High School Record Keeping
1 hour. HandoutIn this course you will learn four record keeping strategies, and the strengths and weaknesses of each method. Learn what to keep, and why to keep it. Discover what you can DO with your homeschool records, from making a transcript, to creating a reading list, and writing course descriptions. Learn how record keeping can save you time, money, and frustration when you are preparing your child for college admission.
**Very practical. Among the most helpful and encouraging classes. **Excellent presentation, easy to follow; appreciated handout. ** Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences. This was extremely helpful for this “question mark” mom. **Yeah, Lee! Thank you, come back again! **delightful- as always **Very helpful. ** Thanks for giving the parents of high schoolers more confidence to keep homeschooling. **Excellent! Lots of good and useful info! **Very clear teaching, excellent speaker. ** Great- very encouraging. **Very complete and well spoken. **So practical! Thank you tons!
How to Afford Christian College
1 hour. HandoutLearn the concrete strategies that will help you afford a Christian college. Learn Biblical principles and promises related to the cost of college. Learn to "seek first the Kingdom" - and then seek a Christian college. You will learn where to look for scholarships, both big and small. Find out how you can save money feel confident as you look at the cost of college. Miracles happen every day, they can happen for you, too!
College Scholarships for High School Credit
1 hour. Handouts: College Scholarship Parent Resources
Find - Filter - Format - Follow through - File
How to find private scholarships and filter out the scholarships that won't help you. Learn to format them into an easy-to-use notebook. Hear tips that will encourage your student to follow through with the applications. I'll teach you how to file them into your homeschool transcript. You'll learn the benefits of winning AND non-winning applications, and I'll provide tips on other ways to afford college.
***Thanks for being so practical, positive, and encouraging. You're a blessing and a delight!***This is such a creative way to motivate students to do scholarship essays. It assures that we're getting them done in a timely way, while actually giving them credit for all of the hard work that goes in to preparing them. It's a great concept. Something I will put into practice right away. (I have a rising high school senior, with two siblings coming behind).***Thank you! I am so thankful that you are sharing this information. I am ready to dig in!***Very informative.***I really do not know anything at all about scholarships so it is nice that you put all the info together. I also like when you do a visual presentation.***This was fabulous information. I have always been told that there is a lot of scholarship money "out there" but I never had any idea how to locate it. I am so excited.***
High School Testing
1 hour. Handouts: test comparison chart
High school level tests: SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, ACT, PLAN, SAT II. College level tests: CLEP, AP (Compass if there is time.) The emphasis is on the advantages of homeschooling in high school tests.
Making a Transcript
1 hour. Handout: sample transcript
Transcripts are a hassle, so why bother? Because they are the love language of colleges and a key to college admission and scholarships! Homeschoolers have the advantage, because parents can create transcripts that represent the whole student and demonstrate their unique strengths. Parents are perfectly capable of creating winning transcripts that capture delight directed learning, while incorporating grades, credits values, and course titles. Come learn the “why and how” of making a transcript!
** Awesome! Great practical tips I can use immediately. Fun class too- great sense of humor. ** Thank you for helping all of us homeschooling moms behind you! ** Very, very helpful. Thank you! ** Very helpful! ** Very practical! Thanks! ** You do a great job. Thank you! ** Thank you. Very good. **Knowledge and experience was well displayed- Appreciate every nugget that she shared.
"Turning Transcripts into Course Descriptions"
1 hour. Handout
This webinar is for Gold Care Club members only. I'll spend some time discussing transcripts and incorporating delight-directed learning. Then I'll show you how to quickly convert your transcript into a list of course descriptions. We will have plenty of time for questions, so you can ask questions about your own transcript!
***You help keep me sane :)***Loved it! Loved the visuals and tie to the tools and templates on the website***It was very informative and helpful. I love the sticky note strategy idea***Thanks for your practical, sensible advice. It's taken a lot of worry out of the college application process!***The webinar was extremely helpful. I am one of those people that is immobilized with regard to course descriptions. that was freeing and I am going to get started now. thank you***Thanks for the encouragement! I was ready to quit homeschooling yesterday!***This was very helpful. I was very intimidated by course descriptions and now I feel I can jump in and get started. :)
"What's Next?" Options After Homeschool High School
This webinar will help you plan your course of action after high school. You will learn about:
- CLEP
- Community College
- Online classes
- Working
- Regular college
- College Plus
- Gap Year
Get prepared to discuss the post high school options with your high school student.
***This was great. Very informative. ***Thanks again. You just keep building my confidence. At least until college is really close for my son. Hahaha***My son sat with me during your webinar and he thought that it was very well presented and the information useful. We have been looking into CollegePlus and CLEP so this was timely. He is currently a junior, so we both need to read your "9 Keys to a Successful Junior Year".***I have just recently begun planning for high school and I have been so grateful for my Gold Care Club membership! I have to say that it has been so worth it! I have been able to take in small amounts of information at a time, at my own rate. It has enabled me to wrap my brain around one concept at a time, and has removed the frantic feeling I was having. Thank you so much!***Again very informative. I learned quite a few things I did not know.***Our family is very thankful for this.***I love your webinars!!***Very helpful! Thank you for highlighting the College Plus Program!***My son sat in on one of Woody's sessions and was incredibly inspired!!!***My 18 yr old son has just decided he wants to go to community college in the fall and we are trying to decide if that is the best option for him. This was just what I needed. I've been busy trying to pull all the options together in one place to discuss with him so your timing could not have been better. I had never heard of the College Plus option. Thanks for introducing it.***
1 hour. Handouts: determining high school credits, evaluation vocabulary
This course will answer the common homeschool lament, "How can I give grades when I don't give tests?” Learn how you are already evaluating your children, and how you can translate that information into words and numbers colleges understand. You will learn “grouch-free” ways to determine high school grades, and find freedom in grading criteria and grading scales. Come and learn the many ways of determining high school credits and discover how to make mommy-grades and kitchen credits easy for colleges to understand!
**Everything Lee has to say is informative, helpful, and interesting, **A Godsend, **Excellent speaker, **Please repeat this workshop next year, **Thank you so much, **She was fabulous, **Extremely helpful & well done, **Lots of good info and good speaker, **Thank you for this helpful seminar. I feel better prepared for high school, **Excellent. Thanks. It was exactly what I needed to learn, **Good speaker. Very knowledgeable, **Lee Binz is great! Thanks, **Thank you for NOT scaring me to death, that I am not going to be able to produce a transcript. You made it so much simpler than I thought….I can do this, **Excellent, clear, very informative, and pleasant to listen to, **Great info, easy to understand, good sense of humor, stress reliever!
Homeschool High School for Excellence
1 hour. Handouts: parent resources, course planning guide
The secrets of homeschool success in high school explained! Drawing from her experience in raising two “home scholars,” Lee will demonstrate why you don’t need to be afraid to homeschool high school, and the keys you will need to ensure success. Learn how prepare your child for college with academics, admission tests, and extra-curricular activities, while emphasizing their unique specialization. You will learn how to prepare your students for college admissions and academics so you are ready, no matter what life or the colleges throw at you!
** Wealth of information delivered in an engaging way. Well organized. I loved your pace and flow. It kept my attention and provided lots of useful particulars. ** Fabulous! Extremely worthwhile. **Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise! ** Very good. ** Thank you for talking through records needed. **Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’m beginning to feel like I can do this! ** Great job, thanks! ** Wonderful info! ** I like your smile and cheerful attitude. ** Great class- so informative! Can I take you home? ** Delightful, encouraging. **Great info, thank you!
Finding a College
1 hour: Finding a college handout.
FIND A COLLEGE or UNIVERSITY that will love your student almost as much as you do! Topics include finding colleges to visit, comparing college statistics, getting to know colleges, visiting colleges, evaluating colleges and applying to colleges.
Homeschooling College
1 hour. Handouts: CLEP, AP, resource list
Why homeschool college, the pros and cons of community college, CLEP exams, and AP exams.
Getting the BIG Scholarships
1 hour: Handouts include a comprehensive record sample
Learn an expert's secrets for positioning your student towards GETTING BIG merit-based SCHOLARSHIPS. Learn how to plan a rigorous curriculum, prepare for the SAT and ACT, search for private scholarships, impress the colleges, and save money by homeschooling college.
Preparing to Homeschool High School
3 hours. Handouts: multiple handouts in a folder for each family
Do not be afraid, subjects and materials, planning lessons, how to assign grades, record keeping, high school tests, socialization and specialization, independent homeschooling, plan to succeed in college.
** "Wealth of information delivered in an engaging way. Well organized. I loved your pace and flow. It kept my attention and provided lots of useful particulars.**Fabulous! Extremely worthwhile.**Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I’m beginning to feel like I can do this!**Great class- so informative! Can I take you home?**Delightful, encouraging.**Thanks for leaving time for Q & A.**Excellent presentation, easy to follow; appreciated handout.**Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experiences. This was extremely helpful for this “question mark” mom.**Thanks for giving the parents of high schoolers more confidence to keep homeschooling.**Excellent! Lots of good and useful info!**Very clear teaching, excellent speaker.**Great- very encouraging.**Very complete and well spoken.**So practical! Thank you tons!**Very practical. Among the most helpful and encouraging classes.**Thank you for helping all of us hs-ing moms behind you!**Very, very helpful. Thank you!**Very practical! Thanks!**You do a great job. Thank you!**Knowledge and experience was well displayed- Appreciate every nugget that she shared.**Awesome! Great practical tips I can use immediately. Fun class too- great sense of humor.
1 hour. Handout: Gifted Education resources and strategies
Homeschooling is a challenge, especially when students are academically gifted. Lee discusses the challenges of homeschooling gifted children, elementary through high school. You will learn strategies that will help you plan, as you balance their social and academic needs. Don't be afraid to homeschool your gifted children, as they will thrive in the freedom that only homeschooling can provide!
**This is the first time I’ve ever heard anything about homeschooling gifted kids and it was so encouraging. It just validated things I’ve already done and gave me new ideas to use. Thank you. **Thank you very much for helping me to understand my child and not be stressed.**# Lee was very, very encouraging. Thank you!! **Good practical and encouraging info.
Getting the Most Out of Your Homeschool this Summer!
Do you homeschool during the summer? I know our family always tried to take a "serious break" during the summer months. Still, there was some educational stuff we still did. This webinar will give you ideas on what options you have available for your homeschool this summer. We will cover:
- Daily review topics
- Delight directed learning
- Capturing credits
- Homeschooling college
- Planning ahead for college applications
- Transcripts
- Course descriptions
- Application essays
Learn how a small investment of time each day this summer can pay big rewards next year!
***It was great as usual. I felt like Lee was talking specifically to me as I had these issues.***Very helpful. A lot of information. I can apply/use this information right away.***I am very thankful for your help. I feel like I am on track. Your encouragement keeps me going.***If you weren't here to hold our hands I don't know what we'd do!***Interesting and fun. This helped me feel grounded and on the right track, which is so affirming! Several good ideas I hadn't thought of.***Thanks Lee. This will help me schedule this summer first and then keep only the necessary! Summer is not a good time to feel overwhelmed... that's what I need a break from! Nice webinar.***Thank you so much! I have been a little overwhelmed with family matters lately but these webinars helps me to get my thoughts recalibrated and I'm now focused again.***Very thorough in answering all of my unasked questions. I was wondering about having taken a break too soon with my boys. I am at peace now.***The webinar was full of useful information. THANKS!!!***Thank you! I had no intention of homeschooling through high school. My goal was to get my 4 children through 8th grade and send them off to high school. God had a different plan in mind for our family. After much prayer we found you. We are getting ready to start high school next year with our oldest daughter, I would not even be able to attempt this without your tools and support.***Loved it!***It was very helpful to hear about the importance of the reading list and the Clep info.***
Price: Contact The HomeScholar for price information on public speaking
Lee Binz Speaker Bio
Lee Binz and her husband Matt operate The HomeScholar (www.TheHomeScholar.com). Their mission is "helping parents homeschool high school." Lee and Matt homeschooled their two children independently for eight years, from elementary through high school graduation. Both boys earned full-tuition scholarships to their first choice university. Lee is now a homeschool consultant working with parents across the country and overseas. Lee has three core beliefs about homeschooling: homeschooling provides the best possible learning environment; every child deserves a college-prep education whether or not they choose to go to college; and parents are capable of providing a superior education to their children. Lee does not judge your homeschool or evaluate your children. Instead, she comes alongside to help and encourage parents homeschooling high school.
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"Your presentation was great!! Even though we’ve gotten one son into college, I gained quite a bit of new information from your presentation that I will be able to use for our younger kids. Your sample transcript and explanation of it were very helpful (especially since it was for a chess player!). The comparison of the tests was a lot of new information for me, and your comparison chart is very handy. The HomeScholar Planning Guide is great because it has just about everything (classes, tests, etc.) on one easy-to-use page! Real live samples, like the sample Course Description and Grades and Credits Resource sheet, really clarify things and give homeschoolers a starting point in creating their own, which is very helpful! The “Record Keeping” section of your presentation was very good too! I’m a Cubbie, and have a pretty good handle on record keeping, but I liked your helpful hints. This topic and the way you presented it would be extremely useful for parents new to homeschooling high school. I enjoyed your engaging manner of speaking, and was impressed by your knowledge and insights. Basically, everything was excellent, and the freebies and raffles added that extra special touch! Thank you so much for coming to Vancouver to share with us! God bless you!"~Donna in Washington
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- Annie in Washington
"I just heard you speak at the Homeschool College Fair and you were so inspiring and informative! Thanks,"
- Maureen in Washington
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"The Homeschool College Fair was a phenomenal success! Your seminars were very successful and well attended! We had resoundingly positive feedback from our attendees. Thank you again for your participation!"
- Tracy from the PNW Homeschool College Fair
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"I just wanted to let you know that Ben (and I) really enjoyed your talk at the homeschool college fair. I wish that we could have stayed for the last one as well. We are all curious as to which school was "college A". Also, let your husband know that I really liked his write up on the Incredibles."
- Sharon in Washington
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"I really enjoyed your presentation last Thursday for the At Home in Seattle group. It was informative, encouraging and even entertaining! You speak so well, and make homeschooling through high school sound so easy to do! I feel more confident and empowered after every time I hear you speak, and as my 8th grade son and I begin to prepare for high school and college, I'm actually looking forward to it now! Thanks for all you're doing to support homeschoolers in WA and beyond,"
- Jill in Seattle
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"Thank you so much for speaking to our group last week. Your presentation was so informative and we all walked away with useful tools for assigning high school grades and credits. Your professionalism, combined with your personal warmth and experience, put everyone at ease and gave each of us confidence to continue homeschooling through high school. We can't wait to have you come back! Thanks again,"
- Carie Fagan, "At Home in Seattle" Homeschool Group
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"Lee Binz spoke on high school level testing and did a great job! I was very impressed with her speaking abilities. I have know Lee for years and she recently started a home business where she helps [create] transcripts for high schoolers. I highly recommend her. I'm sure she would love to speak to your group.”
- Donna from Burien HSA
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"Thank you for your time yesterday evening. Your presentation on what we, as parents, can do to assist our children as they prepare to apply for universities was truly helpful to my family. Though my family has a college strategy, I wanted to attend your talk to hopefully find security that our plan is leading our sons in the directions they've requested. Not only did I find that reassurance in your words and demeanor, but I also came home with several gems of knowledge to make our family’s journey more prolific when it reaches the formal education stage. Your support of fellow homeschooling families is greatly appreciated. Thank you, again.”
- Homeschool mother of two, in Seattle
