Category Archives: Volunteer Resources

HEART Tutoring Moves To New Office

As HEART Tutoring has continued to grow, so has the team’s need for a bigger space.

Our new office is at 1100 South Mint Street, Suite 102, near Bank of America stadium. The move provides more space for team meetings and for assembling tutoring materials. Volunteer and co-founder Catherine Fischer will be pleased to hear we no longer need to take over her basement during tutoring material prep season in August. We’ve also emptied our unit at Devon Self Storage!

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Monthly Volunteer Notables – OCTOBER

Dear HEART Volunteers,

This is a monthly email in which we consolidate all important tips and announcements.  Please look closely!  Below you will find (1) Important Logistics, (2) Tutoring Tips, (3) More Resources (OPTIONAL), and (4) Just for Fun (OPTIONAL).

It has been a pleasure to see you meet your students and begin your work!  Thank you for what you are doing at the schools.

(1) Important Logistics

• Friday Oct 31 – Teacher Work Day – No School, No Tutoring
• Tuesday, Nov 11 – Veteran’s

Monthly Volunteer Notables – NOVEMBER

Dear HEART Tutors,

This monthly email includes (1) Important Logistics, (2) Tutoring Tips, (3) More Resources (OPTIONAL), and (4) Just for Fun (OPTIONAL).  Thank you for taking a minute to read this.

(1) Important Logistics

• Winter Break Package – In December, we will be giving students a Winter Break package that includes Math Games and a Holiday Card!  Students will receive a prize if they play the math games at home during Winter Break.
  • Please spend two minutes writing a quick note on a holiday

April – HEART Notables

Dear HEART Tutors,

There are only two more weeks of tutoring left; it has been a great year. Thank you for the encouragement and math skills you have provided and continue to provide to your students. Below are important notes on finishing up with your students.

(1) Logistics

• Spring Break is 4/14 – 4/18 – No school and no tutoring.

• Last Week of regular tutoring is 4/21 – 4/25.

• End of Year Parent/Student/Tutor Breakfast is May 2, 7:45AM – 8:30AM … continue reading

February – HEART NOTABLES

Logistics

• There are no school holidays in March.
• Stay in touch with your HEART Coordinator if you have schedule changes so that we can ensure that you are not rescheduling for a testing day or field trip.

Tutoring Tips

• Review Past Concepts – It’s time to check whether your student remembers what he/she learned in past concept notebooks. Your HEART Coordinator will provide you with a worksheet in early March to test whether your student needs extra practice with concepts from earlier this year. It