As a continued service to our Scouting family, the Central Florida Council will be offering Merit Badge programs ONLINE in Summer 2021.

THESE SESSIONS ARE OPEN TO ALL SCOUTS IN ALL COUNCILS, NATIONWIDE! ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE!

HEY YOU!  READ THIS BEFORE YOU SIGN-UP:
ONLINE MB PROGRAM GUIDE

JUNE MERIT BADGES: (Requirements covered online listed below)

The Merit Badges offered in June will focus on "Partial Summer Camp Badges" that cannot be completed at Summer Camp!  Each of these programs will feature TWO (2) one-hour sessions in June, beginning on the date listed on the registration page.  You only need to sign up for ONE session of the Badge; the other will be automatically added to your registration.  These sessions are being offered FREE! Scouts will have until August 1 to complete and submit their work online for credit through our program.

Environmental Science (Req 2, 3, & 6)
Fishing (Req 6, 7, 8, & 10; discuss 9)
Camping (Req 4, 5, 7, & 8; discuss 9)

JULY MERIT BADGES: (All requirements will be reviewed/covered.)

The Merit Badges offered in July focus on our Camp La-No-Che Leadership Academy and STEM area badges that are not being offered at camp this summer.  Each of these programs feature four (4) one-hour weekly sessions, beginning on the date listed on the registration page and continuing each week on the same day & time.  Scouts will have until September 1 to complete and submit their work online for credit through our program.

Astronomy
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Digital Technology
Space Exploration

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

• Online sessions will be offered ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE OUTLINED ABOVE for each program.  Summer Sessions are handled differently from our standard online programs, so please pay attention to the schedule information for each month.
• Sessions will be presented by registered Merit Badge/program Counselors, and will be intended to inform/educate the Scout on the badge's topic.  Scouts are expected to participate in each weekly session or view the recap video provided 24-hours after each session.
• Each week, Scouts will also be expected to complete an ONLINE WORK SUBMISSION for their badge; downloadable worksheets may be used for NOTE TAKING ONLY.  Work submissions must be made through the weekly form for credit.
• Scouts progress will be tracked on an Online Blue Card, available to you after thw SECOND SESSION of the program. Special files can be downloaded from the same system for updating Scoutbook and Troopmaster, however, our Counselors cannot update individual Scout's Scoutbook accounts due to high volume of participation.

Once registered, Scouts will receive a link to log on; Scouts will use that link each day to access an hour of live instruction from a Merit Badge Counselor or other expert in the field.

Each badge session will be provided by a registered Merit Badge Counselor and feature guest presenters from various industries related to the topic.

***WE ARE LIMITED TO 300 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH CLASS!***

For more information and updates on the current COVID-19 situation and how Council operations are impacted, visit www.camplanoche.com/covid-19