Celebrating Milestones and Looking Ahead: A New Chapter at the Playhouse
Here We Grow! On January 6, 2024, the doors to our new and improved Playhouse officially opened! This moment marked a significant milestone in our journey, one that wouldn't have been possible without the unwavering support of our incredible community. Over the past year, we've been hard at work fundraising,...
Embracing Inclusivity: A Heartwarming Day at GiGi’s Atlanta
In a world that often seems divided, where language barriers can create feelings of isolation, there are places that shine as beacons of unity and acceptance. GiGi's Atlanta strives to be such a place, and today, a new family walked through ours doors, seeking not just a program but a...
Why attend GiGi’s Educator Symposium: Teaching Strategies for Individuals with Down Syndrome?
(Reposted from GiGi's Playhouse, Inc.) The GiGi’s Educator Symposium is FREE, VIRTUAL and INFORMATIVE! Are you interested in Learning from a team of experienced educators and therapists? Learning strategies for teaching individuals with Down syndrome to implement on Monday? Learning how individuals with Down syndrome learn best? Learning the “why”...
2024 Board Strategic Retreat
As the new year unfolds, GiGi's Atlanta is gearing up for our best year ever guided by a recently concluded strategic planning retreat. On Saturday, January 20, the Board and Staff met to discuss and plan goals for 2024, standards of execution, risk management, and the exciting lineup of fundraising...
Volunteer Spotlight on our Hispanic Community
The Hispanic Community has turned out for GiGi's Atlanta! We are blown away by the support of time, talents, and innovative ideas! First we were graced with the incredible skills of Celi Viloria, of CeliOrganizer. She and her team spent hours sorting through an array of tutoring tools, games, art...
New Year, New Playhouse, New Programs!
With 2023 quickly coming to a close, we at GiGi's Playhouse Atlanta have a lot to be grateful for. We are grateful to our families for trusting us to provide meaningful programs and a community. We are grateful to our volunteers for being our boots on the ground to make...
Expansion Update: Paint!
GiGi's Atlanta has been honored with so many organizations and volunteers lending their expertise, time, and donations! This week we have been joined by the wonderful people at Graydaze Contracting to help with our painting needs! Their employees are not only donating the paint but their time and professionalism to...
Expansion Tour
We have had so many families able to walk through the new Playhouse expansion site but we wanted ALL of our families to see the incredible progress on our new space! Painting and flooring is coming in the next two weeks and then we will begin to fill the rooms...
Best of All: JoJo
JoJo is the happiest 7 year old boy you will meet. He loves his family, playing at GiGi's, and his tutor, Laara. They began working together at the beginning of the summer and they hit it off quickly. JoJo's mom does an amazing job homeschooling him and works with Laara...
Get Ready for a Seamless School Transition
As the school year wraps up, we have a few tips to help students have a smooth and seamless transition to the next grade. Put together a folder with your child’s most recent IEP, progress report, report card, therapy notes, and testing reports. Ask your current case manager who your...
Visitors from Nigeria!
GiGi's Atlanta often has walk-in visitors to the Playhouse but today we had some exceptional guests! Tonye Faloughi-Ekezie and her sister walked in while on a US visit from Lagos, Nigeria. Tonye has a 7 year old daughter with Down syndrome named Simone. The arrival of Simone brought many questions...
The Power of Sharing
One of the many elements of the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge (GFAC) is sharing your team. With that comes sharing the story of who you are moving for and why. We love seeing all the social media posts from our families and friends sharing their mission to spread acceptance and inclusion...