Posts Tagged ‘GiGi’s Playhouse’
Welcome to the family, Noelle!
The National Achievement Center was so happy to welcome Noelle and her mom, Melanie, to the Playhouse today!! Noelle is a beautiful 7-month-old girl and after a tour of the Playhouse, every parent, sibling and volunteer in the building wanted the opportunity to hold her! From the second they walked into the Playhouse, Melanie and…
Read MoreAnd the award for furthest traveled goes to….
Welcome to Hoffman Estates, Emma! Emma and her family are on spring break and decided to stop by Open Play today! They don’t have a GiGi’s Playhouse near them, so they decided to road trip three hours to see what the Playhouse is all about! After some pizza and a quick tour, it was obviously…
Read MoreWelcome to the family, Ellie!
We are so happy to welcome our newest GiGi’s family member – Ellie! Ellie is now 4 months old and was adopted six weeks ago. Everyone in the family is doing well and they plan on coming to many more GiGi’s activities throughout the year! Next time you see Ellie in the Playhouse wearing her “My…
Read MoreGrace’s first time on stage
We had an exciting first in the Playhouse on Tuesday morning before LMNOP. Grace and her Grandma, Christine, come to LMNOP every week, and the transformation we have seen in Grace from her first class through today is just phenomenal. We were all standing around the stage waiting for class to begin, and Grace crawls over…
Read MoreLast week of our Winter tutoring session…
Well folks, our Winter tutoring session is coming to a close this week. I can’t begin to tell you all of the wonderful things I have witnessed over the last 10 weeks – students who came into the Playhouse not knowing how to read are now past the B level reading books in Literacy, tutors…
Read MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day Dance Party
Join the National Achievement Center for the dance party of the year! On Saturday, March 21st, stop by the Playhouse for food, fun, crafts and, of course, dancing. Don’t forget to wear your craziest pair of socks! See our invitation below for more details. If you have any questions, please email programshoffman@gigisplayhouse.org. #GiGisBelieves #BestofAll…
Read MoreRegistration open until Friday, March 6th for tutoring!
The GiGi’s Playhouse Literacy and Math Tutoring Programs are based on proven methodologies from professionals in the field. This highly individualized program provides custom-made materials relevant to each student’s level of learning, interest and age. The focus extends from sight word recognition to matching, selecting and naming,phonics, comprehension, number recognition and knowledge of addition and subtraction…
Read MoreMatt and His Words to Live By…
Matt Kaman is just one of our talented artists and mentors in Hugs + Mugs. Every day that he comes into work, he writes a new quote from the heart to greet our customers. Matt’s latest post is the perfect way to enter into some (hopefully) warmer months: “The Lent season has already begun. Sometimes,…
Read MoreMitchell and his tutor, Loretta
Here at Hoffman Estates, our tutor rooms are always filled with students and teachers throughout the week. Sometimes, the entire session consists of one reading a-z book, which is awesome. And other times, these sessions get pretty creative! Here is an email I just recevied from one of our very creative tutors, Loretta: “Mitchell read…
Read MoreFitness Party with Friday Friends
On Friday night, Friday Friends hosted a Fitness Party with our local partner Heroic Fitness! Yoga, dancing, boxing and kale smoothies were just some of the exciting options for our adults to try! A massive candlelit yoga session broke out in the Playhouse, which was the perfect way to end an evening of intense workouts!…
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