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GiGi’s Math Program Leads to Independence
Math 2.0 The GiGi’s Playhouse One-on-One Math tutoring program has been around for over 8 years! We now have 24 locations offering math tutoring with an average of 275 enrollments per session. That is approximately 1,000 students each year! We recently had an amazing opportunity to review and renew this...
Keeping a promise, even when it is scary.
When this picture popped up in my memories on Facebook, earlier this week, I got that same pit in my stomach that I had 6 years ago. Will this work, can we pay for it, did I go too far? Where am I going to get a...
GiGi & Zack talk The Peanut Butter Falcon & Generation G!
Check out the conversations GiGi & Zack shared over inspiring others, favorite part of The Peanut Butter Falcon, #GenerationG and naughty words 😉 Today The Peanut Butter Falcon releases nationwide, be sure to check out where you can see this groundbreaking film! If you missed Nancy's interview with the...
GiGi’s Playhouse & The Peanut Butter Falcon. It starts with a promise.
The making of The Peanut Butter Falcon is not much different than the story of GiGi’s Playhouse! Doing the impossible and changing the way the world views Down syndrome! Like GiGi’s, this project started with a promise. I promised GiGi I would change the way the world saw Down syndrome....
Meet Golf’s Newest Celebrity at our August Golf Outing
This summer’s golf outing benefitting GiGi’s Playhouse will NOT be your average golf outing. Why? Because the star of the show that day is none other than Amy Bockerstette, the young woman with Down syndrome whose golf skills have made her a viral video sensation. Amy is the 20-year-old GiGi’s Playhouse program participant who stunned spectators with...
Why Do Media Portrayals of Kids with Down Syndrome Matter So Much to Us?
I was so torn over the controversy about the Today Show segments with Shawn Johnson and Andrew East. First of all, congratulations to Shawn and Andrew! Every new parent should be congratulated, and every child should be celebrated. The anticipation of a new baby is one of the best possible gifts...