Unlocking a young person’s understanding
and appreciation of Sherlock Holmes
The game is afoot!
and appreciation of Sherlock Holmes
The game is afoot!
The Beacon Society, a scion of the Baker Street Irregulars, is searching for
children and youth eager to develop an understanding and appreciation of
the great detective… Sherlock Holmes.
children and youth eager to develop an understanding and appreciation of
the great detective… Sherlock Holmes.
Begin Your Junior Sherlockian Training!
As a Junior Sherlockian-in-Training, you will complete the 2-2-1-b tasks to explore, experience, and extend your understanding and appreciation of Sherlock Holmes. The tasks will provide you with an in-depth study of Sherlock Holmes’ character traits, observational skills, capacity for critical thought, and inductive and deductive reasoning. Upon completion of the 2-2-1-b tasks and submission of “training evidence,” a certificate of completion will be granted from the Junior Sherlockian Society.
The Start of the Junior Sherlockian Society
In 2016, Andrew Solberg suggested the idea of a Junior Sherlockian Society.
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"For many years, I thought that the Beacons should consider starting a junior Sherlockian society with membership cards, birthday greetings from Sherlock Holmes, and other things. I remember when I was young, I joined the Junior Forest Ranger program and got a card and a greeting from Smokey Bear. It was very exciting for me, and I have remembered it all my life. I think that this initiative would require its own champion to get it done, someone who does not currently have chairmanship responsibility." |
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Shannon Carlisle, a teacher in Franklin, TN, took the idea and ran with it, creating an amazing program for young Sherlockians to participate in. The program set out the goals of:
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The program was officially launched in August, 2017, and since then, thousands of students and young Sherlockians have visited the website and completed the tasks to become a Junior Sherlockian.