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Tutor Spotlight: LaShurn Purnell
03.06.2025This month, Heart Math Tutoring is proud to feature volunteer LaShurn Purnell! LaShurn began tutoring in the 2019/20 school year and since then, she has supported 9 individual students across 5 different Charlotte schools! Heart Program Coordinators know her as a “strong and consistent tutor,” and are grateful for her dedication to her students. LaShurn’s employer, Brighthouse Financial, has also been a long-time supporter of Heart Math Tutoring and is committed to positively impacting the lives of youth in the Charlotte community.
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Upcoming Heart events!
08.20.2020Want to get more involved with Heart Tutoring? We have a series of events/gatherings where potential and existing tutors can connect. Upcoming events are ...
Tutor Spotlight: Jalen Gilmore
08.07.2020Jalen has been a Heart tutor for 3 years, most recently at Bruns Academy. He spoke with us about his tutoring experience! Q: How did you get involved with Heart Tutoring? Jalen: At the time...
Heart Tutoring’s New Virtual Program Featured on WBTV
07.23.2020Heart 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 h...
Virtual Tutoring Pilot Program
07.21.2020In response to COVID-19, Heart Tutoring is preparing for a virtual tutoring model for the 2020-21 school year. After a significant amount of time spent researching software programs for math and tal...
The Importance of Growth Mindset
07.13.2020Earlier this year, several of our volunteers joined Heart staff to participate in Heart Tutoring’s first-ever book club. The selected book was Limitless Mind, Jo Boaler’s most recent research of...