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Resources
High School
Driver's Ed
There is a full driver education and training grant for home schoolers in Grand County, Winter Park, Granby and Grand. This is a $435.00 grant. If you are interested in this please contact Wayne Tully from National Driver Training instutite. 800-942-20580 www.NationalDriverTraining.com
Transcripts
For instruction and development ideas for producing and maintaining your child's transcripts see these websites. http://www.donnayoung.org/forms/planners/hs-transcript.htm
http://www.hslda.org/highschool/academics.asp
Calculating GPA (from HSLDA's high school coordinators)
http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/2009/10/20091001113257.asp
PSAT, SAT, ACT
High schoolers often take the PSAT, SAT, or ACT in preparation for college admission.
The Scoop on Tests for teens by HSLDA's high school coordinators
http://www.hslda.org/elert/archive/2009/08/20090806163127.asp and scroll down for the information.
SAT Homeschool code 970000
PSAT/SAT
www.collegeboard.com
ACT
www.act.org
Dayspring Christian Schools
Greeley 970-330-1151
SAT, ACT, PSAT, PLAN. AP for Biology, English, History
SAT vs ACT
Which Test Should I Take and Why
ACT TEST DATE
Visit www.act.org for information about testing facilities and requirements.
SAT TESTING DATES
For more information visit www.collegboard.com
ACT's Advantage program
The ACT Advantage solutions for homeschool families includes the EXPLORE and PLAN assessment programs to help parents assess their children’s skills and knowledge in the comfort and privacy of their home. EXPLORE, PLAN and the ACT are part of ACT's logitidinal assessment program designed to give parents objective feedback on the knowledge and skills of their children. The EXPLORE assessment is for children in the 8th to 9th grade level and the PLAN assessment is for children at the 10th grade level.
The Advantage program is offered by ACT, a not-for-profit organization that has been delivering educational programs and services for nearly 50 years. ACT developed "The College Readiness Standards" to serve as a link between what students have learned and what they must learn in order to be prepared for high school and college. The ACT Advantage program was designed to bring ACT's quality educational tools to homeschool families and their children with the goal of enhancing their educational experience. www.actadvantage.org
Brightstorm
Brightstorm makes high-quality, online, video-based courses with great teachers. They've just launched a new Summer Session offering that can be a great way for homeschooled kids to get affordable SAT and ACT prep. Summer Sessions are intensive one-week experiences in which students get great teacher videos, practice exams, detailed progress reports and live interaction with Brightstorm experts.
Go to www.brightstorm.com now and reserve your spot! For more information, call us at 1-866-326-3471, or email support@brightstorm.com.
Dual Enrollment
If you are dual enrolling - doing high school and college during the high school years, here are the contacts for these Community Colleges:
Pikes Peak Community College - Glenn Englund, Director of Special School Partnerships 719-338-4478, 719-338-4478 (cell), or glenn.englund@ppcc.edu Fax 719-502-2072. His office is at the Rampart Range Campus in room S102F.
Arapahoe Community College -Howard Fukaye
Director, Pre-Enrollment Services
303.797.5622, Fax: 303.797.5773, howard.fukaye@arapahoe.edu
Taylor University
High school juniors and seniors can start college early by taking dual credit courses online through our Head Start on College program. Dual credit courses count as both high school and college level credits. Students are welcome to take any of our 140 online courses. High school students receive a reduced tuition rate of $200 per credit hour ($75 off).
Courses are online independent study format in which the student works one-on-one with the professor over a six month time frame.
To participate in the program, simply fill out the enrollment form and enter "home school" or the name of your high school in the "current school attending" field. This will ensure the receipt of the reduced tuition rate. Visit our web site for our complete course catalog: www.taylor.edu/online.
Scholarships
Click here for scholarship information
Caps and Gowns
Home School Legal Defense - Click here
Homeschool Diploma a Christian, family-owned graduation supply company. Visit our web site at www.homeschooldiploma.com or call us toll-free at 877-466-2563.
Curriculum
AME - Apprenticeship, Mentorship, Entrepreneurship
ameprogram.com
AME connects young homeschooled students and graduates to professionals, businessmen, and entrepreneurs to provide a life-integrated work experience focused on the character and future of that young person. Through our web site database, seminars, and more, we help connect young people to prospective mentors in various business and ministry fields.
HSLDA has a great page with lots of suggestions. HSLDA Curriculum
World Libraries
Rather than go to individual library web sites to search their catalog for a book, just type in the title and your zip code here and they locate the book at any/every library within a 500 mile radius!
http://www.worldcatlibraries.org
Creation Science Association, Mid-America Lending Library
Videotapes, audio tapes, slide sets, filmstrips, books, resources for homeschools. Library services are available on a free-will offering basis. Email Larry.sherry70@gmail.com or for information or visit http://www.csama.org.
Auralog's foreign language program - Tell Me More Language Learning
The Arapahoe Library offers Auralog's Tell Me More Language Learning. Access Tell Me More Language Learning here.
Currently compatible only with Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Mac compatibility is expected some time in 2009.
Once you are at the Tell Me More Language page, sign in with your library card. What's even better - is that if you have each person use it with their own library card, it will keep track of their scores and progress -which is tremendously helpful for those of us that are using this as a part of our homeschool curriculum.
They will be expanding the language selection depending on the volume of usage that it gets - so please let all your Homeschooling and interested 2nd language friends know about this opportunity. If you are from outside the district, the librarian said you can still access this by using your library card # from your own library system. The more "popular" it becomes - the more justification they have for continuing and even expanding the program. You could also send a thank you note to Cynthia Kiyotake, the Web Coordinator at APL - it will help keep this program growing and expanding. (ckiyotake@ald.lib.co.us)
Bookshare.org
A searchable online library. Bookshare offers more than 50,000 digital books, textbooks, teacher-recommended reading, periodicals and assistive technology tools for readers of all ages.
Bookshare offers affordable membership, unlimited library privileges and a community of Members, Volunteers, parents, publishers and authors.
Individual Memberships:
$75 ($25 one-time set up fee + $50 annual fee)
http://www.bookshare.org/membershipOptions
Biblical Concourse
http://biblicalconcourse.com/
The Concourse is connecting Biblically minded people with each other to effect higher education within their families.
The Biblical Concourse of Home Universities provides supplemental courses, curriculum, and projects to Christian families who are pursuing their own unique alternatives to institutional college learning. Participants include high school students, college students, graduate students, and professionals desiring to continue their education. The Concourse knowledge and people resources help individuals and families implement Biblical truth and creatively challenge the cultural norms in their occupations.
Patrick Henry College Preparatory Academy
http://www.phcprep.org/
PHC is a distance learning program for homeschooled high schoolers that offers excellent academic instruction with a fully integrated Christian world view. The courses prepare students for the College Board’s Advanced Placement* (AP*) exams and for the most rigorous college classes.
Home School Science Academy
Greg Landry, M.S.
14-Year Veteran Homeschool Dad
Director, Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
http://www.HomeschoolScienceAcademy.com
office: 828-265-4101
More Information
HSLDA's High School Page
Homeschooling Thru High School Newsletter Excellent resource from HSLDA
http://www.hslda.org/highschool/newsletter.asp
Colorado High School Homeschool loop
http://coloradohighschoolloop.blogspot.com
This site is a wealth of information for high schoolers. It includes local events to how to figure out GPA's and much more.
Getting Ready for College info click here
UnderGradZone
http://www.undergradzone.com
A great site with tons of information. A few of the topics: 1. High School Decisions - what to do when 2. Test Preparation with a few samples of questions 3. Admission Process 4. Paying for College 4. College Life.
Colorado High School Homeschool Loop - classes, transcripts, jobs, and tons more.
http://coloradohighschoolloop.blogspot.com/search/label/Free
College Professor Critiques Homeschoolers copyright 2009 by Greg Landry, M.S.
I teach sophomore through senior level college students - most of them are "pre-professional" students. They are preparing to go to medical school, dental school, physical therapy school, etc.
As a generalization, I've noticed certain characteristics common in my students who were homeschooled. Some of these are desirable, some not.
Desirable characteristics:
1. They are independent learners and do a great job of taking initiative and being responsible for learning. They don't have to be "spoon fed" as many students do. This gives them an advantage at two specific points in their education; early in college and in graduate education.
2. They handle classroom social situations (interactions with their piers and professors) very well. In general, my homeschooled students are a pleasure to have in class. They greet me when they enter the class, initiate conversations when appropriate, and they don't hesitate to ask good questions. Most of my students do none of these.
3. They are serious about their education and that's very obvious in their attitude, preparedness, and grades.
Areas where homeschooled students can improve:
1. They come to college less prepared in the sciences than their schooled counterparts - sometimes far less prepared. This can be especially troublesome for pre-professional students who need to maintain a high grade point average from the very beginning.
2. They come to college without sufficient test-taking experience, particularly with timed tests. Many homeschooled students have a high level of anxiety when it comes to taking timed tests.
My advice to homeschooling parents:
1. If your child is even possibly college bound and interested in the sciences, make sure that they have a solid foundation of science in the high school years.
2. Begin giving timed tests by 7th or 8th grade. I think it is a disservice to not give students timed tests. They tend to focus better and score higher on timed tests, and, they are far better prepared for college and graduate education if they've taken timed tests throughout the high school age years.
In the earlier years the timed tests should allow ample time to complete the test as long as the student is working steadily. The objective is for them to know it's timed yet not to feel a time pressure. This helps students to be comfortable taking timed tests and develops confidence in their test-taking abilities.
Greg Landry, M.S.
Director, Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab
office: 828-265-4101
Greg@homeschoolscienceacademy.com http://www.HomeschoolScienceAcademy.com
Greg Landry is a 14 year veteran homeschool dad and college professor. He also teaches one and two semester online science classes, and offers free 45 minute online seminars. http://www.HomeschoolScienceAcademy.com
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