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Global Endowment Management

Global Endowment Management Sponsors Heart at Westerly Hills

12.21.2015

 

 

 

 

Heart Math Tutoring at Westerly Hills Academy was made possible by a generous $40,000 grant from Global Endowment Management (GEM Foundation) in December 2014. Eight GEM team members also joined Heart as tutors this year.

 

This grant allows 56 students at Westerly Hills Academy to receive one hour of structured one-on-one math tutoring per week from September to May. This valuable resource would not be available to Westerly Hills otherwise.  Students work with their tutors to build foundational math skills … continue reading

Charlotte Hornets Foundation

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

11.23.2015

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.

“This funding will … continue reading

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Support Heart Math Tutoring During #GivingTuesdayCLT

11.10.2015

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?

If you make a … continue reading

Krystyna Sarrazin, Heart Math Tutoring Program Coordinator, Sedgefield Elementary

Staff Spotlight: Krystyna Sarrazin, Program Coordinator At Sedgefield Elementary

11.09.2015

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 on WFAE Charlotte Talks

Heart Math Tutoring Featured On Charlotte Talks

11.04.2015

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.

Since 1998, Charlotte Talks has become the region’s exclusive forum for the discussion … continue reading

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