has floated, climbed and soared our way through the gorgeous Carolina outdoors. And we did it all without traveling more than 35 minutes from our Raleigh home.

Businesses throughout the Triangle offer opportunities to invest in adventure.

You can find an activity that will fit every family type, age and skill level. Be ready for heart-pumping, adrenaline-rushing fun, because these adventures will change the way you see the world. The only question is: Which one will your family try first?

TreeRunner Raleigh Adventure Park 12804 Norwood Rd., Raleigh treerunnerraleigh.com Halfway between Raleigh and Durham, nestled on the David R. Kahn Jewish Community Campus, 70 obstacles and zip lines zigzag throughout forested land, offering a wide variety of challenges and adventures. Each day at TreeRunner Raleigh Adventure Park starts with a guided safety training session to help guests feel confident using their harness and clipping mechanisms. The way these

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magnetic mechanisms work ensures that only one line can be unattached at any given time, so guests are always safely harnessed as they move about the trees.

After training, guests are free to climb the cargo rope to the main deck. From there, they can choose one of seven routes, categorized by difficulty. A friendly park guide is always on the main deck to help guests decide which course to try based on their experience, skill level and, most importantly, what they enjoy doing. There are three beginner routes, two intermediate routes and two expert routes. The park requires that guests finish a beginner route before moving on to an intermediate course, and finish an intermediate course before moving on to the expert route.

You’ll hear great music and encouraging instructions throughout the park. Even the youngest adventurers (ages 4-7) can experience their own course a little closer to the ground.

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: You can make the day your own! Even the most adventurous and confident teens can be humbled by the difficult courses, while kids who may be a little more cautious carolinaparent.com

will experience joy and a self-confidence boost while accomplishing the beginning and intermediate courses.

Go Ape! Blue Jay Point County Park 3200 Pleasant Union Church Rd., Raleigh goape.com/locations/north-carolina “Always stay attached!” The park’s slogan not only reminds guests to physically stay clipped in throughout the park, but also indirectly reminds them that this this is a place where their bond as a family and their attachment to nature can grow. Go Ape! has been thrilling families in the Triangle since 2015. The park offers two very distinct opportunities to accommodate multiple skill levels.

Treetop Journey introduces the high ropes experience to all ages. Guests choose from two routes on one platform. In both, guests are attached to a continuous wire that leads them through obstacles that culminate in a zip line. Because of this constant attachment, climbers don’t need to worry about clipping on or off — they can just concentrate on the fun of traipsing through the trees.

Ages 10 and older are invited to try the Treetop Adventure, a journey through

FAMILY FUN the tops of the forest canopy. After training, participants are encouraged to go through the next five stations at their own pace. Each course starts with a gated station that has a ladder leading up to the trees, and ends with an exhilarating ride down a zip line.

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: The absolute vastness of the forest makes you forget that you are just a short drive from the hustle and bustle of a big city.

Triangle Skydiving Center 480 Airport Rd., Suite 200, Louisburg triangleskydiving.com What is North Carolina known for if not for its beautiful blue skies? And what better way to show your sense of adventure than by sailing through the blue with nothing but a parachute to glide you to the green grass below?

Don’t be shy to admit if you’re one of the many people who think, “Well, skydiving is something I wanted to do before I had kids.” You’re not alone.

Jumping out of a plane seems risky.

But when it comes down to it, it is — statistically speaking — safe. According to Skydiving.com, you are more likely to be killed by a bee, dog or lightning than you are in a skydiving incident.

Is it really a family adventure? Absolutely!

And although potential skydivers must be age 18 to jump, skydiving may be one of the most accommodating adventures multigenerational families could consider.

Triangle Skydiving Center not only accommodates adults of all ages, it also welcomes adventure-seekers with mobility issues. Recently, Triangle Skydiving Center hosted a family whose son lost the use of his legs in a car accident. Employees say that he landed with his tandem jumper with exhilaration and achievement on his face — and there wasn’t a dry eye on the field.

Imagine surprising your high school graduate with a skydiving trip. Or maybe, instead of buying your college graduate a new watch, you could give him the sky and encourage him, symbolically, to reach for it and live life with his arms wide open.

Paddle Creek paddlecreeknc.com Multiple locations near Falls Lake and the Neuse River A well-known staple for local nature lovers, Paddle Creek offers a wide variety of ways to float freely through the Triangle’s hidden waterways. Among other options, customers can choose the “Quick Trip,” in which the river is happy to do the work for you, a half-day Neuse River excursion, or an exploration of Robertson Millpond Preserve’s sunken forest.

Paddle Creek provides transportation for its customers to or from their car and will set them up in the water with their personal flotation device and a paddle board, or a solo or tandem kayak. The

quick trip is an ideal family adventure.

It’s long enough for families to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature and possibly see deer, osprey, owls, beavers and muskrats, and it is short and simple enough that they can’t make a wrong turn.

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: Rocked gently by the flow of the river and surrounded completely by nature, you and your family will want to escape to the sanctuary of the water time and again.

Mandy Howard is a freelance writer and mother of three in Raleigh who literally took a leap of faith to experience these adventures with her kids for the purpose of writing this article.

Author Mandy Howard checks skydiving off her bucket list.

Photo courtesy of Triangle Skydiving Center

At TreeRunner Raleigh, 70 obstacles and zip lines zigzag throughout forested land.

Photo courtesy of TreeRunner Raleigh

WHY YOU WILL LOVE IT: It’s a bucket list item for a reason. It will literally change how you see the world. carolinaparent.com

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FAMILY FUN IN THE TRIANGLE Spend free time with your family enjoying the many diverse recreational opportunities the Triangle has to offer. From movies, games and outdoor adventures to bookstores, libraries and museums, Triangle residents can have fun together in a wide variety of ways.

Above and Beyond Hot Air Balloon Company aboveandbeyondhotair balloon.com Adventure Landing raleigh.adventurelanding.com Alamo Drafthouse Cinema drafthouse.com All in Adventures allinadventures.com (under locations, choose “Raleigh”) Amaze Room Escapes amazeroomescapes.com AMC Dine-In Holly Springs 9 amctheatres.com (under locations, choose “Raleigh-Durham”)

Bull City Mini (mini golf) bullcitymini.com

Frog Hollow Outdoors froghollowoutdoors.com

Notasium notasium.com

Capital City BMX usabmx.com/tracks

Galaxy Fun Park galaxyfunpark.com

Paddle Creek paddlecreeknc.com

CineBistro at Waverly Place cinebistro.com/waverly

Glazed Expectations glazedexpectations.com

Paint Your Pot paintyourpot.com

CineBowl & Grille cary.cinebowlandgrille.com

Go Ape! goape.com (under locations, choose “Raleigh”)

Palace Pointe palacepointe.com

Coconut Charlie’s Bump’n Bounce bumpnbounce.com/openplay.html Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex ddasc.com Dave & Busters daveandbusters.com/cary

AMF Bowling amf.com

DefyGravity defygravity.us (locations in “Apex,” “Raleigh” and “Durham”)

BounceU bounceu.com/apex-nc

The Devilish Egg thedevilishegg.com

Buffaloe Lanes Bowling buffaloelanes.com

The Factory eatshopplay.com

Buffaloe Road Aquatic Center raleighnc.gov (search for “Buffaloe Road Aquatic”)

Forrest Hills Park Sprayground durhamnc.org (search “Forest Hills Park”)

Bull City Craft bullcitycraft.com

Frankie’s Fun Park frankiesfunpark.com

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Gotcha Paintball gotchapaintball.com Grand Slam USA grandslamusa.biz Greystone Recreation Center raleighnc.gov (search for “Greystone”) Jellybeans skatejellybeans.com Jumpstreet gotjump.com/cary Jumpin JoJo's jumpinjojos.com Kings Bowl Raleigh kingsbowlamerica.com/raleigh Launching Pad Trampoline Park launchingpadraleigh.com The Mardi Gras Bowling Center mardigrasbowling.com

Polar Ice Skating polaricehouse.com (Cary) icehousegarner.com (Garner) iceplex.com (Raleigh) icehousewakeforest.com Pottery Camp potterycamp.com Psycho 60 Escape Room psycho60.com/homekernersville Pump It Up of Raleigh pumpitupparty.com/raleigh-nc Rainbow Lanes Family Fun Center rainbowlanesclayton.com Raleigh Room Escapes raleighroomescapes.com The Scrap Exchange scrapexchange.org The Sensation Nation thesensationnation.com (special needs recreation program)

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AMUSEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

FAMILY FUN Silverspot Cinema silverspot.net Sky Zone skyzone.com SnickerDoodles snicker-doodles.com Songs for Seeds songsforseeds.com/nc/cary Splash Pad at South Park fuquay-varina.org/facilities/ facility/details/splash-Pad-24 Tic Toc Escapes tictocescapes.com (8+ only) Times Up Escape Rooms timesupescape.com TreeRunner Adventure Park treerunnerraleigh.com Triangle Glides triangleglides.com (14+ only) Triangle Rock Club trianglerockclub.com Triangle Skydiving Center triangleskydiving.com Triangle Table Tennis triangletabletennis.com United Skates unitedskates.com/raleigh Village Bowling Lanes villagelanes.com Wheels Family Fun Park wheelsfamilyfunpark.com XL Sports xlapex.com Xtreme Park Adventures xtremeparkadventures.com BOOKSTORES Barnes & Noble bn.com

LIBRARIES Chatham County Libraries chathamnc.org Durham County Libraries durhamcountylibrary.org Johnson County Libraries jocolib.org Orange County Libraries co.orange.nc.us/library State Library statelibrary.ncdcr.gov Town of Chapel Hill Public Library chapelhillpubliclibrary.org Wake County Libraries wakegov.com/libraries MUSEUMS AND HISTORICAL SITES Art museums are listed on page 21.

Ayr Mount classicalamericanhomes.org/ ayr-mount Bennett Place State Historic Site nchistoricsites.org/bennett Burwell School Historic Site burwellschool.org Carolina Basketball Museum goheels.com Cary Heritage Museum friendsofpagewalker.wildapricot. org/cary_heritage_museum City of Raleigh Museum cityofraleighmuseum.org Duke Homestead State Historical Site dukehomestead.org

Flyleaf Books flyleafbooks.com

Executive Mansion ncdcr.gov (search for "executive mansion")

Letters Bookshop lettersbookshop.com

Haywood Hall haywoodhall.org

McIntyre’s Books fearrington.com/mcintyres-books

Historic Hillsborough Walking Tour visithillsboroughnc.com

Mr. Mike’s Used Books mrmikesusedbooks.com Page 158 Books page158books.com Purple Crow Books purplecrowbooks.com Quail Ridge Books quailridgebooks.com Read With Me readwithme.us Reader’s Corner facebook.com/readerscorner -206318659400793 The Regulator Bookshop regulatorbookshop.com

Imagination Station Science and History Museum scienceandhistory.org Joel Lane Museum House joellane.org

NATURE AND ANIMAL EDUCATION 1870 Farm 1870farm.com Alpaca Dreams alpacadreamsnc.com

Kidzu Children’s Museum kidzuchildrensmuseum.org

Belle Vie Farm belleviefarm.org

Marbles Kids Museum marbleskidsmuseum.org Mordecai Historic Park raleighnc.gov/parks (search for “Mordecai Historic Park”) Morehead Planetarium and Science Center moreheadplanetarium.org

Carolina Tiger Rescue carolinatigerrescue.org Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education ncwildlife.org (search for “Centennial Campus Center”)

Museum of Durham History museumofdurhamhistory.org

Clemmons Educational State Forest ncesf.org/clemmons.html

Museum of Life and Science lifeandscience.org

Conservators Center conservatorscenter.org

New Hope Valley Railway and Museum triangletrain.com

Sarah P. Duke Gardens gardens.duke.edu

North Carolina Museum of History ncmuseumofhistory.org North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences naturalsciences.org

Pope House Museum raleighnc.gov/parks (search for “Pope House Museum”) Randleigh Dairy Heritage Museum howlingcow.ncsu.edu/randleighdairy-heritage-museum

Tobacco Farm Life Museum tobaccofarmlifemuseum.org

Durant Nature Preserve raleighnc.gov/parks (search for “Durant Nature”) The Farm at Fearrington Village fearrington.com/belties

North Carolina State Capitol nchistoricsites.org/capitol

Ruffin-Roulhac House visithillsboroughnc.com (search for “Ruffin-Roulhac”)

Duke Lemur Center lemur.duke.edu

Hill Ridge Farms hillridgefarms.com JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University jcra.ncsu.edu Maple View Agricultural Educational Center mapleviewagcenter.com North Carolina Botanical Garden ncbg.unc.edu North Carolina Zoological Park nczoo.org

Historic Oak View County Park wakegov.com/parks/oakview Historic Occoneechee/ Orange Speedway Trail historicspeedwaygroup.org Historic Stagville stagville.org Historic Trolley Tours of Raleigh greatraleightrolley.com Historic Yates Mill County Park wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill Horace Williams House preservationchapelhill.org

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FAMILY FUN Old Mill Farm oldmillfarmdurham.com

American Tobacco Trail wakegov.com/parks/att

Piedmont Wildlife Center piedmontwildlifecenter.org

Anderson Community Park townofcarrboro.org/342/parks

Prairie Ridge Ecostation naturalsciences.org/prairie-ridge

Anderson Point Park raleighnc.gov/parks

Schoolhouse of Wonder schoolhouseofwonder.org

Apex Community Park apexnc.org/communitypark

Shape Eco Farm shapeinternational.dreamhosters.com

Apex Greenways apexnc.org/464/greenways

Spence’s Farm for Kids spencesfarm.com

Apex Nature Park and Seymour Athletic Fields apexnc.org/naturepark

Spring Haven Farm springhaven.farm Stevens Nature Center/ Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve townofcary.org (search for “Stevens Nature Center”) Triangle Land Conservancy Nature Preserves triangleland.org Vollmer Farm vollmerfarm.com Walnut Creek Wetland Center raleighnc.gov/parks (search for “Walnut Creek Wetland Park”) Annie Louise Wilkerson M.D. Nature Preserve Park raleighnc.gov/parks (search for “Wilkerson Park”) Winterpast Farm winterpast.org PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION In many cases, the parks listed below are listed on a town's website. We recommend searching for these parks on the town websites by name. Find town websites beginning on page 9.

Chapel Hill Greenways townofchapelhill.org (search for "greenways")

Hunter Street Park apexnc.org/798/ hunter-street-park

John Chavis Memorial Park raleighnc.gov/parks

Indian Trail Park durhamnc.gov

Church Street Park townofmorrisville.org

Johnston Mill Nature Preserve triangleland.org

Crowder County Park wakegov.com/parks/crowder

Annie Jones Park townofcary.org

Downtown Park townofcary.org

Jordan Lake State Recreational Area ncparks.gov

Duke Forest dukeforest.duke.edu

Bass Lake Park hollyspringsnc.us

Dunham “Dad” Park townofcary.org

Blackwood Farm Park orangecountync.gov

Durant Nature Preserve raleighnc.gov/parks

Blue Jay Point County Park wakegov.com/parks/bluejay

Durham Beltline Trail durhambeltline.com

Fred G. Bond Metro Park townofcary.org

Durham Central Park durhamcentralpark.org

George and Julia Brumley Family Nature Preserve triangleland.org

Elmira Avenue Park durhamnc.gov

Capital Area Greenways raleighnc.gov (search for "Capital Area Greenway") Cary Greenways townofcary.org (Search for "greenways") Cedar Falls Park townofchapelhill.org Cedar Grove Park orangecountync.gov Centennial Park garnernc.gov Chapel Hill Community Center Park townofchapelhill.org

Eno River State Park ncparks.gov Fairview Park orangecountync.gov Falls Lake State Recreation Area ncparks.gov J. B. Flaherty Park wakeforestnc.gov Forest Hills Park durhamnc.gov Garner Recreational Park garnernc.gov Robert V. Godbold Park townofcary.org Gold Park visithillsboroughnc.com Green Hills County Park wakegov.com/parks/greenhills Hargraves Community Center Park townofchapelhill.org Harris Lake County Park wakegov.com/parks/harrislake Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve townofcary.org C.M. Herndon Park durhamnc.gov Historic Yates Mill County Park wakegov.com/parks/yatesmill Holly Springs Greenways hollyspringsnc.us/326/Greenways Homestead Park townofchapelhill.org

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Horton Grove Nature Preserve triangleland.org

E. Carroll Joyner Park wakeforestnc.gov Kelly Road Park apexnc.org/799/kelly-road-park Kids Together Playground kidstogethercary.org Knightdale Station Park knightdalenc.gov Lake Benson Park garnernc.gov Lake Crabtree County Park wakegov.com/parks/lakecrabtree Lake Johnson Park raleighnc.gov/parks Lake Lynn Park raleighnc.gov/parks Lake Michie Recreation Area durhamnc.gov Lake Wheeler raleighnc.gov/parks Laurel Hills Park raleighnc.gov/parks Leigh Farm Park durhamnc.gov Marsh Creek Park raleighnc.gov/parks Meadowmont Park townofchapelhill.org Midtown Park visitnorthhills.com Morrisville Community Park townofmorrisville.org Neuse River Greenway Trail raleighnc.gov (search for "Neuse River Greenway Trail") North Cary Park townofcary.org Northgate Park durhamnc.gov Oakwood Park townofchapelhill.org Piney Wood Park durhamnc.gov Pritchard Park townofchapelhill.org

FAMILY FUN Pullen Park raleighnc.gov/parks

Southern Community Park townofchapelhill.org

White Oak Park townofcary.org

William B. Umstead State Park ncparks.gov

JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University jcra.ncsu.edu

Spring Forest Road Park raleighnc.gov/parks

White Oak Creek Greenway townofcary.org (search for "White Oak Creek Greenway)

Wilson Park townofcarrboro.org/370/ wilson-park

Ritter Park townofcary.org

Swift Creek Bluffs Nature Preserve triangleland.org

Robertson Millpond Preserve wakegov.com

Thomas Brooks Park townofcary.org

Rock Quarry Park durhamnc.gov

Taylor Street Park Sprayground wakeforestnc.gov/taylor-streetparksprayground.aspx

Rodgers Family Skate Plaza apexnc.org/485/trackside-skate-plaza Sassafras All Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Playground raleighnc.gov/parks Shelley Lake Park raleighnc.gov/parks South Garner Greenway Extension garnernc.gov (search for "greenway")

Ting Park hollyspringnc.us Town of Hillsborough Riverwalk hillsboroughnc.gov/community/ park-facilities/riverwalk Turnipseed Nature Preserve wakegov.com/parks/turnipseed/ pages/default.aspx Umstead Park townofchapelhill.org

Jack Smith Park townofcary.org

Wake Forest Greenways wakeforestnc.gov/greenways.aspx

Junious N. Sorrell Park raleighnc.gov

West Point on the Eno Park enoriver.org

South Garner Park garnernc.gov

White Deer Park garnernc.gov

Pullen Park. Photo courtesy of City of Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department

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FAMILY FUN

Carolina Children’s Museum Coming to Holly Springs

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he Carolina Children’s Museum is on its way to becoming a reality in Holly Springs.

Upon moving to the area with her husband and son in 2014, museum founder Kirsten Pierce recognized a need for an indoor-outdoor, naturefocused facility in rapidly-growing southwestern Wake County where children could play and explore.

The museum's mission statement establishes that its overall goal is “to nurture educational connections between children, their families, the community and the environment through interactive and hands-on play.”

Proponents of the museum hope to educate children about their local ecosystems. Outdoor exhibits will

utilize naturally occurring elements in North Carolina’s landscape to create educational spaces that children can explore through play. Indoor exhibits would simulate the outdoor environment and teach children about North Carolina’s landscape, seasons and uniqueness through hands-on learning.

Pierce emphasizes that unscripted play and outdoor exploration are crucial elements in healthy child development, and cites these as opportunities that today’s children sometimes lack in what she perceives to be a structured, activity-oriented world.

“We encourage children to reach their full potential as citizens by fostering understanding of positive

environmental actions that have global impact,” she says.

In 2018, the organization focused on community outreach and gaining nonprofit status. Its goals for 2019 include finding the right land on which to build the museum, and expanding the museum’s capital fundraising campaign. To learn more about the museum and its upcoming fundraising events, visit carolinachildrensmuseum.org.

The Fletcher Academy A School of Achievement

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Durham Bulls games are played in the heart of the American Tobacco District. Photo courtesy of Andrea Catenaro/Shutterstock.com

Having a Ball, for Less Cut the cost of Triangle-based pro sports tickets with family or group discounts

BY KURT DUSTERBERG

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or many families, there is no better experience than gathering the gang to cheer on your favorite team. No matter what sport your brood loves, there’s something special about coming together in full-throated support to root, root, root for the home team.

The price of attending a game, however, can make many families think twice.

Attending a major league sporting event can cost a family of four several hundred dollars after paying for parking, tickets, concessions and merchandise.

But there are ways to keep those prices in check. Most teams offer family discounts on tickets, including incentives like food vouchers or discounts on merchandise. Keep in mind that tickets

to minor league sporting events cost just a fraction of major league ticket prices, making it easy to keep the tab under $100 for a family of four. Plus, in-game entertainment at the lower levels of professional sports is geared toward families, and the smaller venues get everyone closer to the action.

Families aren’t the only ones who can get a break on prices. Most sports teams offer discounts for groups of 10 or more.

Youth sports teams, in particular, can take advantage of affordably priced outings.

One more tip: Don’t forget about college sports. UNC-Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University and Duke University play NCAA Division I athletics, the highest level of college sports. There’s more to choose from than high-profile football and

basketball programs. Baseball, softball, volleyball and lacrosse are just some of the sports that are affordable to attend.

CAROLINA HURRICANES The Canes Fam Value Packs are among the featured discounts offered by the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, and they offer flexibility in both price and amount of tickets at PNC Arena in Raleigh. There are a designated number of Canes Fam Nights each season for which fans can purchase from two to eight seats.

Per-ticket prices range from $32.50 in the upper level to $75 in the lower level. And the Hurricanes will give you a head start at the concession stand with a $10 food and drink credit for each ticket

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SPORTS AND FITNESS purchased. Canes Fam Value Packs must be purchased in advance of a game.

Family packages for the 2019-20 season will be available closer to the start of the season in October. Learn more at nhl.com/hurricanes/tickets/family-nights.

OUT-OF-TOWN PRO SPORTS OPTIONS Many people recognize the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets and the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes — North Carolina’s three major league sports franchises.

But across the state, there are plenty of other professional teams stocked with athletes waiting for a chance at the big time.

So if you’re out of town with a free evening, consider taking in a game in another North Carolina city. You can explore a new stadium or arena, watch a future star athlete and maybe splurge for that hat with the cool team logo. If you’re on the road with your children’s club or travel sports team, contact the team’s ticket office ahead of time. They might offer some added incentives for a night of fun at the game.

Here are some of the places you can find pro teams:

DURHAM BULLS No matter what kind of group you’re bringing to the ballpark, the Durham Bulls have you covered. Gather a sports team, host a birthday party or bring the family together for a campout. Various packages include flexible seating, scoreboard recognition and on-field experiences at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in downtown Durham.

Wool E. Bull’s Allscripts All-Stars kids club is open to children ages 4-14. A free membership includes a ticket voucher for each child, while a $25 membership includes a voucher for four games, a Durham Bulls hat and other perks.

The Bulls, the top minor league affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, will host five Bark in the Park games this summer. Tickets cost $9 and dogs are admitted for $5.

Need a bigger fix of America’s pastime?

The Bulls also have 8-, 9- and 10-game discounted plans with built-in attractions.

Get a postgame fireworks package, choose discount food nights or select a familyfriendly calendar of Thursday-only games.

Learn more at milb.com/durham.

Minor League Baseball Minor league baseball is a staple of summertime in towns across America, with 256 teams affiliated with Major League Baseball. Most teams play in modern stadiums with lots of amenities and in-game family entertainment. If you’re away from the Triangle, you can check out nine other teams: AAA • Charlotte Knights CLASS A-ADVANCED • Down East Wood Ducks (Kinston) • Fayetteville Woodpeckers • Winston-Salem Dash

CAROLINA MUDCATS The Carolina Mudcats play in Zebulon.

Five County Stadium’s cozy setting is perfect if you want to be close to the action of the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Mudcats offer five-game minipacks that allow fans to choose from 20 of the team’s top promotional nights. Twoperson packs ($65-$85) and four-person packs ($60-80) offer a significant savings on individual game tickets. Can’t make it to a game on your ticket package? You can exchange any unused tickets for games later in the season.

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players spend time on the Hurricanes’ roster throughout the season. Tickets at Bojangles Coliseum start at $12.

United Soccer League Charlotte Independence plays soccer in the United Soccer League, and is a rival of North Carolina FC. Home games take place at the Sportsplex at Matthews with tickets priced at $15 and up.

Major League Lacrosse The Queen City is home to the Charlotte Hounds, a Major League Lacrosse franchise. They play eight home games from June through September at American Legion Memorial Stadium with tickets available for $10.

Southern Professional Hockey League The Fayetteville Marksmen play in the Southern Professional Hockey League, an independent minor league. Their season runs from mid-October through early April at Crown Coliseum. Tickets start at $7.

Federal Hockey League The Carolina Thunderbirds play in the unaffiliated Federal Hockey League at The Annex at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, where tickets start at $9.

National Arena League Remember arena football? The Carolina Cobras play the indoor version of the game. They are part of the National Arena League, with home games April 20-July 13 at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. Most home games are on Saturdays. Family 4-Packs include four tickets, four hot dogs and four soft drinks for $28.75 per ticket.

NBA Development The Greensboro Swarm basketball team is the development squad for the NBA’s Hornets, providing players directly to the major league team. The 2,100-seat Fieldhouse at the Coliseum Complex, which opened in 2016, hosts 24 home games in the NBA’s G League from November through March. Tickets start at $9.

PNC Arena is the home of the Carolina Hurricanes.

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Birthday party packages include plenty of perks for the kids, and group ticket packages for 20 or more include parking and merchandise discounts. Learn more at milb.com/carolina-mudcats.

HOLLY SPRINGS SALAMANDERS Holly Springs Salamanders baseball has all the appeal of a pro game, but the team is part of a collegiate summer league that features some of the top players from around the country.

The Salamanders play in 1,800-seat Ting Park in Holly Springs. Ticket packages feature three, five-game plans that offer plenty of bang for your buck. For $80.45 per person, fans receive admission, all-you-can-eat vouchers for each game and a Salamanders hat or T-shirt. Families interested in paying for a full season will pay $241.80 per person.

Take advantage of the all-you-can-eat program at any home game for $15 per

person when you bring a group of 10 more.

Learn more at salamandersbaseball.com.

NORTH CAROLINA FC AND NC COURAGE If soccer is your sport, North Carolina Football Club (men) and NC Courage (women) offer exciting professional action at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park.

Each team offers a flex plan that includes 12 ticket vouchers that can be redeemed for any regular season game in any combination. Ticket packages range from $149-$479 for the 2019 season. Each team’s season runs from March through October.

Birthday and youth team parties come with pizza, drinks, cake and a gift for the kids. Both teams offer packages for adult parties, too. Guests have access to the Far Post Pavilion, where North Carolina FC or NC Courage cover the first round of drinks.

Learn more at northcarolinafc.com and nccourage.com.

Kurt Dusterberg is a freelance writer in Apex. He is the Carolina Hurricanes correspondent for nhl.com and author of the book, “Journeymen: 24 Bittersweet Tales of Short Major League Sports Careers.”

The Holly Springs Salamanders play in Ting Park.

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SPORTS AND FITNESS Is your child interested in athletics? Check out the youth teams, leagues and training centers listed below. Some centers and local communities offer youth opportunities to participate in more than one kind of sport. These are listed under “Multiple Sports” and “Sports Training.”

YOUTH SPORTS

South Durham Little League sdll.org

Triangle Boardsailing Club triangleboardsailing.com

ARCHERY

West Raleigh Baseball Association westraleigh.org

Triangle Rowing Club trianglerowing.org

First Flight Archery firstflightarchery.com Lifetime Archery lifetimearchery.com Raleigh Revolution Archery facebook.com/raleighrevolution BASEBALL Bull City Little League bullcitylittleleague.org

BASKETBALL Holt Athletic Association www.holtsports.org (“www” required) Hoops City U hoopscityu.com NetWorks Basketball networksbasketball.com

Capital City BMX ccbmx.org Carolinas Cycling Association carolinascycling.org

CHEERLEADING Carolina Legacy Tumble carolinalegacytumble.com

Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex ddasc.com

Cheer Carolina All-Stars cheercarolina.com Cheer Extreme All-Stars Raleigh cheerextremeraleigh.com

Triangle Bikeworks trianglebikeworks.org EQUESTRIAN

Radiance All-Stars radianceallstars.tripod.com

Bridlewood Farm bridlewoodyouth.wixsite.com/ website

North Ridge Basketball Academy nrbasketballacademy.com

Rockstar Cheer and Dance rockstartriangle.com

Player Development Services facebook.com/pdsbasketball

Garner Baseball Inc. garnerbaseball.com

Find more cheerleading programs in the football and gymnastics sections on page 46.

Triangle Blazers playinitforward.com

CRICKET

Little League of Clayton claytonlittleleague.org

BOATING

Triangle Cricket League trianglecricketleague.org

Carolina Sailing Club carolinasailingclub.org

CURLING

Heads Up Riding Academy headsupacademy.com

Carolina Sailing Foundation carolinasailingfoundation.org

Triangle Curling Club trianglecurling.com/index.php/ curling/youthcurling

Horses for Hope horsesforhope.org

Durham Bulls Youth Athletic League milb.com/durham

Parkwood Sports Association psasports.org PC Baseball pcbaseballnc.com

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Buckhorn Farms buckhornfarmsp.com

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Christine Harrelson Archery christineharrelson.com

CYCLING

Dead Broke Farm deadbrokehorsefarm.com Happy Trails Farm happytrailsfarm.us

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SPORTS AND FITNESS MacNair’s Country Acres macnairscountryacres.com

Operation 36 Golf Academy igrowgolf.com/hasentreeclub

Montross Quarter Horses montrossquarterhorses.com

Tarheel Golf Foundation tarheelgolf.org

North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Center nctrcriders.org

TGA of Wake County playtga.com/wakecounty

Rosewood Farm rosewoodfarm.org Southern Oak Equestrian Center southernoakequestriancenter.com Triton Stables tritonstables.net

The Golf Academy at Wildwood Green raleighgolflessons.com GYMNASTICS Artistic Gymnastics artisticgymnastics.us

Raleigh Youth Hockey Association ryha.org

Progressive Taekwondo Academy progressivetkdacademy.com

Triangle Youth Hockey of North Carolina tyhnc.com

Red Sun Academy redsunacademy2.com/ redsun/home

JUMP ROPE

Revolution Self Defense revolutionselfdefense.com

Bouncing Bulldogs bouncingbulldogs.org Skipsations! skipsations.org YMCA Super Skippers ymcatriangle.org programsservices/sports/ youth-jump-rope

FENCING

Bull City Gymnastics bullcitygymnastics.com

Apex Fencing Academy apexfencing.net

Chapel Hill Gymnastics chapelhillgymnastics.com

LACROSSE

Mid-South Fencers’ Club midsouthfencersclub.org

eNeRGY Kidz energykidz.net

North Carolina Lacrosse Academy nclaxacademy.com

Research Triangle Fencing researchtrianglefencing.com

Faulkner’s Dance & Gymnastics faulknersdanceandgym.com

FIELD HOCKEY

Gymcarolina Gymnastics gymcarolina.com

North Carolina Field Hockey Association northcarolinafieldhockey.com

Langley Gymnastics langleygymnastics.com

Triangle Field Hockey League trianglefhl.com

My Gym Raleigh mygym.com/raleigh

FOOTBALL

Orange County Gymnastics ocgnc.com

National Flag Football nationalflagfootballnc.com NFL Flag Football nflflag.com (Enter zip code to find local leagues.)

GOLF Dona Learner Golf Academy donalernergolf.com/ golf-instruction-programs/ junior-golf-instruction

Peak City Gymnastics peakgymnasticsacademy.com Sonshine Gymnastics sonshinegymnastics.com Superior Gymnastics asuperiorgym.com Team Attraction Gymnastics teamattractiongymnastics.com

Rival Youth Lacrosse rivallaxnc.com WinWinSports playtowinwin.com Check the Multiple Sports section on page 44 for additional listings.

MARTIAL ARTS Ancient Arts Family Karate aaafamilykarate.com Apex Martial Arts apexmartialartscenter.com Best Karate trianglesbestkarate.com Bushido Karate Shotokan bushidokarateshotokan.com Championship Martial Arts cma-cary.com

Fighting Tiger Family Karate ftfkarate.com

Finley Junior Golf Camp 919-428-5358

The Tumble Gym thetumblegym.com

The First Tee of the Triangle thefirstteetriangle.org

Young’s Gym – Kids in Motion youngsgym.com

Innovative Martial Arts Academy triangledojo.com

Girls Golf girlsgolf.org

HOCKEY AND SKATING

North Carolina State University Wolfpack Golf School wolfpackgolfschools.com North Carolina Junior Golf Foundation ncjuniorgolf.org

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United Tae Kwon Do Academy of Chapel Hill unitedtaekwondoacademy.com/ locations/chapel-hill Vision Martial Arts vmanc.com White Tiger Taekwondo whitetigertkd.com Yong-in Martial Arts tkd-yongin.com OBSTACLE COURSE TRAINING Ninja Challenge usaninjachallenge.com/ durham-nc Warrior Tech OCR warriortechocr.com PARKOUR Enso Movement ensomovement.com RACQUETBALL

Hampton Ridge Swim and Racquet Club hamptonridgeswimclub.com

TRIumph Gymnastics triumphnc.com

Knights Play Golf Center knightsplay.com

United Martial Arts Academy karatecary.com

East Cloud Kungfu eastcloudkungfu.com

Edwin Gregory Golf edwingregorygolf.com

Polar Ice House polaricehouse.com

Tiger Rock Martial Arts trofhollysprings.com

Fitness Connection fitnessconnection.com

Duke University Golf Club golf.duke.edu/lessons/junior-golf

Hillandale Golf Course hillandalegolf.com/instruction/ junior-camps-and-clinics

Tapout Fitness raleigh.tapoutfitness.com

Chapel Hill Quest Center chquestcenter.com

The Little Gym thelittlegym.com (Enter zip code to find the closest location.)

Orange County Sportsplex trianglesportsplex.com

Shaw’s School of Karate shawskarate.com

Johnson’s Martial Arts tkdcary.com Karate International karateinternational.com Lee Brothers Martial Arts leebrothers.com Master Chang’s Martial Arts masterchangtkd.com Peck’s Taekwondo peckstkd.com Pendergrass Academy of Martial Arts bjjnc.com

Kildaire Farms Racquet and Swim Club kildairefarmsracquetandswim club.com Life Time Fitness lifetime.life YMCA of the Triangle ymcatriangle.org ROCK CLIMBING Progression Climbing climbprogression.com Triangle Rock Club trianglerockclub.com RUGBY Cary Rugby caryrugby.com

Raleigh Redhawks Youth Rugby redhawksrugby.com Raleigh Rugby raleighrugby.org RUNNING Carolina Allstars ncallstars.org Carolina Eagles Track and Field carolinaeaglestrackclub.org Carolina Elite Track and Field carolina-elite.com Chapel Hill/Carrboro Pacers Youth Running Club ccpacers.org

North Carolina FC Youth ncfcyouth.com Orange County Parks and Recreation Youth Soccer League orangecountync.gov/576/youthsoccer-league---spring Triangle United Soccer Association triangleunited.org XL Soccer World xlsoccerworld.com SWIM AND TENNIS Aqua-Tots Swim Schools aqua-tots.com British Swim School - Raleigh britishswimschool.com/raleigh Cary Swim Club Swim Team cscswimteam.swimtopia.com Chapel Hill Tennis Club chapelhilltennisclub.com

Evolution Track Club evolutiontrackclub.com

Duke Diving Club dukediving.com

Triangle Table Tennis triangletabletennis.com

Girls on the Run gotrtriangle.org

Goldfish Swim School goldfishswimschool.com

VOLLEYBALL

Hurdles First Track Club hurdlesfirsttc.com

The Greenway Club Racers Swim Team thegreenwayclub.com/ swim-team

North Wake Track Club northwaketrackclub.com Raleigh Walkers raleighwalkers.com RunJumpThrow runjumpthrow.usatf.org Track Xplosion athletic.net/trackandfield/school. aspx?schoolid=31953 Triangle Champions Track Club trianglechampions.com SOCCER Triangle YMCA Soccer Leagues ymcatriangle.org/programsservices/sports/youth-sports/ youth-soccer Capital Area Railhawks Development Academy casl.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/ index.php?team=1400189 East Wake Soccer Association eastwakesoccer.org Futbol Club of Cary fccary.com Jordan Lake Futbol Club jordanlakefutbol.com Metros Soccer Academy msasoccer.net Next Level Academy nextlevelacademy.com

540 Express Sports 540express.org/fvaasports/ home.aspx

Triangle Swim School triangleswimschool.com

Durham Striders Track Club durhamstriders.com

Junior Striders juniorstriders.webs.com

MULTIPLE SPORTS

Triangle Aquatic Center triangleaquatics.org

TABLE TENNIS

Apex Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources apexnc.org/223/parks-recreationcultural-resources Apex Sports Authority asayouthsports.org

Blue Sky Volleyball blueskyvolleyball.com

Boys & Girls Club wakebgc.org

Carolina Edge Volleyball carolinaedgevolleyball.com

Bridge II Sports bridge2sports.org

Hollow Rock Racquet & Swim Club hollowrock.com

Chapel Hill Area Volleyball Club chavc.net

Kildaire Farms Racquet and Swim Club kildairefarmsracquetandswim club.com

D.O.V.E. Volleyball dovevb.com Jammers Volleyball Club jammersvolleyball.com

Cary Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources townofcary.org

Lake Park Swim Club lakeparkpool.com

NC Elite Volleyball Club ncelitevb.org

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation chapelhillparks.org

Magic Express Tennis Club metctennis.com

NC Kat Volleyball nckatvolleyball.com

Chapel Hill Country Club chapelhillcountryclub.com

Marlins of Raleigh Swim Team marlinsofraleigh.com

North Carolina Volleyball Academy ncacademyvb.org

Clayton Parks and Recreation townofclaytonnc.org

New Wave Swim Team newwaveswimteam.org

Raleigh Volleyball Club vb1.us

North Carolina Diving ncdiveteam.com

Sinjin Beach Volleyball sinjinbeach.com

Raleigh Swimming Association swimrsa.org

Southern Sand Volleyball southernsandvolleyball.org

Raleigh Tennis Association raleightennis.com

Triangle Volleyball Club trianglevolleyball.org

Seven Oaks Swim and Racquet Club sevenoaksraleigh.com

WRESTLING

Tarheel Swimming Association tsanc.org

Carrboro Recreation and Parks Department townofcarrboro.org

Croasdaile Country Club croasdailecountryclub.com/ kids-activities Fuquay-Varina Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources fuquay-varina.org Garner Parks and Recreation garnernc.gov Hi-5 Sports hi-5nc.com Hillandale Sports Association hillandalesports.org

Forged Fitness Wrestling Academy forged.fitness/wrestling

Tennis Bloc tennisbloc.com

South Wake Wrestling Club crossfitsouthwake.com/southwake-wrestling-club

TGA of Wake County playtga.com/wakecounty

Wolfpack Wrestling Club wolfpackwrestlingclub.org

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Highlanders Rugby Club of Chapel Hill highlandersrfc.org

SPORTS AND FITNESS MacGregor Downs Country Club macgregordowns.org/ activities/youth

Cary–Raleigh Orthopaedic Performance Center apcraleigh.com

YMCA of the Triangle ymcatriangle.org

Morrisville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources townofmorrisville.org

One Step Beyond Multisport Coaching osbmultisport.com

SPECTATOR SPORTS

NetSports netsportsnc.com

Prime Raleigh primeraleigh.com

NBS Gym nbsgym.com

SportHQ sporthq.org

Parish Athletics parishathleticsnc.org

UNC Wellness Performance Center at Meadowmont uncwellness.com/services/ performance-center

The Performance Academy tpanc.com Prestonwood Country Club prestonwood.com/amenities/ kids-club Raleigh Parks and Recreation parks.raleighnc.gov The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Durham salvationarmycarolinas.org/ bgcdurham/homepage The Salvation Army Community Center salvationarmycarolinas.org/ wakecounty/community-center Selma Parks and Recreation selma-nc.com Smithfield Parks and Recreation smithfield-nc.com Special Olympics North Carolina sonc.net SuperTots Sports Academy supertotsports.com/centralnc Ting Park hollyspringsnc.us Upward Sports upward.org Wake Forest Parks and Recreation wakeforestnc.gov Wendell Parks and Recreation townofwendell.com XL Sports World xlapex.com YMCA of the Triangle ymcatriangle.org Zebulon Parks and Recreation townofzebulon.org SPORTS TRAINING ActivEdge Sports Performance Center activedgefit.com Athletic Lab athleticlab.com Athletic Performance Center apcraleigh.com

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VertiMax vertimax.com YOUTH FITNESS Abilitations Children’s Therapy & Wellness Center actwc.com Carolina Yoga Company carolinayogacompany.com Cirque de Vol cirquedevol.com Evolve Movement evolvemovement.com Expressions in Rhythm Studio eirstudio.com HealthyMoms Fitness healthymomsfitness.com Koko FitClub kokofitclub.com Life Time Fitness lifetime.life The Little Gym thelittlegym.com Little Guru Kids Yoga littlegurukidsyoga.com Lionheart Fitness Kids lionheartfitnesskids.com Lux Performance Arts luxperformancearts.com Marbles Kids Museum marbleskidsmuseum.org (browse the calendar for fitness class options and times) Triangle Circus Arts trianglecircusarts.com Triangle Yoga Shala triangleyoga.com The Tumble Gym thetumblegym.com USA Ninja Challenge usaninjachallenge.com/ durham-nc Warrior Tech OCR warriortechocr.com World in Motion worldinmotiondance.com

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AUTO RACING Orange County Speedway ocstrack.com Wake County Speedway wcspeedway.com BASEBALL Carolina Mudcats carolinamudcats.com Durham Bulls durhambulls.com Holly Springs Salamanders salamandersbaseball.com HOCKEY Carolina Hurricanes carolinahurricanes.com ROLLER DERBY Carolina Rollergirls carolinarollergirls.com SOCCER North Carolina Courage nccourage.com North Carolina Football Club northcarolinafc.com

COLLEGE SPORTS Duke University goduke.com Meredith College goavengingangels.com North Carolina Central University nccueaglepride.com North Carolina State University gopack.com William Peace University gopeacepacers.com Shaw University www.shawbears.com (“www” required) St. Augustine’s College saintaugfalcons.com University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill goheels.com

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Here’s a list of community health centers located across the Triangle.

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Community Health Centers in the Triangle

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ommunity health centers are nonprofit, community-based and patient-directed health organizations. They provide high quality, affordable and comprehensive medical care, often in impoverished areas.

Their goal is to improve the general health of their patients. They do this by offering a variety of services under one roof. These can include: • Primary medical care, including pediatrics • Dental care • Behavioral and mental health care • Substance abuse counseling • Pharmacy and medication assistance programs • Case management • Health education • Health insurance enrollment assistance • Nutrition counseling • Interpretation • Transportation • Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Food and Nutrition programs Ben Money, the CEO and president of the North Carolina Community Health Care Association, says he believes many people think community health centers are exclusively for low-income families. This is not true, he says. Anyone can receive care at a community health center, even people who have medical insurance.

“Community health care facilities have a focus on high-quality care with boardcertified providers,” Money says. “The neat

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thing is that they are operating in a really holistic way.”

At these centers, primary care providers, pharmacists and counselors are together in the same building so they can collaborate and coordinate care for their patients. If a doctor identifies a new health issue during a visit, services that focus on that issue may also be available.

Community health centers receive federal funding to help subsidize the fees associated with their services. Those fees can be adjusted on a sliding scale based on a patient’s ability to pay. Eligibility for the sliding fee scales are based on income and the number of people in a patient’s household, according to federal poverty guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Many community health centers also have access to other programs that can help patients manage costs. In order to determine qualifications for reduced rates, patients need to contact the specific community health center they are planning to visit.

Unfortunately, this funding is not guaranteed. Community health centers realize greater economic stability by increasing the number of patients who have private insurance, or with patients who are covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

Bringing those patients into a community health center is challenging because many people don’t know these facilities exist.

Community health centers aren’t all run by the same organization, nor do they share a logo, so people often have a difficult time identifying them.

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Durham Recovery Response Center 309 Crutchfield St., Durham 919-560-7305 Open 24/7 alliancehealthplan.org/consumers-families/ crisis-and-access/crisis-facilities Early Intervention Clinic 414 E. Main St., Durham 919-560-7726 Open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. freeclinics.com/det/nc_early intervention_clinic Holton Wellness Center 401 N. Driver St., Durham 919-530-8210 Open Monday, Thursday and Friday: 8:15 a.m.8:30 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday: 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed daily 12:30-1:30 p.m. and 4:305:30 p.m.) fmch.duke.edu/division-community-health/ access-care/micro-clinics/holton-wellness-center John H. Lucas Sr. Wellness Center at Hillside High School 3727 Fayetteville St., Durham 919-956-4519 Open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. hillsidewellness.org Lincoln Community Health Center 1301 Fayetteville St., Durham 919-956-4000 Open Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-noon lincolnchc.org Live Well North Durham Medical Park 3901 N. Roxboro St., Ste. 105, Durham 919-403-1300 Open Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. healthcenterclinics.org/center/ live-well-north-durham-medical-park

WELLNESS AND HEALTH Lyon Park Clinic 1313 Hailey St., Suite. 137, Durham 919-536-4205 Open Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed daily 12:30-1:30 p.m.) fmch.duke.edu/division-community-health/ access-care/micro-clinics/lyon-park-clinic Planned Parenthood 105 Newsom St., Suite 101, Durham 919-286-2872 Open Tuesday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; WednesdayThursday: 2-7 p.m.; Friday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. plannedparenthood.org Samaritan Health Center 3205 University Dr., Suite 107, Durham 507 E. Knox St., Durham 919-407-8223 Open Monday: noon-5 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.8 p.m.; Wednesday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursday; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5:30-8:30 p.m. samaritanhealthcenter.org Senior PHARMA 406 Rigsbee Ave., Suite 201, Durham 919-688-4772 Open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday: 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. seniorpharmassist.org Walltown Neighborhood Clinic 815 Broad St., Durham 919-416-1254 Open Monday-Friday: 8:15 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (closed 12:30-1:30) fmch.duke.edu/division-community-health/ access-care/micro-clinics/walltownneighborhood-clinic ORANGE COUNTY Carrboro Community Health Center 301 Lloyd St., Carrboro 919-942-8741 Open Monday and Thursday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. piedmonthealth.org/locations/carrborocommunity-health-center

Chapel Hill Community Health Center 1828 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill 919-951-7600 Open Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. piedmonthealth.org/locations/chapel-hillcommunity-health-center Planned Parenthood at the Chapel Hill Health Center 1765 Dobbins Dr., Chapel Hill 919-942-7762 Open Monday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesday: 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Wednesday: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Thursday: 9 a.m.3 p.m.; Friday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. plannedparenthood.org WAKE COUNTY Advance Community Health – Apex 212 S. Salem St., Apex 919-833-3111 Open Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. advancechc.org/locations/apex Advance Community Health – Fuquay-Varina 130 N. Judd Pkwy. NE, Fuquay-Varina 919-833-3111 Open Monday, Wednesday: 8:30-5 p.m. advancechc.org/locations/fuquay-varina Advance Community Health – Southeast Raleigh 1011 Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh 919-833-3111 Open Monday-Thursday: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. advancechc.org/locations/southeast-raleigh Advance Community Health at Dorcas Plaza – Cary 173 High House Rd., Cary 919-833-3111 Open Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. advancechc.org/locations/cary-at-dorcas-plaza Alliance Medical Ministry – Raleigh 101 Donald Ross Dr., Raleigh 919-250-3320 Open Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. alliancemedicalministry.org/comprehensive-care

Mariam Clinic – Raleigh 3126 Blue Ridge Rd., Raleigh Open Wednesday: 10 a.m.-noon (established patients); Thursday: 5-6 p.m. (new patients); Sunday: 1-5 p.m. (clinic) freeclinics.com/det/nc_mariam_clinic_muslim_ womens_h North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services 800-662-7030 (hotline) ncdhhs.gov/contact/division-contacts North Carolina Farmworker Health Program 919-527-6440 ncfhp.org Planned Parenthood Raleigh Health Center 100 S Boylan Ave., Raleigh 919-833-7526 Open Monday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday: 10 a.m.6 p.m.; Thursday: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Friday: 10 a.m.5 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. plannedparenthood.org Shepherds Care Medical Clinic – Zebulon 304 Pony Rd., Zebulon 919-404-2474 Open Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Friday: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. shepherdscareclinic.com/who-we-are/location.html Urban Ministries Open Door Clinic - Raleigh 1390 Capital Blvd., Raleigh 919-832-0820 Open Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. (by appointment only) freeclinics.com/det/nc_urban_ministries_ of_wake_count Wake County Division of Health and Clinics 919-212-7000 wakegov.com/humanservices/publichealth/ pages/default.aspx Maureen Churchill lives in Durham with her husband and son. She blogs at carolinaparent.com/ cp/blogs/main/searching-for-balance.

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WELLNESS AND HEALTH

Health Priorities for Wake County

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Wake County is working hard to help its residents lead healthier lives. In early 2019, it conducted the Community Health Needs Assessment Survey to determine residents’ most pressing health priorities for the next three years.

This survey is conducted every three years and overseen by more than 60 partners from

across the community, including medical, government, business and faith-based organizations.

This year, the county collected 2,500 resident responses. A final report was due to be released in mid-April but had not been published as of press time.

Visit wakegov.com/wellbeing for information and updates.

In 2017, over half a million patients sought assistance at a community health center in North Carolina.

SOURCE: North Carolina Health News – Aug. 3, 2017

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WELLNESS AND HEALTH Your family’s health is important. For those times when you need urgent medical help, specialty care or a referral, you’ll find a diverse range of experienced and caring health care professionals right here in the Triangle.

Fire Police, Ambulance 911 Carolinas Poison Center 800-222-1222 Power Outages Duke Energy Carolinas 800-POWERON or 800-769-3766 Progress Energy Carolinas 800-419-6356 COMMUNITY HEALTH Find a list of community health centers across the Triangle in our feature that begins on page 47.

Advance Community Health advancechc.org Alamance County Public Health Department alamance-nc.com/health Chatham Health Alliance chathamhealthalliancenc.org Duke Healthy Lifestyles Program pediatrics.duke.edu/divisions/ healthy-lifestyles Durham County Public Health Department dconc.gov/services/ public-health Johnston County Public Health Department johnstonnc.com/health Lincoln Community Health Center lincolnchc.org NC Health Info nchealthinfo.org

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Orange County Health Department orangecountync.gov/204/healthdepartment

WakeMed North Hospital wakemed.org/north

MedFirst medfirstmedical.com

PHYSICIAN AND DENTAL REFERRAL

Minute Clinic at CVS (some located in Target) minuteclinic.com

Wake County Public Health Department wakegov.com/humanservices/ publichealth

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry aapd.org

HOSPITALS

American Dental Association ada.org

Orange Family Medical Group ofmg.net

Delta Dental of North Carolina deltadentalnc.org

The Pediatric Express: Urgent Care for Kids and Teens pediatricexpress.com

Chatham Hospital chathamhospital.org Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center dukechildrens.org Duke Raleigh Hospital dukehealthraleigh.org Duke Regional Hospital dukeregional.org Duke University Hospital dukehealth.org/hospitals/ duke-university-hospital/home Johnston Health johnstonhealth.org North Carolina Children’s Hospital uncchildrens.org UNC Rex Healthcare rexhealth.com UNC Hospitals uncmedicalcenter.org/uncmc Veterans Administration Medical Center www.durham.va.gov (“www” required in URL) WakeMed Cary Hospital wakemed.org/cary-hospital WakeMed Raleigh Campus wakemed.org/raleigh-campus

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Duke Medicine medicine.duke.edu/patient-care/ referrals North Carolina Dental Society ncdental.org North Carolina Medical Board ncmedboard.org UNC CareLink med.unc.edu WakeMed Doctor Choice wakemed.org/doctorchoice URGENT CARE CLINICS AND EMERGENCY CENTERS Duke Urgent Care dukehealth.org (Link to “Urgent Care” under Locations) ER at Duke University Hospital dukehealth.org (Link to “Emergency Rooms” under Locations) Med First Primary and Urgent Care of Chapel Hill ncfamilydoctor.com FastMed Urgent Care fastmed.com (Search for “North Carolina” under Locations)

Nextcare Urgent Care nextcare.com

Raleigh Orthopaedic Urgent Care raleighortho.com Raleigh Urgent Care Center raleighurgentcarecenter.com REX Express Care rexhealth.com/urgent-care RX Urgent Care rxuc.com Tremont Medical Center tremontmedicalcenter.com UNC Hospitals Emergency Department uncmedicalcenter.org/uncmc UNC REX Healthcare Emergency Department rexhealth.com UNC Urgent Care uncpn.com/pn/care-treatment/ urgent-care WakeMed Emergency Department wakemed.org WakeMed Urgent Care wakemed.org/primary-careafter-hours

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We invite you to explore our magnet themes as well as our early college and year-round schools to find those that best meet the unique strengths and interests of your child.

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