Category Archives: Press

Heart Math Tutoring Featured On Charlotte Talks

Charlotte Talks, one of the region’s top news talk programs, featured Heart Math Tutoring and other innovative math programs in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in its Nov. 3 broadcast.

The hourlong show featured Emily Elliott, Heart’s Executive Director, host Mike Collins and guests Tim Chartier, associate professor of mathematics and computer science at Davidson College, and Kaneka Turner, an elementary math specialist at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Click here to listen to the broadcast.

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WBTV News: Math Skills Can Boost Student Confidence

John Carter of WBTV News interviewed Heart team member Padgett Sullivan about how the research-based curriculum works and improves student confidence.

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Heart Math Tutoring is recruiting volunteer tutors for the 2015-16 school year and is asking for the community’s support. The goal is to recruit volunteers to be tutors for 350 elementary school students.

To sign up today: http://hearttutoring.org/become-a-volunteer/.… continue reading

Volunteer Tutor Shares Rewarding Experience On ‘Charlotte Today’

Heart Executive Director Emily Elliott and volunteer tutor LouAnn Vaughn talked about our volunteer drive Monday, Aug. 17, on “Charlotte Today.” Colleen Odegaard and Eugene Robinson host the weekday morning news/lifestyle show on NBC Charlotte (WCNC-TV).

Vaughn explained that Heart’s research-based, structured curriculum is easy to tutor, interactive and engaging. Students use real-life situations and games so that “instead of memorizing math facts, (they’re) understanding how numbers work and understanding in their bones that 3 and 4 together make 7,” Vaughn said during … continue reading

WBTV News Bounce Features Heart’s Volunteer Drive

Delano Little of WBTV News interviewed Executive Director Emily Elliott about Heart’s volunteer drive to recruit tutors for 350 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students. The interview was featured on the station’s Bounce TV channel. Have one hour weekly to volunteer as a tutor for an elementary school student? Click here to sign up today or for more information.… continue reading

HEART is featured in SouthPark Magazine

HEART is featured in SouthPark Magazine – article highlights the work of SouthPark / Foxcroft neighbors in identifying the need for and founding the program.

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