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  • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Novels
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- His Last Bow
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2020 Jan Stauber-Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant Awards


This year we provided grants of up to $750 to ten teachers and librarians to assist them in developing a teaching project to introduce more young people to Sherlock Holmes. Here are the winners for 2020:

1.  Flavia Bahena

Boronda Meadows Elementary, Salinas, CA
fbahena@salinascity.k12.ca.us
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Mystery Study for Struggling Students. The teacher has  designed a six week long mystery novel study for struggling 3rd and 4th grade students as a means to inspire them to read.

2.  Aramis Bacallao

Lied STEM Academy, Las Vegas, NV
bacala@nv.ccsd.net

The project is inspiring students to read by providing books for them to check out.
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3.  Vickie Blankenship

East McDowell Middle School, Marion, NC
​vickie.blankenship@mcdowell.k12.nc.us

Sherlock Holmes Digital Breakout. A project to introduce students to Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle, and inspire them to read and discover other books in the mystery genre.​

4.  Lynn Carney 

Cleveland Metro School District, Cleveland, OH
lynn.carney@clevelandmetroschools.org


Meet Me on Baker Street. A project to inspire young fluent readers and introduce them to Sherlock Holmes and conclude the project with publishing stories the students have written.
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5.  Jil DeMasi

Essex Regional ED Services, Commission, Fairfield, NJ
j.demasi@eresc.com


​The project is Sherlock Holmes the Teacher. The goal is to introduce 8th grade students to the stories of Sherlock Holmes and the writings of Arthur Conan Doyle. This will help them to develop critical thinking skills and keen observation skills while learning to work in teams.
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6.  Amanda Hall

High Point Academy, Spartanburg, SC
ahall@hpaspart.org

​This project will be a multifaceted comparative literature unit. The capstone project will be a chance for students to reimagine a short story from the Holmesian world. The students are given the option to express their own unique vision by rewriting a story, changing the time line, inserting themselves in one of the stories, writing an original Holmes story, etc. ​

7.  Elizabeth Hallermann

Talahi Community School, St. Cloud, MN
elizabeth.hallermann@isd742.org
   
"Sherlock Holmes Meets STEM"   

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8. Roberta Klein

Read With Me Volunteer Programs, Mirage, CA
robertaklein@gmail.com

​This project is a literacy program whose mission is to assist local children from a low income, limited English speaking environment, to develop their full potential by leaning to read, comprehend, and speak English, while understanding that people care about then as individuals. This applicant would also like to encourage people to donate Sherlock Holmes books to give to the students, and to assist them to select age-appropriate Sherlock Holmes books to purchase.
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9. Katie McKinney

Orrs Elementary Media Center, Griffin, GA
katie.mckinney@gscs.org

​The goal would be to involve the students in project-based learning and expose them to the world of Sherlock Holmes, specifically through Sherlock Holmes graphic novels. Project Based Learning and the World of Sherlock Holmes.

10. Bethany Sharkey

Hiwassee Dam High School, Murphy, NC
Bethany.sharkey@cherokee.k12.nc.us

Sherlock Holmes and Forensics

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  • Home
  • First Time Visitor
    • I am a Student
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    • I am a Teacher, Librarian, or Part of a Children's Musem or Theater
  • About the Beacon Society (Newsletters, Bylaws, Meeting Minutes)
  • Sherlock's Spotlight Gazette
  • How to Support the Society
  • The Jan Stauber Grant
    • Apply for a Grant
    • Past Grant Awards
  • The Beacon Award
    • Apply for an Award
    • Past Award Winners
  • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Novels
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- His Last Bow
    • A Comprehensive Look at the Stories of the Canon -- The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
  • Junior Sherlockian Society
  • Joel Senter Essay Contest
    • Essay Contest -- Introduction & Copyright
    • Essay Contest -- Age Levels
      • Essay Contest -- 4th-6th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 7th-9th Grade Form
      • Essay Contest -- 10th-12th Grade Form
    • Essay Contest -- Rules & Prizes
    • Essay Contest -- Resources
    • Essay Contest -- Submit
    • More about R. Joel Senter
    • Past Senter Essay Contest Winners
    • Who Was Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
  • Library Display Project
  • Additional Resources for Educators/ Students by Age Group
    • Holmes for the Holidays
    • Beacon Booklist
    • Elementary School
    • Middle (Junior) School
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    • College / University
    • Library Programs
    • Any Age Group
  • Fortescue Scholarship Exams
  • Important Links for Sherlockians
  • Contact Our Officers / Committees
  • The Life & Times in Victorian London
  • The Puzzles of Sherlock Holmes
  • The 60 Stories of the Canon
  • Sherlockian E-Times Archives
  • Sherlockian Societies
    • Learn About Sherlockian Societies
    • Locating a Sherlockian Society Map
    • Spotlight on Societies
    • Scuttlebutt from the Spermacetti Press