Event Spotlight: Naperville Half Marathon & 5k
Event Spotlight- Naperville Half Marathon & 5k Charity Run by: Barb Martin Hi GiGi’s Playhouse Charity Runners! My name is Barbara Martin, and I am the Charity Coordinator for the Naperville Half Marathon Race and 5K. I have lived in Naperville for 14 with my family. I have been a...
Registering for Half Marathon & Fundraising Page
Naperville Half Marathon & 5k Virtual Plus Thank you for showing an interest in joining Team GiGi's for the Virtual Naperville Half Marathon & 5k! Let's get started with how to register! Register for the Race Go to GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley website at: gigisplayhouse.org/foxvalley/naperville-charity-marathon. Click the button that says...
A Solutions Orientated Approach to E-Learning
A SOLUTIONS ORIENTED APPROACH TO E-LEARNING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS A Solutions Oriented Approach to E-Learning for Special Education Students Here are some creative ways families and IEP teams are making remote/distance learning plans more appropriate and effective! *Please note each of the following suggestions may or may not be...
Volunteer Spotlight: Toy Box Project
Volunteer Spotlight: ToyBox Project GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley is partnering with the ToyBox Project this summer to create our first virtual Talent Show! An interview with Xansa and Vineeth, founders of ToyBox Project chapter in Aurora-Naperville. Tell us about ToyBox: Xansa: The ToyBox Project is a student led non profit...
Parent Corner: How I Learn
Parent Corner: How I Learn The saying goes, Parents are a child's first teachers, and it looks like they will continue to be through the next semester. "Research indicates no amount of formal teaching can compare to the influences you have on your offspring, who you teach every day, –...
Spotlight: Joe Catalano
Joe Catalano & GiGi’s Playhouse Joe Catalano, Senior Vice President – Management, Professional & Cyber Liability in the Chicago office, is member of the Board of Managers at GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley. GiGi’s Playhouse originated 17 years ago in the suburbs of Chicago, IL, by Nancy Gianni. Nancy's daughter, GiGi,...
#Best of All- Abi
Abi was one of those unexpected surprises that can really make a BIG impact. Thank you, Abi, for a great 10 weeks! You are always welcome to come back!!! Thank You GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley! "As I got the call at college this past spring that sent me home, the...
Best of All: DuPage County Homeland Security
Best of All- DuPage County Homeland Security Thank you to the DuPage County of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for providing us with donations in light of Covid-19! Talk about Best Of All! This week, we had the opportunity to interview Adrian Ocampo, their Emergency Management Specialist: Q: Tell us...
Inside GiGi’s: Our What
Inside GiGi's: Our What What is GiGi's Playhouse? We all know we are a Down Syndrome Achievement Center, but what does that really mean? Well let's start at the beginning with a GiGi's history lesson about the evolution of GiGi's Playhouse from our Chief Belief Officer, Nancy Gianni: "My 6...
Sue Catalano: The Joy of Tutoring
Volunteer Spotlight: Sue Catalano Sue Catalano is one of our amazing tutors, and she has been volunteering at the playhouse for over a year! She is an amazing mother of 3, all now out of college. Sue was a teacher for 6th grade and pre-k before having a family, and now works part-time, spending her free-time enjoying yoga, golfing, going for walks,...
Inside GiGi’s: Our Why
Inside GiGi's: Our Why Every week at GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley, we provide free purposeful programming for families in our community that have a loved one with Down syndrome. Have you ever wondered how we do it? Have you ever wondered what all goes on to make each and every...
