Posts by Candi Medeiros
September Volunteer Spotlight
Meet Ana! Ana Trejo is an intern with GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa who came to us as a student from the University of San Diego. Due to COVID, she was sent…
Read MoreAugust Volunteer Spotlight
Meet Maria Benza Maria joined GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa in November 2018 as a volunteer. Since then, she has become a program assistant for Fantastic Friends, our 18 year+ group. Maria always…
Read MoreMeet Our Programs – Teen Tastic
Teen Tastic – Focuses on building social skills with friends without Down syndrome by participating in team-based activities in a casual and fun setting. Skill development includes understanding compromise, turn-taking…
Read MoreMeet Our Programs – Kids Club
Kids Club – Supports the development of social skills and language through peer to peer interaction in a casual and fun setting. This program will also support gross motor skills…
Read MoreJuly Volunteer Spotlight
Meet Alex Dayton! Alex joined GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa in May as a Doctoral OT Student Intern from the University of St. Augustine. As her doctoral project, she has been running the…
Read MoreMeet Our Programs – 1:1 Literacy Tutoring
LITERACY TUTORING All GiGi’s Playhouse programs are purposeful and progressive. They are offered at no cost to our families. The GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa FREE 1:1 Literacy program is specifically designed…
Read MoreMeet Our Programs – Playhouse Pals
Playhouse Pals – Support the development of social skills and language through peer to peer interaction in a casual and fun setting. This program also supports gross motor skills through…
Read MoreVirtual Literacy Tutoring a Huge Success!
GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa Virtual Literacy Sessions Were a HIT! By Anjali Shah In the midst of an unprecedented summer facing the COVID-19 pandemic, Gigi’s Playhouse Tampa, FL worked diligently and…
Read MoreJune Volunteer Spotlight
Meet Chloe Prewitt Chloe joined GiGi’s Playhouse Tampa in October 2020 and immediately began helping out wherever she could. In January, she began helping and co-leading LMNOP, our program for…
Read MoreMeet Our Programs – Destination Discovery
Destination Discovery – Geared toward individuals of all ages, this program supports the development of fine motor skills, gross motor skills, social skills and language through purposeful play and peer…
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