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Heart Math Tutoring Featured on Good Day Charlotte

“Our job is to make tutoring easy so that kids who are below grade level in elementary school math can catch up… Volunteers just give one hour per week to help kids pick up the skills that they don’t have yet,” says Emily Elliott, Executive Director of Heart Math Tutoring. “What matters is the kids are sitting in their classrooms waiting for this special person to pick them up every week to help them both with their skills and their confidence.” See the full … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring Featured on Charlotte Today

Heart Math Tutoring was featured on Charlotte Today to spread the word about Heart’s 2016/17 Volunteer Drive. “We partner with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. We give tutors a curriculum and we put a staff person there to help. We need volunteers to commit one hour per week to help a student build skills and confidence,” says Emily Elliott, Heart’s Executive Director. Listen to the interview to hear how Heart has made a difference in the lives of students in Charlotte. Click here to sign up… continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring: The Formula for Classroom Success

NC State Philanthropy Journal News

Charlena Wynn

By Emily Elliott

“A sixth-grade girl experiencing homelessness in Charlotte in 2009 remarked over dinner, “I swear, sometimes my school feels invisible.” Investigating further, I saw that less than half of the students were performing on grade level at the time in this child’s school. At the time, I was an investment banking analyst and soon became a volunteer tutor in this child’s school. Immediately I saw the tremendous impact on students’ skills and confidence when they are … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring Fills Critical Gaps in Math for Hundreds of CMS Students

Heart is proud to announce that in the 2015/16 school year, 99 percent of Heart students met program growth goals in math, growing in two or more building block concept areas. On average, students doubled the goal – growing in 4.6 concept areas. The goals were set with guidance from math specialists at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and UNC Charlotte.

“We are proud of our students and know that their tutors left them in a better place than they began, ultimately bringing long-term benefits,” says Emily Elliott, … continue reading

Google Fiber and Wells Fargo Provide School Sponsorship-level Grants to Heart Math Tutoring

We are excited to announce several new grant awards that will help Heart serve additional students in the 2016/17 school year! Through a $25,000 sponsorship from Google Fiber, Heart will be expanding to Merry Oaks International Academy! Wells Fargo will sponsor Heart’s school site at Billingsville Leadership Academy for the third consecutive year with a grant of $30,000.

“Heart provides an invaluable service for our students through its curriculum and dedicated tutors who are also personal cheerleaders to our students,” says Michelle G. Johnson, principal … continue reading