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School Magazine Features Heart Math Tutoring

Amanda Saunders, a second grade teacher at Billingsville Leadership Academy, shared the impact of Heart Math Tutoring’s volunteers on her students in the latest issue of My School Rocks! magazine.

“We do some of the same activities in math class, and it’s great to hear some of the kids say ‘Oh, I practiced that last time with my tutor,’” Saunders says in the article.

Click here to download a copy of the article.

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Heart Receives Education Grant From Charlotte Hornets Foundation, Lowe’s

The Charlotte Hornets Foundation and Lowe’s Education Grant program awarded a total of $50,000 to Heart Math Tutoring and five other local organizations to support high-need education-related projects.

Heart Math Tutoring received a $5,000 grant in support of its math intervention program in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for 2016-17. Executive Director Emily Elliott and a second grade Heart student from Billingsville Leadership Academy accepted the grant during the check presentation ceremony during halftime at the Charlotte Hornets game Nov. 20 against the Philadelphia 76ers.

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Support Heart Math Tutoring During #GivingTuesdayCLT

After battling the crowds and getting amazing deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, wouldn’t it feel great to do something for “good”?  Here’s your chance: Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1 is a global day dedicated to giving.

In Charlotte, Heart Math Tutoring is celebrating #GivingTuesdayCLT with 107 other local nonprofits. Together, we’re working to raise $2 million for our community! #GivingTuesdayCLT is presented by Google Fiber and powered by Share Charlotte.

How can you best help Heart during #GivingTuesdayCLT?

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Staff Spotlight: Krystyna Sarrazin, Program Coordinator At Sedgefield Elementary

Krystyna Sarrazin, who joined Heart Math Tutoring in August 2015, is the Program Coordinator at Sedgefield Elementary.

A Chicago native, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations at Marquette University in Milwaukee and a Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management from DePaul University in Chicago. In Racine, Krystyna was the annual giving director for a healthcare system, Executive Director of the Young Professionals, and a district alderman.

She is a mother of three, including two adopted daughters from Poland. She believes … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring Featured On Charlotte Talks

Charlotte Talks, one of the region’s top news talk programs, featured Heart Math Tutoring and other innovative math programs in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in its Nov. 3 broadcast.

The hourlong show featured Emily Elliott, Heart’s Executive Director, host Mike Collins and guests Tim Chartier, associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Davidson College, and Kaneka Turner, an elementary math specialist at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Click here to listen to the broadcast.

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