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2023/24 Volunteer Recruitment Kickoff- Sign up to tutor today!

Heart is excited to officially begin recruiting and training 1,500 volunteers to partner with 1,300 students in the 2023/24 school year! Heart tutors will support students at 26 Charlotte area elementary schools with building foundational math skills and gaining the confidence needed for long-term academic success.

With just 1 hour per week from October to April, you can make an impact! Heart provides everything you need – tutor training, a fun, hands-on curriculum, and an on-site Program Coordinator for support. If you are local to … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring’s New Partnership with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Featured on Local News Station

Heart Math Tutoring is excited to be partnering with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) for the 2023/24 school year after unanimous approval from the WS/FCS School Board. The new partnership was recently featured on Winston-Salem’s WXII 12 News.

WS/FCS K-12 Mathematics Director, Velvet Simington, told WXII 12 that “teachers in WS/FCS work extremely hard every day to deliver high quality and equitable mathematics instruction to all students, but we do know that as a result of the pandemic, we’ve got some gaps that were exacerbated. So … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring in the Media!

Heart Math Tutoring was included in several news features this week about Tutor Charlotte’s efforts to increase volunteer tutor numbers throughout the city. Read the full article here!

Heart Math Tutoring is looking for 150 additional tutors to support elementary students in building foundational math skills. There are both in-person and virtual tutoring options available. Sign-up here to become a volunteer tutor!

In case you missed it: Heart’s work was also highlighted in a November Charlotte Observer article on CMS’s efforts to close … continue reading

Signing up to tutor with HMT? Here’s what you can expect from signup to startup!

Thinking about becoming a tutor? Please do! Heart Math Tutoring is currently recruiting 1,400 volunteers to spend one hour per week supporting 1,150 students in the 2021/22 school year! Read HMT’s volunteer recruitment kickoff press release about our community’s need and how Heart Math Tutoring works.

To become a tutor, simply select your preferred tutoring time and location on the signup form as soon as possible, and we’ll pair you with a student! Tutoring begins in late September.

1. Sign Up: Get started by selecting … continue reading

Heart Tutoring’s New Virtual Program Featured on WBTV

Heart Tutoring’s Executive Director, Emily Gaffney, was interviewed during a WBTV segment about the importance of virtual tutoring this year.

“Teachers are going to be strapped to have individual time with students, particularly in the virtual environment,” Gaffney said. View the full interview here.

Volunteers are needed now more than ever to provide individualized support for students. Sign up to become a tutor today!… continue reading