literacy
Math and Literacy Tutoring – WE NEED YOU!
Our Math and Literacy one-on-on programs have become high demand. We need volunteers to TUTOR! Our Summer Session 2024 runs from June 17th-August 23rd. Tutors and students meet the same day and time each week. Tutor Applications are now open! Applications close May 13th. We KNOW what you’re thinking.. ‘there’s no way I can be…
Read MoreCelebrating our Literacy Tutors for National Reading Month
March is National Reading Month in honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday – a great reason to celebrate our amazing Literacy Tutors! Our Literacy Program uses research based progressions to help people with Down syndrome learn to read using a framework created by experts. Although we give our tutors a framework to work from, they bring…
Read MoreOne on One Programming for Spring 2024
Spring applications are open November 27th- January 1st, 2024! One-on-One programming is an important part of our full programming offerings at GiGi’s Playhouse Madison and we would like to share a little more about what we have! As a reminder, cost will never be a barrier to participation- all of our world-class programming is always…
Read MoreOne on One Programming for Fall 2023
Fall applications open July 24th! One-on-One programming is an important part of our full programming offerings at GiGi’s Playhouse Madison and we would like to share a little more about what we have! One-on-One programming means this is not a group environment. Participants are placed with a tutor or therapist and work together one-on-one. Our…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Kim Briggs
We started this blog series for volunteer appreciation week in April, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we decided to continue it through the year! Just a reminder, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our volunteers. We had 309 unique…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Jessie Beversdorf
Volunteer appreciation week is April 16-22, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we’ll be celebrating all month! Just a reminder, GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our volunteers. It’s pretty incredible to think back on all of the hours people…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Francesca Giancola
Volunteer appreciation week is April 16-22, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we’ll be celebrating all month! GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our volunteers. It’s pretty incredible to think back on all of the hours people have given to…
Read MoreDemystifying Becoming a Literacy or Math Tutor
WE NEED YOU Our Summer 2024 tutoring session will kick off in June and we are expecting a high number of applications from our families. Our tutor applications for the Summer 2024 session are open! The Summer session runs from June 17th-August 23rd. Tutors and students meet on the same day and time each week.…
Read MoreDemystifying Becoming a Literacy or Math Tutor
WE NEED YOU Our Spring 2023 tutoring session will kick off in February and we have over 40 students that have applied to our Math and Literacy one-on-one tutoring session! That’s the good news. The not so good news is we only have 10 math or literacy tutors that have submitted their commitment to…
Read MoreVolunteer Donates a Staggering 2,300 Volunteer Hours
Volunteer can be a scary word. Not knowing how you can contribute or the amount of time you can give is overwhelming to many people. At GiGi’s Playhouse we are 99% volunteer run and we are grateful to the hundreds of people that have shared their time and talents us whether it was for one…
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