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Join us on Saturday, May 16th, for the Dog Care merit badge. The class runs from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. You will need to have, borrow, or help with a dog for two months.
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Hello ladies! I'm sure that most of you are well on your way to earning all of the requirements for rank advancement. In case you need another merit badge or two, I am offering several classes online via Zoom. Class sizes are small in order to keep the level of participation and involvement high. They are slated to run three hours with a break and will soon be listed on the council's website, and I know that people from around the country will jump at the opportunity to sign up (I've had people from Puerto Rico, Texas, California, New York, Washington, and other states). There's no fees and registration is super simple. It's worth considering just so you can see how long my hair is.
Programming, 5/16, 10:00 am Digital Technology, 5/26, 4:00 pm Signs, Signals, and Codes, 5/27, 4:00 pm Emergency Preparedness, 5/30, 9:00 am Emergency Preparedness, 5/30, 2:00 pm Emergency Preparedness, 5/30, 7:00 pm Looking to complete the Hiking Merit Badge?
Join us Saturday, April 25 at 10am to complete requirements 1a., 1b., 2, and 3 in a Zoom meeting with our troop's Hiking Merit Badge Counselor, Mike Lawrance.
Have free time? Want to learn a new hobby, get exposure to a possible profession, or just explore another topic? Right now there are merit badge courses, Nova awards, Supernova awards, and Duke of Edinburgh Awards that you can do online. Know of more options? Email the webmaster!
Merit Badges
Have free time? Want to learn a new hobby, get exposure to a possible profession, or just explore another topic? Right now there are merit badge courses, Nova awards, Supernova awards, and Duke of Edinburgh Awards that you can do online. Know of more options? Email the webmaster!
There are many merit badge classes online that the council is offering on their Scouting at Home page. The merit badge courses are listed below, and there are other activities and awards that can be earned online; check out the council's website for more information. Our troop has leaders that are willing to teach the following merit badges. They can be contacted for individual sessions. Some open group sessions are in the list below, and you could request a special class just for our troop. Bolded items are required for Eagle.
Don't see one that you want to do? Contact our advancement chair and ask if there's any merit badge counselors that are willing to teach the ones you want. We have a lot of leaders at our disposal, and bunches of other merit badge counselors nearby that could be called on.
Other Awards
Merit badges aren't your thing? How about wearing a medal at the next Court of Honor? The BSA's Nova and Supernova awards focus on learning STEM skills with experiments. The challenges that each Nova award poses are typically able to be met in an afternoon by watching videos, planning and conducting an experiment, then summarizing the results and discussing it with a counselor. After you earn three of the Nova awards, you can earn the Supernova medal. Very few of these are handed out and they are stunning awards. Tyler Akins is a Nova counselor and Supernova mentor and can get you started on the path.
Still would prefer something different? The Duke of Edinburgh award is an internationally recognized award that has just started handing out awards in the United States. It focuses on a project that has to be worked on an hour a week for several weeks, an expedition, and other surmountable challenges. You take it at your own pace and there's a team of people to help you along the way. I'm sure we can talk Vicki Jurek into hosting a session that would provide all of the information you need - contact Tyler Akins (a registered Award leader) if you'd like that informational session or if you'd want to start on your own Award.
Council's Virtual Classes and Events
This is just one section from their Scouting at Home page.
Stuck at home? Helping with projects around the house? Earn the Home Repairs merit badge at the same time!
Mike Lawrance is the merit badge counselor for this badge. This badge is unique because it allows for parent supervision. So take pictures or videos of you completing the required tasks and email them to mike at lawrancemike2@gmail.com. He will meet with each Scout in May to go over requirements 1 and 2. Just email Mike and let him know you want to start the badge. Click for workbook Click for requirements Northern Star Council just added a Scouting From Home page and it lists upcoming courses that merit badges across the state are providing for youth, along with other online opportunities. It's brand new, so give it a couple days and see how many classes get offered for the near future.
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