events
Gliding into Winter: Our Annual Family Ice Skating Event
Gliding, Giggles and Glowing Fires There’s something special about winter nights—crisp air, twinkling lights, and the sound of skates gliding (or sometimes shuffling) across the ice. This year’s Family & Friends Ice Skating Event, in partnership with Monona Parks and Recreation and DSAW-SC, was another unforgettable evening filled with fun, laughter, and determination! About 50…
Read MoreNew Year, Same FREE Programming!
FREE Programming- What will you choose? GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is gearing up for our Spring 2025 Session – full of FREE Program offerings for ALL ages. Program Calendar ALL Programs, including Speech, Math, Literacy and Group Programming start the week of February 3rd. As always, all of our Programs will run the same time and day…
Read MoreInspiration for the New Year
Self-Advocate Inspiration and Reflections on GiGi’s Annual Conference This is a blog by Maya Greengus, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison’s first board member with Down syndrome. Check back often to hear more from Maya, as she plans on sharing throughout the year – here and via our social media channels. I had the privilege to be part…
Read MoreCollaborating for the Greater Good
Collaborating is the key to our Playhouses success! As an organization, we look forward to our National Conference each year because it means we have the opportunity to network with the other incredible Playhouses and national staff, learn by attending important discussions and share our local Madison best practices. Our Playhouse has incredibly strong leadership…
Read MoreFALLing for GiGi’s Fun Programs
Fall programming at GiGI’s Playhouse Madison has something for everyone.
Read MoreA Place for EVERYONE to Grow
by: Sarah Bitter As a new volunteer and intern at GiGi’s Playhouse this past Spring Session, I got to experience for the first time how special of a place GiGi’s really is. I saw the tremendous progress of so many of our program participants: just beginning to crawl, learning new vocabulary words, figuring out how…
Read MoreWhere Passion Meets the Greens
GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is gearing up for another impactful fundraiser this August. Our 4th Annual ‘Go FORE It’ Golf Outing, where passion meets the greens, will be held on Monday, August 5th at Lake Windsor Country Club in Windsor, WI. GiGi’s Playhouse supports the Down Syndrome Community by providing FREE educational, therapeutic, and career development…
Read MoreThank You for Celebrating Acceptance
Our third annual Dash for Down Syndrome was another incredible display of acceptance! On April 27th, we welcomed over 400 people to Winnequah Park in Monona on a gorgeous Spring day! This was the first year it was warm and the sun came out! We started the day with the 5k fun run and 1…
Read MoreReady, Set, Go! Take Action
This is a blog by Maya Greengus, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison’s first board member with Down syndrome. Check back often to hear more from Maya, as she plans on sharing throughout the year – here and via our social media channels. The GiGi’s Playhouse Madison Dash for Down Syndrome is about more than taking a pledge…
Read More2024 Dash for Down Syndrome Team Spotlights
Our 3rd annual Dash for Down Syndrome is on April 27th, 2024 at Winnequah Park in Monona. Everyone has their own reasons for participating so we wanted to highlight them for you. To learn more or create your own team, click HERE Scroll down to see all our spotlight teams! Team: DoubL TroubL To donate…
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