Private One-On-One Reading Tutoring

Health Equity and Literacy, The Print Project™ brings evidence-based, systematic, high efficacy literacy instruction to learners all throughout the world. We translate research into practice by ensuring equitable education for ALL children with a focus on literacy in ALL content areas.  

Literacy is the foundational skill that unlocks the doors to learning all throughout life while paving the way to attaining health equity. Yet, 1 in 4 children grow up without learning to read and significant racial/ethnic and gender achievement gaps persist.  In the United States, 43 million adults have low literacy skills and 8.4 million are considered illiterate.  Worldwide, 773 million adults are illiterate, and the majority are women.  

We are on a mission to change this.  In 2017, our founder, Dr. Katharine Hawkes, launched a literacy pilot program targeting children during their most critical years. Today, this program has reached children in 42 countries by making measurable progress in their literacy skills. 

Course offerings include our literacy program, English Language Arts courses and courses that integrate literacy into STEM/STEAM preparing youth for futures in science, technology, engineering, and math while fostering their creativity through the arts. 

Our courses and instruction are based on equity pedagogy.  All instructors are trained in DEI, cultural competence, anti-racism and disability justice. Our classroom environment is inclusive to all learners regardless of gender, identity, race/ethnicity, culture, disability, and socio-economic status. 

We wholeheartedly believe in positive reinforcement and we commit to uplifting young minds by providing them space to be seen and heard. 

Bio of our Founder and Program Developer:

Dr. Katharine Hawkes is the Founder of HEAL, The Print Project™, where she leads the organization’s efforts to address intersectionality of literacy and health equity with a focus on marginalized populations.  

In addition to her work at HEAL, The Print Project™, Dr. Hawkes is also the Founder and Executive Director of Isabella Health Foundation, which is an NGO that directly addresses social determinants of health and associated health disparities through an upstream approach.

Dr. Hawkes is highly regarded in the community for her tireless commitment, passion, effectiveness, advocacy, and leadership in addressing health disparities and working to improve health outcomes and advancing health equity for marginalized populations. She has a broad range of expertise in equity and intersectionality as well as research and scholarship in maternal and child health, women’s health, mental health and substance use, community-based participatory research, and disruptive education.  She applies a feminist and social justice lens to her work while propelling organizations to implement equitable practices. 

Most recently, Dr. Hawkes led the Equity at Intercept 0 Subgroup of the Marcus Alert State Stakeholder Planning Group, ensuring equitable policies, access, and supports for the Equity at Intercept 0 initiative.

Dr. Hawkes earned her Doctorate in Health Sciences from Eastern Virginia Medical School, summa cum laude.  She also earned a Master of Public Health degree in Health Management and Policy and Epidemiology Graduate Certificate, respectively, from Eastern Virginia Medical School.  She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from Old Dominion University. 

Dr. Hawkes' commitment to advancing health equity combined with her scholarship and experience in disruptive education was the driving force in establishing HEAL, The Print Project™. She created HEAL, The Print Project™ to ensure equitable education for ALL children with a focus on literacy in ALL content areas.  Having developed a modern, evidence-based literacy program emphasizing equity pedagogy, Dr. Hawkes hopes to empower children all over the world with LITERACY, the foundational skill that will unlock the doors to learning all throughout life while paving the way to attaining health equity.