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Holiday Parent Events

What a fun past two weeks, as tutors, parents, and students gathered to learn card games students can play at home to practice their math skills during Winter Break.

Parents, you can download card game instructions in English or instructions in Spanish.

Here’s a recap of the fun:

Thanks so much to our partner schools, parents, and tutors for coming out to celebrate the students work … continue reading

Stories to Inspire on Stage

HEART got to be interviewed alongside four other great organizations last Friday night at Wingate University.  Huge thank you to Sarah Batista and Stories to Inspire for the chance to share the story!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXM-hB-i74A

https://www.flickr.com/photos/127704340@N04/sets/72157647481708362/?fb_action_ids=10152697019112258&fb_action_types=flickr_photos%3Aadd&fb_ref=w&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

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Volunteers – An Untapped Resource

Volunteers can be a powerful source of academic support for struggling students – on a widespread scale.  Here are some programs doing it well, and the work is still ahead of us.

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/11/an-untapped-force-in-the-fight-for-literacy/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=0

“Slavin believes that community volunteers should be a part of a tiered system of tutoring that employs volunteers, paraprofessionals and, for kids who need the most help, certified teachers. “But … You’d need an army of volunteers to work with the number of kids struggling in schools.”

That army exists, said Lombardo. … continue reading

HEART Tutoring’s Logo to Appear on Jimmie Johnson’s Helmet at the Brickyard

Jimmie Johnson revealed today the Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope design he will wear during this weekend’s Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. HEART Tutoring is proud to share that we are one of five winners to receive a $25,000 grant, a Blue Bunny ice cream party and logo placement on Johnson’s helmet this Sunday.

Emily Elliott, Executive Director of HEART Tutoring says, “We are thrilled and thankful that Jimmie Johnson is lending his name … continue reading

HEART Tutors and Paul Tough’s “Who Gets to Graduate?”

Paul Tough’s “Who Gets to Graduate?” makes me excited about HEART tutors’ role. – Emily Elliott

We tell our tutors, “Your job is 50% delivering the curriculum and 50% being a positive influence.”  Paul Tough’s description of self-doubts around ability and belonging as obstacles preventing low-income students from graduating from college has been great food-for-thought on how HEART tutors can help.  In addition to the high-fives and explicit messaging around hard work and growth, our tutors have the opportunity to share their own experiences in … continue reading