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Registration for Spring 2021 Programming is Now Open!
Registration for Spring 2021 Programming is Now Open! Registration for our free spring programming is now open! Registration will be open from December 8, 2020-January 17, 2021 or until programs are full. Once you complete the online registration form, you will receive a confirmation of enrollment or waitlist before our program semester begins. In order…
Read MoreThe GiGi’s Playhouse Community: YPB Member Jordan Jamieson
When I first moved to Nashville in the Spring of 2017, I arrived with a car full of my belongings, an eager heart, and a strong desire to help others around me. The only people I knew were distant family members whom I had just re-connected with after fifteen years and my new boss. Other…
Read MoreFall 2020 Program Information and Registration
Registration for Fall 2020 Programming is now open! At GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville, we make a lifetime commitment to support individuals with Down syndrome of ALL ages and help them achieve their Best of All by working diligently to offer a purposeful progression of high-quality therapeutic-based, educational, career development, and family connections programming. We provide visual supports, individualized tools, and family education…
Read MoreRegistration for Spring 2020 Programming is Now Open!
GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville Spring 2020 Registration is Now Open! Registration will remain open until January 1, 2020 or until programs are full. Once you complete the online registration form, you will receive a confirmation of enrollment or waitlist by January 9th, 2020. We are excited to offer the following programs this spring: One-On-One Educational Tutoring Literacy (ages…
Read MoreProgram Highlight: Cooking Club
GiGi’s Playhouse exists to change the way the world sees Down syndrome, and we believe that the best way to do that is to empower our friends with Down syndrome to change that themselves through their lives and example – to prove that their lives have value and meaning! Therefore, our Purposeful Programs are designed…
Read MoreRegistration for Fall 2019 Programming is Now Open!
Registration for our free fall programming is now open! Registration will remain open from Aug. 13 – 23 or until programs are full. We are excited to offer the following programs this fall: One-on-One Educational Tutoring Literacy (ages 3+): weekly as scheduled with student & tutor Math (ages 3+): weekly as scheduled with student &…
Read MoreFriends, Fun, and CrossFit
This summer, we have piloted a new addition to our Friends, Fun, and Fitness program. In addition to Martial Arts and Yoga, we now offer CrossFit too! After our Row for a Reason event in April, the CrossFit community at On The End (OTE) has been extremely interested in collaborating with to form a new…
Read More3 2 1 Dash For Down Syndrome 5K
On June 12th GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville hosted our first 3 2 1 Dash For Down Syndrome 5K in Shelby Park. We had over 200 runners and walkers come out to support GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville for this event. Everyone had an amazing time we had games, face painting, Sam the Balloon Man, the Kona Ice truck.…
Read MoreEPIC Hot Air Balloon Festival
Our EPIC adults were a smashing success at the Franklin Hot Air Balloon Festival hosted by Acklen Park Productions and sponsored by Vanderbilt Health at Westhaven! They worked all spring to prepare for the event and sold enough notecards to self-fund the upcoming summer semester of their program! They all did an amazing job making…
Read More3 2 1 Dash For Down Syndrome 5K
Do you love to help a good cause? Do you love to run? Have we got the event for you! 3 2 1 Dash For Down Syndrome 5K on June 11, 2016 is a race for adults and children, along with a “dash” run for individuals with Down Syndrome. Race proceeds will benefit GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville, a one-of-a-kind…
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