Posts by Grace Glenny
Meet Our Interns!
In January of 2020 with the help of our occupational therapy intern Anna, GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago was able to bring on 4 interns! They worked three to six hours per week where they gained the skills of following a specific routine, asking for help, and understanding job expectations and tasks. As a special bonus, they also got to wear special GiGi’s Playhouse polo shirts! Three…
Read MoreMeet Sofia! One of Our Many Dancing Queens!
“Our Dance & Yoga program provides participants with opportunities to work on their coordination and attention skills, along with supporting their confidence and promoting their social participation. Program activities include memorizing and executing the dance moves of a choreography or of a yoga routine, taking the leadership role and showing a dance move of their own,…
Read MoreBe Mindful of Germs During FLU Season
Dear GiGi’s Families, Volunteers and Friends: We want you all to stay healthy, and help us keep our GiGi Families, Friends, and Volunteers as healthy as possible as we face the flu season and COVID-19 also know as the coronavirus. While the risk of getting COVID-19 in the United States remains low, GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago is…
Read MoreThe Start of Something Great: Creating new opportunities for young adults with Down syndrome one internship at a time.
This year GiGi’s Playhouse Thursday night programs have been extremely fortunate to get a programs intern, Emily Kwidzinski. As part of her internship, Emily has been helping program leaders members at GiGi’s with the full Thursday night programming: Teen Tastic, GetFit, Cooking Club, and Dance! Emily has been attending GiGi’s as a participant since she…
Read MoreRegistration NOW OPEN for Amina Grace 1:1 Speech and Language Program
Our Amina Grace 1:1 Speech and Language Program enrollment is NOW OPEN for the 2020 Spring Session! Registration will be open until Thursday, January 16th at 12pm. The Spring 2020 session will start Monday, January 20th and will run for 15 weeks ending May 10th. Please click HERE if you are interested in applying. We look…
Read MoreA Letter from our Occupational Therapist Students
As the year 2020 is slowly approaching, our amazing UIC Occupational Therapist Student Program Leaders are getting ready to make the transition out of their current program leading rolls to make room for our brand new group of UIC Occupational Therapist Students. Paulina and Amanda took some time to reflect on this past year and…
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