Category Archives: Heart News

National Mentor Month

January is #NationalMentorMonth! Thank you to all of our Heart tutors who act as mentors and cheerleaders for our students! Follow Heart this month to watch our mentors in action.

“The best part of coming back to school was tutoring!” – Second grade student at Highland after the holiday break #NationalMentorMonth

“Lanny and George teach me about math. They’re my favorite … continue reading

2016 State of Our Schools

CMS Superintendent Ann Clark recognized Heart Math Tutoring’s work at the 2016 State of Our Schools address December 7th. The Superintendent cited the importance of community partners, Heart’s strong tutor base, and, most importantly, the impact on students. This was a very proud moment for all Heart supporters present and is certainly a highlight to wrapping up 2016.

Students who were explicitly told “I’m giving you … continue reading

Students, Parents and Tutors Celebrate Holiday and Progress

Through Dec. 20, parents, tutors, and students will gather to celebrate students’ progress in Heart with food and fun. Parents will learn math games to play at home, and students will receive goodie bags that include a deck of cards and game directions. All will celebrate students’ accomplishments in Heart so far!

See slideshows of each celebration with our twelve Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partners. The current slideshows (from top to bottom): Piney Grove Elementary, Pinewood Elementary, Montclaire Elementary, Sedgefield Elementary, Westerly Hills Academy, Highland Renaissance Academy, Merry … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring Featured in Charlotte Five

Heart Math Tutoring was featured in Charlotte Five as we work to find tutors for 600 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students. The article dispels five myths about tutoring, including “I have to be a math pro,” and “I won’t know what to do.” Read the full article here!

http://www.charlottefive.com/ready-volunteer-heart-math-tutoring-makes-easy/

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Heart Math Tutoring Celebrates Successful Volunteer Drive!

Many thanks to our volunteers and partner organizations throughout our community for your amazing support to make our volunteer drive a big success! To date we have secured tutors for 550 elementary school students at 12 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools during the 2016/17 school year.

We are in great shape to kick off the school year, but we still need additional volunteers to serve 600 students. There’s still time to sign up to volunteer, but we encourage you to sign up sooner than later since students are … continue reading