Posts Tagged ‘tutoring’
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 MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Maggy Adams
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 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 MoreGrateful for Tutors that are Changing the World
Meet Math Tutor- Grace Branger Our one-on-one tutoring programs are volunteer led and truly life-changing. Today we want to shine a spotlight on one of our incredible math tutors, Grace Branger. Grace is a Junior at UW-Madison and is a full-time student. She is studying Genetics with a certificate in disability rights and services. This…
Read MoreTrio of Literacy Tutors
Literacy Tutoring is an important part of the free, educational programming we provide for our Playhouse participants. We currently have 17 tutor and students working virtually in one-on-one Literacy Tutoring! Our tutors are a mix of retirees, professionals and college students. We have many tutors decide to return for additional sessions because they love…
Read MoreVirtual Literacy Tutoring- Getting Creative During a Pandemic
The Benefits of One on One Literacy Tutoring: Our Fall session for 1:1 literacy tutoring has required patience, flexibility , hard work and of course, has included a whole lot of fun for both students and their families and our volunteer tutors. As the pandemic continues, we have had to get very creative when it…
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