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2025/26 Program Results

Thank you to all community members who supported Heart Math Tutoring students in 2025/26! Heart’s tutors and donors in Charleston, Charlotte, and Winston-Salem gave the time and resources to provide over 1,500 students across 33 schools with high-quality, individualized tutoring at no cost to students’ families.

Heart is excited to announce 2025/26 program results across the Carolinas:

• 97% of 1^st-5^th grade students grew in two or more concepts, meeting program growth goals. These students grew in an average of 4.6 concept areas!
• 92%

Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher- A Thank You to Heart’s Retired and Former Teacher Tutors

At Heart Math Tutoring, we believe every student can succeed and that every volunteer, regardless of their background or experience, has something meaningful to offer to the students they’re paired with. That said, Teacher Appreciation Week gives us the opportunity to celebrate a very special group of tutors: our former and retired teacher volunteers, whose passion for education and years of classroom experience make them highly impactful tutors. We’re happy to be shining the spotlight on three retired teachers from Blythe Elementary who have come … continue reading

2026 Volunteer Appreciation Month Spotlight Series

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and Heart Math Tutoring is grateful to all our volunteer tutors who make Heart’s mission possible. To Heart tutors who give their time each week and provide encouragement to our students, thank you. Your dedication helps students strengthen important math skills and build the confidence in their abilities needed for long-term academic success.

This month, we’ve shined the spotlight on a few of Heart’s incredible 1,300+ volunteers currently serving students across the Carolinas. Read below to learn more about our highlighted … continue reading

2025/26 Year-End Celebrations – Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Heart Math Tutoring is gearing up for its year-end celebrations across the Carolinas, our annual appreciation events to recognize the vital role our tutors, donors, and partners play in ensuring all elementary school students develop the strong foundation in math and enthusiasm for academics needed for long-term success. See below for event details and to RSVP. A special thank you to our event sponsors for making these celebrations possible!

Charleston

Wednesday, May 13^th

5:30-7:30 PM

Holy City Brewing

RSVP here

Winston-Salem

Tuesday, May 19… continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring on Winston-Salem’s Fox8 News Channel

A Heart Math Tutoring session was recently featured on Fox8 News Channel in Winston-Salem. The channel shared clips of volunteer tutors smiling with their students and interviewed Heart’s Executive Director of National Partnerships Cydney Clifton and Program Director Freda Robinson.

The segment highlighted the generous support The Winston-Salem Foundation has provided Heart and emphasized the importance of the foundational math skills Heart’s curriculum focuses on. Cydney shared, “…I describe it as like pouring concrete onto the cracks. If we can firm up that foundation, then … continue reading