{"id":19826,"date":"2021-07-28T09:41:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T14:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/?p=19826"},"modified":"2021-07-28T10:16:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T15:16:53","slug":"my-intern-experience-kat-brady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/2021\/07\/28\/my-intern-experience-kat-brady\/","title":{"rendered":"My Intern Experience: Kat Brady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19810\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/files\/2021\/07\/Summer-2021-Kat-and-Lucy-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/files\/2021\/07\/Summer-2021-Kat-and-Lucy-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/files\/2021\/07\/Summer-2021-Kat-and-Lucy-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/files\/2021\/07\/Summer-2021-Kat-and-Lucy-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/files\/2021\/07\/Summer-2021-Kat-and-Lucy-1.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>GiGi\u2019s\u00a0Playhouse Detroit welcomed Kathleen Brady to the Playhouse back in May as one of the summer interns.\u00a0She took on the role of program intern\u00a0which means she prepared and participated in all the programs going on around the Playhouse. She spent a lot of her time lesson planning, tutoring, and\u00a0assembling supplies for future programs.\u00a0As we send Kat back to school for her senior year, we wanted to highlight her experience as an intern\u00a0and\u00a0give you a unique perspective on this opportunity! Read below to hear about all the things Kat loves and learned\u00a0through working at\u00a0GiGi\u2019s!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"none\">What do you love about\u00a0GiGi\u2019s?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I love the welcoming environment, the families and participants that are eager to be here and the support that this community brings to individuals.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"none\">What did you learn from the internship?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I learned a lot but some of my favorite things have been the ways I\u2019ve learned to support individuals with Down syndrome and in general I learned so much about the nonprofit world and how much it takes to make this organization run smoothly.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"none\">Would you recommend this internship?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yes, because it\u2019s been very fulfilling work. Knowing you are making a difference in the lives of individuals with Down syndrome has been so impactful.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is your favorite memory from this summer?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Getting to experience programs and working with Kathleen, Kaitlyn, and Megan has been my favorite part.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">We are so thankful for all of Kat\u2019s hard work and wish her the\u00a0very\u00a0best!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GiGi\u2019s\u00a0Playhouse Detroit is\u00a0currently looking for fall interns!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Interested in interning at GiGi\u2019s or want more information? Send your resume and cover letter to Kaitlyn Wojciechowski at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:kwojciechowski@gigisplayhouse.org\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">kwojciechowski@gigisplayhouse.org<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GiGi\u2019s\u00a0Playhouse Detroit welcomed Kathleen Brady to the Playhouse back in May as one of the summer interns.\u00a0She took on the role of program intern\u00a0which means she prepared and participated in all the programs going on around the Playhouse. She spent a lot of her time lesson planning, tutoring, and\u00a0assembling supplies for future programs.\u00a0As we send&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":19810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10,928,726,169,167],"class_list":["post-19826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awareness","tag-down-syndrome","tag-free-programs","tag-gigis-playhouse-detroit","tag-programs","tag-volunteer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/detroit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}