Posts Tagged ‘Down Syndrome Achievement Center’
GiGiFit Donut Run San Diego: We challenge you to MOVE for ACCEPTANCE
In an effort to make the world a more accepting place for individuals of all abilities, on Saturday, April 27, GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego is working alongside our network of more than 60 playhouses, throughout the United States and Mexico, to host our GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge 5K run, 1 Mile walk and Dash for Down…
Read MoreMeet our little folkloric dancer!
About Carmen Carmen has been participating at Gigi’s Playhouse San Diego since the Summer of 2018. She started with music therapy with Ms. Lindsay. Carmen was so shy and introverted at the time. She was 4 years old at the time and it was the first time Carmen and Mom (Elisa) had heard…
Read MoreGiGiPREP: EmployAble – Our new employment prep program!
We are excited to share with you EmployAble! A GiGi’s San Diego new employment prep program. What is EmployAble?The EmployAble program is designed to prepare adults with Down syndrome for employment opportunities and/or professional settings. This program will be led by Valerie Schlieder, a doctoral of Occupational Therapy student who is focusing her studies on promoting inclusive…
Read MoreSan Diego local Moms, found support on each other
It all started in October of 2020, during the COVID lock-down, after a few local moms found each other via various Facebook support groups. They quickly realized they had several moms either pregnant or with babies with DS here in San Diego and decided to start a “virtual playgroup” to share ideas and offer support to…
Read MoreOur Thriving Volunteers ✨
From Left to Right meet: * LMNOP: Hylan * Crawlers & Walkers: Amy * Destination Discovery: Liza It has been an unprecedented and eventful year, so many things happened around the world. But during the month April we paused and celebrated our awesome and fearless GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego Volunteers! They are the heart…
Read MoreA Cabinet for GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego
A few months ago we had the fortune to be contacted by a parent of a member of the Eagle Scouts. For those of you who don’t know who they are, an Eagle Scout is the highest achievement or rank attainable in the Scouts BSA program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Since its inception in 1911, only four percent…
Read More“Mom, I am reading with Lisa!”
We are so lucky to have amazing volunteers like Lisa. Is people like her that makes GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego a great place and brings out the “Best of All” in all of us. What’s “Best of All”? It’s one of GiGi’s Playhouse core values: We are always looking to improve every day, with all…
Read MoreMeet our Math Coordinator, she’s awesome!
Jeni Rayle, is our newest addition to our awesome team of volunteers! She will be our new Math Coordinator!! She has been an invaluable volunteer for our playhouse. She has shared her time and talent with GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego as a Literacy Tutor, an Advocate hosting Family Talks and now as our Math Program…
Read MoreAmazing Art Crafts Videos📽✨
We can’t thank enough our AMAZING volunteers, USD Nursing students, for all their fun, interesting, crafty and life-skill videos they created. We’ve enjoyed every second and we hope you did too. If you missed any of their super creative videos, do not worry, here they are: “Hand washing” 🖐 video” “Paper Plate Dinosaurs”…
Read MoreIt’s not a Mini Guitar, it’s a Ukulele
There are many ways to define “self-care”: “It refers to those behaviors performed to improve well-being, preserve health, or to maintain physical and emotional stability.” – Wikipedia. “Self-care is important to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself as it produces positive feelings and boosts your confidence and self-esteem.” – Forbes. What ever your belief…
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