.Looking for a speaker for your next homeschool, work-at-home or mom event? I’d love to share what God is teaching me, as well as encourage your group in their homeschooling efforts.
For information on Compensation, scroll to the bottom of the list of workshops.
Approaches to Christian Homeschooling
Are you stuck in a rut when it comes to choosing curriculum?
Do you buy the same “stuff” each year just because you used it last year?
Realize that no single approach to home schooling works for all ages and all subjects. Come hear Kerry Beck use Biblical principles for selecting the right approach for your child. We will discuss how the following approaches have advantages in different subjects at different stages of your child’s development.
- Classical
- Charlotte Mason
- Unit Studies
- Biblical Principles
- Traditional-Textbook
- Unschooling-Resource Rich
- Christian Leadership
Kerry will help you identify your OWN goals for your homeschool, based on your definition of what education. You’ll also be challenged to make individual goals for each of your children! She recognizes that each family situation is different and has unique strengths, weaknesses and abilities and guides us into recognizing what is best for our family!
Utilizing her experience as a homeschool mom, and having a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Kerry shares a unique perspective to evaluating the overwhelming choices available to homeschoolers.
Here are just a few secrets Kerry will reveal…
- Simple techniques to match your approach with your family’s values & goals
- One method to develop a LOVE OF LEARNING
- 4 R’s of Notebooking with the Principle Approach
- How to Use your Homeschool to Raise Christian Leaders
- 3 Stages of the Classical Approach that Match Your Child’s Development
- How to be on the same page as your spouse
- 4 R’s of a Successful Charlotte Mason Homeschool
- How to watch the 7 workshops from earlier this year
- How to Make your Homeschool relate to Real Life
I have done a lot research already on the different approaches and found what Kerry had to say not only true, but helpful. She sums up biblical homeschooling very well and emphasizes specific details each approach has that are important to most Christians. – Melissa Hodson
Start Homeschool Right:
Raising Leaders in 2018
{Christian Leadership Series Part 1}
Most homeschoolers continue to offer their children the same type of education they received; they just do it at home. There’s a better way! Kerry reveals how she homeschooled her 3 kids to give them a love of learning, as well as the tools of learning. Her goal was to to train her kids to become leaders of tomorrow – Godly leaders who can think critically and Biblically! Godly leaders who will change the world!
You’ll discover:
- Biblical examples of leaders and leaders-in-training that you can follow
- A proven method to develop a love of learning for life’s leaders
- How to make this school year different & better from all the years past…
- Two stages in laying the foundation for your children to become a leader
- Three tips to instill the character of a leader at a young age
- How you can begin this school right with your own children
- How & where you can start to raise your kids to be leaders, not followers
- How to develop a love of learning in your kids … at all ages!
- Simple techniques to train your children “how to think” and be successful leaders
- One activity you can do each day to instill a lifelong love of learning so they can lead
- Easiest way to become a mentor to your own children this year so they are prepared as leaders
- How to transition from teacher-directed homeschool to a more independent student-directed homeschool
My biggest takeaway was the ending where we’re told to Relax, Rest and Rejoice. I have been stressing out about homeschooling my son since we started two weeks ago. Also, just the general idea of educating, not schooling was new for me. I want my son to enjoy his education and truly learn to think for himself. Thank you!! – Elaine Harman
5 Strategies to Encourage a
Love of Learning
{Christian Leadership Series Part 2}
Are your kids “less than” motivated to love learning?
Do you want to inspire your kids to love learning for a lifetime?
Kerry used 5 simple strategies in her homeschool to give her kids a love of learning. Come discover these simple techniques you can use everyday in your homeschool. We’ll cover:
- 7 Tools of Learning for a Lifetime
- An easy technique Dad & Mom can do daily to encourage love for learning
- Which approaches to homeschooling encourage love of learning
- How even picture books encourage love for learning
- How to use Math Story Books in your homeschool
- How much choice your kids should have in homeschooling
- Simple & fun games to inspire a love of learning
- Secret to Success for homeschool moms to encourage love for learning
- Bonus Strategy to get started on the right foot & love learning this year
Loved the fact that you stressed how important cultivating an atmosphere that fosters the love of learning is. Also loved your focus on reading and character development in home education. It’s hard to isolate the BIGGEST take-away because there were SO MANY great points. The final questions were compelling: What do you want for your kids, schooling or an education? This teaching is sure to be a paradigm-shift for so many! Great time tonight, Kerry! – Val Pope
Teach Your Kids “How to Think” with a Mentoring Education {Christian Leadership Series Part 3}
Go beyond the early years of training leaders and learn how to provide self-directed study for your own children. Mentoring has been the successful model to train statesmen, entrepreneurs and community leaders. Discover clues to becoming a successful mentor to your children and to offer your children opportunities to study their own interests.
Don’t be fooled by the conveyor-belt model! We all learn more when we are self-motivated to study. Use mentoring this coming year to encourage your own children to be self-motivated in their studies.
Help! How Do I Teach Writing?
So, you need to teach writing, but you’re not sure what to do? Join us as we discover how help your kids come up with ideas, order their ideas and express their ideas. Kerry will discuss ways to teach writing from elementary years to high school. She’ll share tips & tricks that worked for her when teaching her three kids writing at all these levels. Kerry will share her solution to that problem, as well. By the time you finish this workshop, you will have fresh ideas to use with your own students.
How to Instill Success in Your Kids Writing
Writing can be one of the most difficult areas to teach in homeschooling. So, Kerry would like to help you by sharing the obstacles of teaching writing & how you can overcome them.
DeStress Mom with 3 R’s of Successful Homeschooling
Are you stressed out about your homeschool? Or, maybe burned out and ready for a change? Wondering how you can be successful in homeschooling and still take care of yourself? Come hear Kerry share the 3 R’s that God showed her during her homeschooling years.
Teaching Your Children About Finances and Debt
The Bible refers more to the subject of money than any other topic. Where will your children learn these important lessons about finances? Are you teaching them about finances and debt before they find themselves neck-deep in student loans, a mortgage and a $15,000 credit card debt? Come hear the biblical view of finances and debt – and how we can effectively teach this to our children.
Teaching Your Children to Start Their Own Business 
God has set us free, not to serve ourselves, but to serve Him. Part of that freedom is having a choice in what we do for a living. Even though your children may eventually work for someone else, having the skills to start their own business ensures that they can choose from a position of strength – not having to take a career that an unbelieving culture hands them. Drawing from her 20 years of self-employment with her husband, Stephen Beck, Kerry share hard-won knowledge on how to start and maintain a family-run business. She will discuss the pros and cons of having your own business, the economics and the headaches. Above all, she will encourage you to seek to please our God in whatever situation He has called you and your children.
I’ve know Kerry Beck for a few years now through the Chamber and BNI. She is truly an inspirational entrepreneur and woman. There are only a few other people I believe “get it” when it comes to doing business with others and Kerry is one of those. She treats her clients with respect and kindness the same way she treats her children or strangers. Her Lunch and Learn about Appreciation Marketing reminds us that appreciating our clients should be a top priority just as hiring a CPA or developing a marketing plan. We learned in her talk to kindness is power. Thanks Kerry for the reminder! Warmly, Glenda DripDropCreative.com
Top 5 Mistakes Homeschoolers Make
Discover the biggest mistakes homeschoolers make and how to avoid them in your home. You’ll discover . . .
- How to set the right goals in your homeschool
- How to choose the right curriculum for your family
- How to simplify your homeschool schedule
- Cheapest, easiest way to homeschool your kids
- How to prepare your children for adult life
Compensation
We don’t have any fees for speaking at your event. What I do ask is this… You cover my travel expenses (car/flight, hotel, meals). I would also like the opportunity to sell some of my resources before or after my workshop. If you would like me to do an online presentation, I can do so if you let me sell a resource during the webinar. The sales presentation usually lasts about 5 minutes during a 60 minute webinar/teleseminar. Use the form below to contact me about speaking.
A Father’s Stew: Biblical Integration of Family, Work, Ministry 
In an age where fathers are separated from their families for most of the day, how can we fulfill the biblical mandate to train our children when “you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up” (Deuteronomy 6)? Given our current culture, is it possible to integrate family, work and ministry in a biblical manner? What is God’s provision for raising godly children and what are our responsibilities? Come hear God’s vision for fathers as we are challenged from the Scripture to balance the areas of family, work and ministry and to blend these three ingredients to form a godly stew, a sweet smelling aroma to God.
Teaching Your Children About Finances and Debt
The Bible refers more to the subject of money than any other topic. Where will your children learn these important lessons about finances? Are you teaching them about finances and debt before they find themselves neck-deep in student loans, a mortgage and a $15,000 credit card debt? Come hear the biblical view of finances and debt – and how we can effectively teach this to our children.
Teaching Your Children to Start Their Own Business
God has set us free, not to serve ourselves, but to serve Him. Part of that freedom is having a choice in what we do for a living. Even though your children may eventually work for someone else, having the skills to start their own business ensures that they can choose from a position of strength – not having to take a career that an unbelieving culture hands them. Drawing from his 19 years of self-employment, Stephen Beck will share his hard-won knowledge on how to start and maintain a family-run business. He will discuss the pros and cons of having your own business, the economics and the headaches. Above all, he will encourage you to seek to please our God in whatever situation He has called you and your children.
Importance of Teaching Life Skills To Your Children
In the Apostle Paul’s day, every Rabbi was required to learn a skill in addition to his rigorous religious training. Unfortunately, our culture has forgotten the value of possessing life skills. Many in the homeschool community are waking up to the fact that we are sending our sons and daughters into the world with very few “hands-on” skills.
- Do your children know how to start a business?
- Are you teaching them entrepreneurial skills?
- In today’s uncertain economic times, it is important to recession-proof your children.
- Do they possess skills that meet everyday needs – skills they could fall back on when hard times hit?
- Skills they could use to get out of the 9-5 rat race?
Come hear Steve Beck, director of Life Skills Camps and owner of Curriculum Connection, encourage homeschool parents from the Scriptures to disciple their children through the agency of work and give their children the tools to serve God in whatever situation He decides to place them.
Winning The War For Our Culture
Psalm 112 describes a man whose descendents will be mighty on the earth.
How do we teach our children to one day, rule and reign for their God and King, Jesus Christ? How do we train them to boldly impact the society around them instead of the other way around?
Pointed, yet humorous, Stephen Beck discusses issues such as Dad’s leadership, family devotions, the importance of homeschooling, finances and avoiding debt. Learn the essentials your children must know and the entanglements they must avoid to carry out their God-given commission – the toppling of ungodly cultures and the discipleship of the nations! 
Making Biblical Decisions In Your Homeschool: Identifying and Implementing God’s Priorities
You can tell the maturity of a believer by the decisions he makes.
Why do Christians make such poor decisions? Can we ensure that our decisions are pleasing to God and not merely based on our feelings, circumstances or other’s opinions? How can we know God’s will for our lives?
Come hear a challenging message on how we should make everyday decisions – ones we are sure will please our Lord and Master!
Un-Revisionist History
Can you really believe what the history books tell you about the Civil War? How does the truth still affect us today. Come hear how the war to end slavery ended up costing all Americans, black and white, their freedom. We all want to rule and reign for Christ, but after 140 years of slavery, will we know how to lead when we win the war for our culture?
Dads And The Big Picture Of Education
Throughout all of Scripture, there is a recurring theme – God’s people are to carve godly communities out of the howling wilderness.
- How do we build godly communities that impact and eventually overturn the culture?
- Are we educating our kids towards this end?
- What will it take, education wise, to accomplish this goal?
- What is the responsibility of dad in all of this?
These and many other questions will be answered as we look at the big picture behind our children’s education. Come here Stephen Beck discuss the obstacles to avoid and the vision necessary to win the culture for Christ!
Is eBay Right for You?
Looking for business that your kids can start but don’t have a lot of money to invest? Need some extra cash for an unexpected expense or trying to pay off your credit card debt? Do you already have a business but could use more customers from all over the world? Then eBay is just for you! It is one of the best ways to teach your kids business skills while you work out of the home. You can also generate investment money for business ideas and get out of debt. Kerry Beck shares her own eBay story – how she went from selling things around the house to becoming an eBay Power Seller. Learn how to start your family business from scratch and involve your children at the same time. Then, you can reap the benefits of your hard work.
Compensation
We don’t have any fees for speaking at your event. What I do ask is this… You cover my travel expenses (car/flight, hotel, meals). I would also like the opportunity to sell some of my resources before or after my workshop. If you would like me to do an online presentation, I can do so if you let me sell a resource during the webinar. The sales presentation usually lasts about 5 minutes during a 60 minute webinar/teleseminar. Use the form below to contact me about speaking.
