Spend Summer 2024 at the Playhouse!

By Courtney Gamer | April 21, 2024 |

GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is gearing up for another fun Session – full of FREE Program offerings for ALL ages. Our Summer Session kicks off the week of June 17th and will run through August 23rd. This Summer we’ll be offering several Group Programs for all ages, along with Math and Literacy Tutoring, plus Speech Therapy.  …

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Advocacy in Action

By Kelly Antonson | April 16, 2024 |

Guest Blog by: Jennifer Strauss. Jennifer is a self-advocate who shares her insights and learnings with her community and encourages advocacy in others as well. Jennifer allowed us to share this post she made on her social media: ————————————————————————————– Sorry for the long post but I need to say this when it comes to my…

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Math and Literacy Tutoring – WE NEED YOU!

By Anne Ernst | April 10, 2024 |

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…

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Ready, Set, Go! Take Action

By Sarah Berndt | April 6, 2024 |

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…

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Assume EVERYONE Can- in their own way

By Kelly Antonson | March 22, 2024 |

By now, you have likely seen this viral and impactful video from NDSS (National Down Syndrome Society). We do believe our Down syndrome community should be given a chance to do whatever they choose to do instead of having others decide that for them. This video really brings that point to light. There are also…

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Celebrating our Literacy Tutors for National Reading Month

By Anne Ernst | March 22, 2024 |

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…

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A Playhouse Family’s Beautiful Story

By Kelly Antonson | March 8, 2024 |

Guest blog by Playhouse mom, Missy Miller. Life has a bigger plan for us than we know – rewind to year 2006, it was high school graduation and I had a plan. I thought I always knew what I wanted to do when I was “older” and my career path was set. I was going…

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Are You Ready to Dash?

By Kelly Antonson | March 5, 2024 |

Our third annual Dash for Down Syndrome is on April 27th at Winnequah Park in Monona. We have a goal of raising $60,000 and we have already raised $35,000! We need YOUR HELP in raising the funds that will not only reach our goal, but more importantly allow us to keep our life-changing programs FREE…

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2024 Dash for Down Syndrome Team Spotlights

By Kelly Antonson | February 27, 2024 |

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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