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Thank you, Teachers!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Month! We at Heart Tutoring are grateful for all the dedicated teachers who work so hard to educate and support their students. We spoke with two teachers at Heart Tutoring partner schools to learn more about their experiences having students participate in Heart Tutoring, and how they currently manage their classrooms remotely.

Melissa Purcell, 5^th Grade Teacher at Smithfield Elementary

Tell us about your experience with Heart Tutoring (number of years and students in the program)

I have been a teacher … continue reading

Spring Volunteer Highlights – Recognizing Heart Tutors

In honor of National Volunteer Month, Heart Tutoring wants to recognize some of our amazing tutors and the ways they are impacting students and the Charlotte community.

Tutors on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Chanel Jenkins, a five-year Heart tutor, currently tutors at Montclaire Elementary and is a nurse at a long-term care facility. She shared her perspectives on tutoring and how her work has changed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Q: How did you get involved with Heart Tutoring?

Chanel: I saw a flyer in … continue reading

Fabulous Five!

Believe it or not, Heart Tutoring has around 115 tutors in the 2019-20 school year who have been tutoring students for five years or more! We would like to congratulate and thank these special people for their dedication to helping students succeed in math! Of those tutors, six have been tutoring with the Heart program for 10 years, beginning when Heart was a pilot program.

Our 5+ year tutors are listed below, and a full list of our 1,300 2019-20 tutors can be found … continue reading

Our Tutors are Making Tens!

Heart Math Tutoring was incorporated 7 years ago, and 3 years prior to that, volunteers and partners began piloting the program. It doesn’t require counting on your fingers to know that this means a special group of tutors have hit their 10^th YEAR OF VOLUNTEERING!! With deep appreciation, our team is honored to thank these six tutors for the impact they have had on more than 120 students. Read the highlights and memories from Minna Elliott, Martha Eubank, Catherine Fischer, Reid Leggett, Margaret Marshall, and … continue reading

Program Updates – Piloting New Resources for Students, Teachers, and Families

We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy! Heart Tutoring will be piloting various ways to support students, teachers, and families, and we wanted to give you a quick update as of early April. Schools, please contact your Program Coordinator or Program Manager to continue to let us know how we can help!

Students
CMS has paired our 4^th and 5^th graders with digital devices for online learning and correspondence with their teachers, while 1^st-3^rd grade students, who make up the … continue reading