A 501(c)(3) organization promoting Sherlock Holmes to young readers, serving as a link to teachers, librarians & children museums via our outreach programs
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Learn about our grants to provide needed financial assistance to persons & organizations developing literacy programs & other educational experiences that will introduce young people to Sherlock Holmes. Details at beaconsociety.com/apply-for-…
Congrats to our recent committee members @Rob_Nunn @LadyRedCrest and @xixie on receiving their membership shillings this past Friday from the Baker Street Irregulars. Well done all!
Great news!
We're on a mission to get more people into Sherlock! So we've commissioned @CellarTheatre for an exclusive adaptation of The Devil's Foot, available free to anyone (of all ages) registered on the FreeSherlock! mailing list. Sign up now for release 1 June:
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We are pleased to announce that we are launching a website to promote local Sherlockian groups and societies to all who are interested in the great detective, at Http://SherlockianSocieties.….
This website offers many features including a searchable map, newsletters and journals 1/MORE
from participating groups, advice on forming a local club and much more
Our thanks go to Steve Mason, @Rob_Nunn , @MikeMcSwiggin , @Fitzgig and @TheNotoriousGDR for their efforts to creating this website. Http://SherlockianSocieties.…
More Sherlock Holmes being taught in the classroom! Nicely done.
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Yes! Sherlock Holmes being taught in the classroom, introducing the great detective to the next generation of fans.
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Do you teach Sherlock Holmes? Take this Survey for Approaches to Teaching Sherlock Holmes Stories surveymonkey.com/r/MTQR2GQ?f…
A great idea!
So here is what I am thinking - to mark @CupHolmes I will give away 12 new Sherlock Holmes books to UK young readers (9yrs-18yrs) to help them discover Sherlock during lockdown. Just DM name, address + age. Whilst stocks last. Data will be deleted. Please RT! #TwitterSherlockians
Grants to US & Canadian #teachers, #librarians, children’s museums & theaters, groups working w students are available. Grants can provide up to $750 to fund development of projects to introduce young people to Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about Sherlock Holmes. 1/
Interested indivs & orgs are invited to apply for the Beacon Society's major funding project. The grant period will be from Jul 1 2021-Jun 30 2022.
An application form, guidelines & other details about the Stauber grant may be obtained at our website, beaconsociety.com/the-jan-st… 6/
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Other teaching materials, information about the Society, & resources for educating students can be found at the our website. PLEASE SHARE THIS THREAD / NEWS WITH EDUCATORS. beaconsociety.com/ 7/End
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Know a 4th - 12th grade student with a interest in #SherlockHolmes? Help keep the Master's memory green with our Essay Contest with CASH prizes. Details: beaconsociety.com/joel-sente… Deadline of Mar 1
We are honored that several of the "sparking plugs" of our organization were honored with shillings from the BSI last night. Congratulations to @AtCoupe Debbie Clark Steve Mason @DanAndriacco & @SherlockPhD Well done y'all.
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Today is Sherlock Holmes's 167th birthday! Why not introduce a young reader to the 56 short stories & 4 novels of Arthur Conan Doyle's greatest literary creation? It will be the greatest gift you could give to the world's only consulting detective.
'Lighthouses, my boy! Beacons of the future! Capsules, with hundreds of bright little seeds in each, out of which will spring the wiser, better England of the future. from the #SherlockHolmes story The Adventure of the Naval Treaty
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