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Interested in tutoring with HMT? Here’s what you can expect from signup to startup!

Thinking about becoming a tutor? Please do! Heart Math Tutoring is excited to serve 1,300 students in the 2022/23 school year with the help of 1,500 volunteers giving just one hour per week!

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

You might be wondering what exactly to expect. Here’s the process from signup to startup:

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

HMT Charleston 2022 Pilot Results

We are excited to celebrate the academic progress made by students enrolled in HMT Charleston’s pilot program at Ladson Elementary!

Background:

• Heart Math Tutoring expanded to its first new city outside of Charlotte, NC in Spring 2022, serving students in grades 2, 3, and 5 at Ladson Elementary in Charleston County School District.
• Students enrolled in HMT at Ladson Elementary received 514 sessions of 1:1 tutoring from January – April, thanks to 20 volunteers contributing 257 hours of tutoring!

Here are some of our results:… continue reading

2021/22 Program Results

We are excited to celebrate the outstanding academic progress made by over 930 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) students during the 2021/22 school year! 

Here are some of our results:

• 97% of students grew in two or more concepts, meeting program growth goals!
• 90% of teachers believe their Heart students showed increased confidence and enthusiasm for learning as a result of the program.
• Families gave a Net Promoter Score of 93, with 94% giving a score of 9 or 10 when asked the likelihood they would

April: Volunteer Appreciation Month!

Happy Volunteer Appreciation Month! Almost 1,200 volunteers deliver Heart Math Tutoring’s program to our students each week, making volunteers the engine behind HMT’s mission of ensuring all elementary students develop the strong foundation in math and enthusiasm for academics needed for long-term success.

To HMT volunteers: THANK YOU for your time and commitment each week to support students. You are amazing. Stories of just a few of you are listed below. Do any of these experiences sound familiar? Please share YOUR favorite tutoring moments or … continue reading

A Word from Heart Teachers

Our teachers are some of Heart’s strongest partners. We appreciate all they do for students! We had the pleasure of talking with two amazing teachers: Ms. Talesha Douglas, a 4^th grade math teacher at Oakhurst STEAM Academy, and Mr. Tarvis Ridges, a 2^nd grade teacher at Westerly Hills Academy who was recently named Teacher of the Year at Westerly. This is Oakhurst’s first year of partnership with Heart while Westerly has been a longtime partner. Both teachers have differing perspectives of our program, … continue reading