GiGi’s Playhouse Madison received a big donation!
Our Playhouse received a check for $ 30,000.00 !!!!! This generous gift from a donor who doesn't want to be named publicly will help our playhouse in an amazing way! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Buy cupcakes a Metcalfe’s on 3/21 in support of GiGi’s and MADSS!
Please support! Metcalfe's is donating the proceeds of their cupcakes sold on the 21st of March to GiGi's and MADSS! Thank you Metcalfe's!!
Best Of All Literacy Moment!
A best of all moment! I am so proud of Grace, who I have been tutoring in literacy for six weeks now. Not only did she learn to say and identify new words, she can pick the right word from 10 choices and when saw the word "dad" on a...
Program Committee Chair needed
A key area of responsibility at GiGi’s Playhouse is Program Committee Chair, and GiGi’s-Madison is seeking a candidate to fill this volunteer role for a three-year term beginning July 1st of 2017. The scope of work includes: Understanding the needs of the playhouse and establish programming goals based on those...
MADSS/GiGi’s Weekend Playgroup was a big success! Safe the date for April 29th!
MADSS & GiGi's Weekend Playgroup - April/May 2017 Sat, April 29, 2017, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Gigi's Playhouse, 4104 Monona Drive, Madison Play with your children at GiGi's or join the conversation with parents at Elie's Restaurant next door. MADSS & GiGi's will provide light snacks and a beverage....
Best of All Literacy Moment!!
At age 39, CJ was attending his first semester of literacy tutoring at GiGi's Playhouse. His dad had taught him the alphabet long ago but apparently that was the extend of his literacy training. He was thought to be a non-reader!! The first three tutoring sessions were slow-going, only mastering...
Frustration leads to Literacy success story!
Extreme frustration!! That is what MH was expressing as he was trying to figure out how to access the Playhouse's X-Box game system. He had verbally requested for help from X-Box-illiterate adults to no avail, even "puppy dog eyes" did not help the situation. So with the confidence of just...
MADSS & GiGi’s Weekend Playgroup – March 2017
MADSS & GiGi's Weekend Playgroup - March 2017 Saturday, March 4, 2017, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm GiGi's Playhouse, 4104 Monona Drive, Madison What to expect: --- A fun, casual event for your entire family! You can join in the conversation and/or play with the kids. --- An opportunity to...
To fill that spot in your heart
Yesterday a mother with her 20-year old daughter with Down syndrome came to visit GiGi's Playhouse. They loved it and we sat down to have some coffee and juice. Suddenly, the young woman turned to me and said: "It is so wonderful here, it makes me so happy to find...
GiGi’s/MADSS Q & A event on the 19th of February 3 to 5pm
The Madison Area Down Syndrome Society (MADSS) and GiGi’s Playhouse of Madison are two separate non-profit organizations that exist to provide greater opportunities for people with Down syndrome. As a result, the Greater Madison Area is unique to families that have children with Down syndrome because there are many...
