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Friendly encouragement, practical tips, and gentle routines to help you homeschool with confidence and joy. From the creators of The HomeScholar, Lee and Matt Binz.
HomeScholar Press is the publishing home of Lee Binz, The HomeScholar — trusted by homeschool families for over 17 years, helping thousands navigate homeschooling through high school.
Get Started with These Essential Homeschool Solutions!
Everything you need to homeschool high school with confidence — all in one place
NEW – The College Admission and Scholarship Solution
Homeschool Secrets for Getting Ready, Getting In, and Getting Paid
In this fully updated edition of The HomeScholar Guide to College Admission and Scholarships you will discover the insider strategies homeschool families use to navigate college applications, stand out to admissions officers, and secure the funding that makes college affordable.
NEW – The College Admission and Scholarship Solution Toolkit
Every Form, Tracker, and Checklist to Put this Solution into Practice
Every form, tracker, and checklist from the book in one place, so you can build the record, write the essays, and compare the offers without starting from a blank page. This book replaces the Comprehensive Record Solution, previously available our our homehighschoolhelp.com website.
The Homeschool AI Solution
Homeschool Secrets for Getting Ready, Getting In, and Getting Paid
The practical guide for homeschool parents who want to use AI intentionally — covering every age, every subject, and every type of learner, from the ethics of getting started to the skills your child will need for whatever comes next.
The Homeschool AI Solution Toolkit
Every Prompt, Worksheet, and Planning Tool to Use AI Wisely in Your Homeschool
The hands-on companion to the book — every prompt, worksheet, and planning tool you need to move from reading about AI to actually using it confidently with your child, starting today.
Setting the Records Straight
How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts and Course Descriptions for College Admission and Scholarships
Creating transcripts doesn’t have to be intimidating. Lee walks you through every step of building professional homeschool transcripts and course descriptions that open doors to college admission and scholarships.
TechnoLogic
How to Set Logical Technology Boundaries and Stop the Zombie Apocalypse
Practical wisdom for parents navigating screens and devices in the home. Lee helps you set healthy, logical technology boundaries that protect your family without the drama.
Encouragement for the Journey!
Faith and conversation resources for homeschool families
NEW – Deep Talks for Long Walks…for Couples
52 Weeks of Conversations You’ve Been Meaning to Have
Fifty-two conversation starters designed for couples who want to go deeper — on walks, road trips, or quiet evenings. Questions that open doors to the conversations that matter most
Finding the Faith to Homeschool High School
Weekly Reflections for Weary Parents
A gentle weekly companion for homeschool parents who need encouragement for the journey. Short, heartfelt reflections to renew your confidence and faith one week at a time.
NEW – Deep Talks for Long Walks…for Friends
52 Weeks of Conversations to Bring You Closer
Good friendships deserve better conversations than the ones daily life usually allows. Deep Talks for Long Walks …for Friends gives you 52 weeks of honest, surprising questions to take on your next walk together.
NEW – Deep Talks for Long Walks…for Homeschool Families
52 Weeks of Conversations to Strengthen Your Homeschool
Homeschool families are rich in time together — this book helps you make the most of it. Deep Talks for Long Walks …for Homeschool Families gives you 52 weeks of questions for every age, from your littlest learner to mom and dad, for the car, the table, or the walk.
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The Homeschool Records Solution / Toolkit
How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts and Comprehensive Records for College Admission and Scholarships
The long awaited update for “Setting the Records Straight” is here! The Homeschool Records Solution shows homeschool parents how to turn four years of coursework into a comprehensive records package that colleges and scholarship committees take seriously. Written by Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, the book draws on the system she built for her own two sons, a system that led to $440,000 in scholarship offers, including two full-tuition awards. It walks parents through building a transcript, writing course descriptions for every subject, documenting outside classes and activities, and assembling a package that presents a homeschool education clearly and professionally, even for families who are starting the process late or feel behind. The companion Homeschool Records Solution Toolkit puts that teaching to work with ready-to-use templates for transcripts, course descriptions, reading lists, activities and awards, school profiles, cover letters, and letters of recommendation, along with a library of real sample documents to build from. Together, the book and toolkit give parents a complete, step-by-step path to a records package that helps their student stand out.
The College Launch Solution / Toolkit
Homeschool Secrets to Help Students Launch and Parents Let Go
The College Launch Solution walks homeschool families through the season most books skip: the final summer before college, move-in day, freshman year, and the empty nest that follows. Lee Binz draws on her own family’s experience sending two homeschooled sons to college on full scholarships, covering the logistics of the transition alongside the harder parts — letting go, the identity questions students face, faith under pressure, and the grief parents don’t expect to feel once the house goes quiet. Matt Binz adds a father’s perspective throughout, with sidebar boxes on the financial and practical side of launching a student well. The companion College Launch Solution Toolkit puts the book’s frameworks to work with twenty-six worksheets, checklists, and conversation guides, from a senior-year launch checklist to a four-year degree planning template, so parents and students can walk through the transition together instead of guessing their way through it.
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Practical guides for transcripts, college applications, and homeschooling high school
About HomeScholar Press
HomeScholar Press was founded by Lee and Matt Binz, creators of The HomeScholar. After successfully homeschooling our own two boys from third grade through high school graduation — and helping them earn full-tuition scholarships to their first-choice universities — we started The HomeScholar in 2007 and shortly thereafter started writing books to help other families do the same.
What started as a few guides for friends has grown into a complete library of practical, encouraging resources for homeschool parents. If you’re staring at your homeschooling ‘tween or teen and thinking, “how will I ever do this?” — regardless of whether “this” is high school planning, transcripts, or college applications — you’re in the right place.
We believe college admission and homeschool record-keeping shouldn’t be scary or overwhelming. With the right tools, you can help your student stand out and succeed.
Our Mission
To give homeschool families confidence for high school and beyond through thoughtful, practical books and freebies. No fluff. No fear. Just the help you need, when you need it.
Meet Lee Binz
Lee is a retired homeschool speaker, consultant, and the author of 40+ books on homeschooling high school. She’s an expert on homeschooling high school who has helped thousands of families navigate transcripts, course descriptions, and college admission. When she’s not writing, she’s probably drinking coffee, planning a camping trip, creating memories with her children and grandchildren, and quoting The Princess Bride.
Meet Matt Binz
Matt is a retired Boeing engineering manager and the technical mind behind The HomeScholar. Now he’s spending retirement in creative endeavors: painting with acrylics, playing the ukulele and tongue drum, and co-authoring new books with Lee. Lots and lots of books.
Our Journey Here
With our retirement from The HomeScholar in 2023 and the subsequent closure by the new owners, we knew Lee’s books and expertise could fill the gap — and provide the resources homeschool families still needed. Matt created HomeScholar Press as a permanent home for Lee’s existing library and the new books we’re writing together.
Our new Solution Books and Toolkits are designed to replace and build on what The HomeScholar offered — but go further. By pairing in-depth book content with ready-to-use Toolkits, we’re building a more comprehensive and affordable library of tools, templates, and step-by-step guidance than was ever available before.
Whether you need help with homeschool transcripts, college admission, scholarships, technology boundaries, or the faith and encouragement to keep going — you’ll find practical, proven solutions here. Written by homeschoolers, for homeschoolers.
HomeScholar Press is a different type of business. There are no emails, no memberships, no opt-ins, no social media, and no ads that follow you around. We’re just here to offer print solutions for the problems you face homeschooling through middle school and high school.
This is a simple website. Every book link takes you directly to Amazon. You’ll never need to give us your credit card or personal information. We hope this approach gives you peace of mind and an easy way to get the answers you’re seeking.
What Parents Say
“The prospect of homeschooling high school IS scary, but looking back, the blessing of intimacy I now share with my daughter was worth it. Thank you for helping me to feel the fear and do it anyway!”
— Traci, California
“I had a friend, who worked in college admissions for years, peek at the transcript I wrote with your tips. ‘You made this?!?! This is incredible! One of the best homeschool transcripts I have seen.’ My son got into his first choice college with a full tuition scholarship up to $240k.”
— Rachel, WA
“When we received the financial package I couldn’t wait to tell my husband that I had just made $200,000. My son is heading to the college of his choice with full tuition paid for four years. All because you showed me how to do the hard things well.”
— Tamie, Washington
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