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Welcome Anna & Allie! Rush OT Capstone Students
Meet Anna! Pictured Left Hello! My name is Anna Parker and I am a third-year Occupational Therapy student at Rush University. I am spending 14 weeks at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago to complete my doctoral capstone project. For my project, I will be running a health and wellness program with the goal of increasing self-determination and…
Read MoreTaking Action to Prevent Bullying in Your Community
Did you know that 1 of every 5 students report being bullied, and less than 50% report the bullying incident to others (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2019)? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that is repetitive and involves a power imbalance. There are different types of bullying, including: Verbal Bullying – saying…
Read MoreWelcome Megan and Lauren!
Occupational therapy (OT) promotes health and well-being by supporting participation in everyday occupations. This includes activities that people need and want to do. Occupational therapy promotes physical, mental, and social well-being, and therapeutic goals are often unique to the interests and values of individual clients. Occupational therapists work with individuals of all ages and across…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse National Leadership Conference
Who loves GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago? Who is proud of all we’ve accomplished this year? We are! During the first week of November, the leadership team at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago attended the GiGi’s Playhouse National Leadership Conference, where teams from 57 Playhouses throughout the U.S. and Mexico gathered for education, networking, and celebration. …
Read MoreWelcome, Maggie!
Written by: Maggie – GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago Intern Hello my name is Maggie! I am an intern at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago and a PACE student at National Louis University in Chicago. I am a 3rd year student with with learning disabilities. My hobbies are sewing and also art and crafts and my favorite animals…
Read MoreThank you, Summer Interns!
This past week, we wrapped up our summer internship! 14 interns learned work readiness skills and various ways to help the Playhouse during a 12 week internship at GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago! Some interns were asked, “What does internship mean to you?” check out their responses in the video linked below: Learn more…
Read MoreA Message from Hafsa
Our Playhouse had a special visitor the past two months named Hafsa! While visiting from France, she came to the Playhouse for programs and to help with intern tasks! One of those tasks being to write a blog to share her story with our Playhouse families! Learn about Hafsa and her time here at…
Read MoreThank You, Ultimate Dry Cleaning!
After no longer seeing a donation box at her local dry cleaners, board member Cheryl Bane reached out to Ultimate Dry Cleaning to see if they would be willing to have a GiGi’s Playhouse donation box. Ultimate Dry Cleaning was more than happy to support GiGi’s Playhouse and even requested a poster to accompany the…
Read MoreMeet Mikayla!
Hello! My name is Mikayla Mix and I am a third-year Occupational Therapy student at Washington University in St. Louis. I am spending 14 weeks at GiGi’s to complete my doctoral capstone project. For my project, I will be helping to redesign the Career Development Hub at the Playhouse with the help of our interns!…
Read MoreAnnual Report 2021
Dear friends, I am thrilled to announce the publication of our 2021 Annual Report and share with your our big wins, highlights, and stories! Resilience has always been at the core of GiGi’s Playhouse Chicago. We continued to demonstrate our capacity to grow and thrive amidst challenging times in 2021. Of course, everything that we…
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