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Next Stop = Graduate School
We’ve been lucky to have a great leader for our school-age programs this past year. Sadly, she is moving on… We asked Thi to share a little about her experience as a volunteer program leader here at GiGi’s. See below what she had to say below… My name is Thi and I’ve been the program…
Read MoreMeet Ms. Stephanie!
We are excited to introduce you to our new Leaps & Bounds Program Leader, Stephanie Witt! We asked Stephanie to share a little bit about herself and below is what she had to say. Hello, families! I am so excited to be joining GiGi’s Playhouse this summer as the leader of Leaps and Bounds! I…
Read MoreSummer 2022 Programming
Summer 2022 Session-Based Programming What does session-based mean? Session-based programs are programs that are set to meet several weeks in a row. You register for the entire session with the expectation that you will attend each week. We know life happens and you may miss a session or two so don’t let that detour you…
Read MoreDancing Shoes
We ALL put on our dancing shoes earlier this spring! This spring we had two fantastic dance programs for our participants. First, Arthur Murray dance studios sent Wesley and Aime to the playhouse during the Teen Tastic & Fantastic Friends programs to show us ballroom dancing. Participants aged 13 and older were given two sessions…
Read MoreDon’t pack it up!
Not that World Down Syndrome Day has come and gone for another year, you’re probably packing up your fun, colorful, crazy socks for them to be pulled out again next year. As we were cleaning up all the WDSD items we had out here at GiGi’s for the celebration packets and events, we were thinking…
Read MoreMeet Kylie
Please help us welcome Kylie to the Playhouse. If you’ve been to a Friday night or Saturday morning program recently there’s a good chance you’ve seen Kylie! Kylie is an intern from Augustana. She is helping out as a greeter at many of our programs in addition to other volunteer tasks. We asked Kylie to…
Read MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day 2022
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is just around the corner and we have lots of fun ways for your to show your support and love and to celebrate! WDSD Shirts & Celebration Kits Our annual WDSD shirts are now available for purchase. We suggest ordering by March 1st to ensure delivery prior to 3.21.22 which…
Read MoreMeet Madeline
Please help us welcome Maddie to the Playhouse. She is one of the interns from St Ambrose University spending the spring with us. We asked Maddie to share a little bit about herself to help us and all of you get to know her. Hi! My name is Madeline Blackbourn, but most people call me…
Read MoreMeet Maria
Here at GiGi’s, we’re gearing up for spring and our local colleges are beginning their first semesters for 2022. We are excited to have 3 interns joining us this spring (two from St Ambrose University and one from Augustana College). They are hitting the ground running with great ideas, planning, and so much more. Today…
Read MoreNew Improved Learning Labs – Same Great Purposeful Programs
As many of you know, we began an expansion project this past fall. This project opened up the wall between our original space and allowed us access to the vacant space next door. In the vacant space, there were 6 preexisting office spaces that have allowed our staff to now have appropriate and professional office…
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