Category Archives: Volunteer Spotlight

Volunteer With Heart: Cate Rogers

Cate Rogers has always considered math critically important. She spent more than 40 years in education starting as a secretary, then as a special education teacher, an elementary and middle school principal, a superintendent and then as a professor and graduate school dean. She worked tirelessly to help teachers overcome their own fears and biases in the teaching of math (and science, too) so they would be able to instill in their students a love of math. Cate tutors a third grader and a fourth … continue reading

Volunteer Tutors Share Impact Of Tutoring

Please watch this 90-second video to hear firsthand accounts of Heart Math Tutoring from the program’s volunteer tutors, students and educators. In 2015-16, Heart will serve 350 elementary students in seven Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

“This is our opportunity to give back to kids, the future – a chance to give back… one hour per week – what you see out of these kids, it’s well worth it,” – Chris Gialanella, second year #VolunteerWithHeart.

“Selfishly for me what I would share is that it’s the best of … continue reading

Video Features Heart Students, Teachers And Tutors

This 11-minute video spotlights how Heart Math Tutoring connects students and tutors for results that count. Interested in becoming a tutor for one hour a week? Click here to sign up today to become a volunteer.… continue reading

Volunteers With Heart: Jim, Denise and Walker Ratchford

Volunteering with Heart Math Tutoring is a family affair for The Ratchfords. Denise and Jim Ratchford are members of Social Venture Partners Charlotte, which helped launch Heart in 2010, and alumni of Wake Forest University. The husband and wife became partner-tutors last fall at Billingsville Leadership Academy, where they tutor two second grade students on Mondays (Denise) and Wednesdays (Jim) at lunchtime. Their son Walker, a full-time student at UNC Charlotte, started in January, “after hearing us talk about how much we enjoyed … continue reading

Volunteer With Heart: Ryan Hong

Ryan Hong, a Market Growth & Development Consultant at Wells Fargo, believes that a foundation in math is essential for all children. He learned about Heart through Wells Fargo’s Volunteer Chapter and became a tutor after hearing how engaging and effective the sessions can be. Ryan works with two second graders at Winterfield Elementary in east Charlotte, where Heart volunteers tutor 50 students across grades 1–5.

Why did you become a volunteer?
“It was an opportunity that I’ve not come across: tutoring math to … continue reading