2022 Jan Stauber-Sherlock Holmes Literacy Grant Awards
This year we provided grants of up to $800 to eleven (11) teachers and librarians to assist them in developing a teaching project to introduce more young people to Sherlock Holmes. The total amount awarded is $6,250. Here are the grant recipients for 2022:
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1. Linda Averill
Christmas House, Everett, WA seagull.3@msn.com To place Sherlock Holmes books into the hands of the youth of Everett, and Snohomish County, who may not have access to such books, especially those who are not English-proficient. |
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2. Beth Bernard
Baker Street West, Pioneer, CA info@bakerstreetwest.com Our Summer With Sherlock program will focus on the unique case work of the world's first consulting detective. While students learn performance and theatre basics through theatre games, writing monologues based on canon stories, and learning character development from theatre professionals and Sherlockians. |
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3. Anna Behrens
Monadnock Middle-High School, Swanzey, NH abehrens@mrsd.org Sherlock Week will build awareness of and foster an appreciation for Arthur Conan Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes stories to local youth and adults. The week will be filled with a variety of activities at both children and adults, including displays, interactive readings, presentations, and a forensic lab. |
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4. Seth Block
Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX seth.block@dallascityhall.com Using the Sherlock Holmes books, and access to the Hoopla stories we have available that are not in the books, the kids will learn techniques used in the stories by completing scientific experiments or deductive skill activities to acquire those skills. |
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5. Tina Flook
Corry Area Intermediate School, Corry, PA teenah55@yahoo.com The school library will display the Sherlock Holmes books for the students to see and check out. Each student will participate in the Junior Sherlockian Training throughout the grading period. Each week we will focus on one part of the training; explore, experience, extend, and ‘b’ recognized. |
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6. Galena P. Gaw
School for the Deaf & Blind, Spartanburg, SC ggaw@scsdb.org Introduce the students to the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Due to language delays and below-grade reading levels, many of our students have never read or been exposed to a Sherlock Holmes novel. They may not have had the material in an accessible reading format. The school will add a collection of Sherlock Holmes books in a variety of formats to the library, set up a display of the materials, have students read the books, and host related activities. |
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7. Jessica Jean-Denis
Innovation Youth Children's Library, Montreal, QC jjeandenis@direction.ca To introduce students at our library to the Sherlock Holmes universe in French. We will hold a month dedicated to the theme of Sherlock Holmes, where books will be displayed, and a Sherlock Holmes night will be conducted, including a discussion group with youth about Conan Doyle and his influence on culture. The discussion will also provide an opportunity to reflect on the importance of female empowerment with the purchase of Enola Holmes books. |
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8. Kibby Kleiman
Pinole Valley High School, Pinole, CA kkleiman@wccusd.net The theater club will produce a play with elements of Sherlock Holmes, including rehearsals and familiarity with Arthur Conan Doyle. |
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9. Roberta Klein
Read with Me Volunteer Programs, Mirage, CA robertaeklein@gmail.com The program provides two books to each child in the program each year. We will purchase Sherlock Holmes books to provide to these students, which are given to the children at the library, based on their age. We will distribute approximately 75 Sherlock Holmes' books to fifth and sixth graders in 15 schools, and to their libraries. The ability to read English -- our expected outcome -- is the fundamental foundation for everyday life and success. |
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10. Jennifer Valentine
West Deptford Free Public Library, West Deptford, NJ jvalentine@westdeptford.lib.nj.us The library will conduct a week of activities focusing on Sherlock Holmes, which will educate patrons of different ages about the detective and the author. This will include an interactive problem-solving performance, a visit by Sherlock Holmes, an escape room, and various interactive stations around the library. |
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11. Andrius Vitkus
Pine View School, Osprey, FL andy.vitkus@sarasotacountyschools.net Using the 100 Year Old Secret -- The Sherlock Holmes Files, the students will be exposed to deductive skills and problem solving which they will use in solving other mysteries. |
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