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Brighthouse Financial Surprises Heart Math Tutoring With a $50,000 Grant!

Earlier this week, Brighthouse Financial surprised Heart Math Tutoring with a $50,000 grant! The grant will provide the philanthropy needed for one school site, bringing 50+ students critical skills and confidence through a year of weekly one-on-one tutoring.

In 2017/18, four Brighthouse Financial employees tutored weekly with Heart Tutoring, providing seven students with a mentor and giving CMS ~70 volunteer hours! Heart Tutoring volunteers Jane LaVenture and Courtney Knowling were present at the check presentation.

Brighthouse Financial Foundation President Theresa Foust says, “The foundation board … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring at Creative Mornings Charlotte

Have you mastered the 30-second pitch? Emily Elliott, Executive Director of Heart Math Tutoring, did just that at today’s Creative Mornings Charlotte.

Creative Mornings is a monthly gathering for Charlotte creative thinkers that is held on the first Friday of each month.  These gatherings are a great way to collaborate, inspire, and support the Charlotte community while building relationships.  While the event is free of charge, you must get online at 9am the Monday before to secure your ticket… and they run out quickly.

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Volunteer Recruitment Kickoff – Volunteers needed in the 2018/19 School Year!

Heart Tutoring’s 2018 Volunteer Drive is officially underway! Students across 22 school partners need tutors in the 2018/19 school year, which means Heart Tutoring will be working to recruit over 1,300 volunteers between now and mid-September.

**Please sign up to be a volunteer tutor today!**

If you have already secured your volunteer spot, we’d appreciate your help in recruiting volunteers with these quick and easy tips:

Help spread the word by using these tools to recruit friends, family members, and colleagues who you think … continue reading

Congratulations Heart Students and Tutors! 98% Meet Growth Goals

As summer begins, we celebrate what was accomplished in the 2017/18 school year by hundreds of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) students who were part of Heart Math Tutoring.

• 98% of 893 Heart students met program growth goals in math, growing in two or more building block concept areas.
• On average, students doubled the goal – growing in 4.9 concept areas. The goals were set with guidance from math specialists at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and UNC Charlotte.
• Students grew from mastering 26% to 59% of the skills needed

Heart Tutoring’s 4th Annual Tutor Thank You Party

Thank you to all of our tutors who joined us for the 4th Annual Tutor Thank You Party at Queen Park Social last night! We are so grateful to all of our volunteers for choosing to spend your time with Heart Math Tutoring students. It has made such a difference in their experiences of school this year!

We measured some of that difference in our students’ final assessments: 98% of this year’s 893 students met program growth goals in math, growing in 2 or more … continue reading