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Tutor Spotlight – Kelsey Noonan

Kelsey Noonan is about to begin her fourth year as a Heart tutor! She spoke with us to share her experience tutoring students, both in-person and virtually due to COVID-19.

Q: How did you get involved with Heart Math Tutoring?

I heard about Heart [Math Tutoring] through one of my coworkers at PWC. Her husband initially got involved through his position at Bank of America, she decided to tutor as well. She shared the opportunity with the rest of the team; she spoke very highly … continue reading

Camp CMS is in Session and HMT is joining in on the fun!

Camp CMS is in session and Heart Math Tutoring is joining in on the fun! Camp CMS is a free, six-week, in-person summer learning experience for K-12 students. The students attend camp Monday through Thursday and are provided support in reading, math and science, plus physical activities and enrichment.

Heart Math Tutoring has partnered with Camp CMS to provide one on one math support for 1^st through 5^th grade students based in Sterling Elementary and Huntingtowne Farms Elementary. Our program coordinators are physically … continue reading

2020/21 Program Results

We are excited to celebrate the progress made by 515 students in Heart Math Tutoring’s first-ever year of fully virtual tutoring! Individualized tutoring is more important than ever in the wake of COVID-19, and we are grateful to all 1,009 of our tutors, as well families, teachers, and donors, for their dedication to supporting students in an unprecedented year.

Here are some results from the 2020/21 program year:

• 90% of Heart students demonstrated growth or mastery on one or more new HMT concepts.
• 92% of

Corporate partners’ spring funding provides tutoring for students in the 2021/22 school year at Heart Math Tutoring

We are excited to announce recent funding that will support Charlotte students in the 2021-22 school year in a recent press release! Grants from Barings, Brighthouse Financial Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation, TIAA, and other local foundations and individuals will provide CMS students in grades 1-5 access to HMT’s volunteer-delivered, individualized math tutoring program offered at no cost to families.

Brighthouse Financial Foundation, Barings, and TIAA have been Heart Math Tutoring funding and volunteer partners for many years, with over 50 tutors in the 2020-21 school … continue reading

Tutor Spotlight – Tom Scholten

Tom Scholten is in his third year as a Heart tutor, most recently at Pineville Elementary, and took some time to share his experience with us!

Q: How did you get involved with Heart Tutoring?

I retired as an engineer about 3 years ago and was looking for math tutoring opportunities. Originally, I was looking for opportunities to tutor middle schoolers because I just had this idea that all students really need algebra to be successful. I didn’t even recognize that waiting until middle school … continue reading