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Heart Math Tutoring Receives $20,000 From Wells Fargo For Billingsville Leadership Academy

Heart Math Tutoring is happy to share that for the second consecutive year, a grant of $20,000 from Wells Fargo will allow us to partner with Billingsville Leadership Academy. Starting later this month, around 75 Billingsville students will be seen one-on-one by a tutor twice per week through early May.

“We are proud to support an organization like Heart Math Tutoring where their focus is to eliminate the achievement gap and provide a quality education for all students,” said Kristi Thomas, Community Affairs Officer for … continue reading

Volunteer Tutors Share Impact Of Tutoring

Please watch this 90-second video to hear firsthand accounts of Heart Math Tutoring from the program’s volunteer tutors, students and educators. In 2015-16, Heart will serve 350 elementary students in seven Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

“This is our opportunity to give back to kids, the future – a chance to give back… one hour per week – what you see out of these kids, it’s well worth it,” – Chris Gialanella, second year #VolunteerWithHeart.

“Selfishly for me what I would share is that it’s the best of … continue reading

Students Thrive When They’re Not Isolated, Community Rolls Up Its Sleeves

By Emily Elliott, Executive Director

Below is my two-minute response to the prompt “What Matters Most in Education,” shared recently with candidates for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education during a recent Community Conversation hosted by MeckEd.

What matters most to me in public education is that our students in need are not isolated and that every child has the opportunity to fully realize his/her potential. This cannot be a “my children vs. other people’s children” question in Charlotte.

What I can add to the … continue reading

WBTV News: Math Skills Can Boost Student Confidence

John Carter of WBTV News interviewed Heart team member Padgett Sullivan about how the research-based curriculum works and improves student confidence.

Click here to watch the video.

Heart Math Tutoring is recruiting volunteer tutors for the 2015-16 school year and is asking for the community’s support. The goal is to recruit volunteers to be tutors for 350 elementary school students.

To sign up today: http://heartmathtutoring.org/become-a-volunteer/.… continue reading

Volunteer Tutor Shares Rewarding Experience On ‘Charlotte Today’

Heart Executive Director Emily Elliott and volunteer tutor LouAnn Vaughn talked about our volunteer drive Monday, Aug. 17, on “Charlotte Today.” Colleen Odegaard and Eugene Robinson host the weekday morning news/lifestyle show on NBC Charlotte (WCNC-TV).

Vaughn explained that Heart’s research-based, structured curriculum is easy to tutor, interactive and engaging. Students use real-life situations and games so that “instead of memorizing math facts, (they’re) understanding how numbers work and understanding in their bones that 3 and 4 together make 7,” Vaughn said during … continue reading