Eagle Required Merit Badge Meeting
Saturdays in January, February and March
Center for Scouting in Mankato
9am - Noon
No cost for Twin Valley Council members (must be first class rank or higher)
Out of council members cost is $40 (must be first class rank or higher)

Open to all Twin Valley Council First Class Scouts or higher rank at no cost (cost is covered by the council program fee).  Open to Out-of-Council First Class Scouts or higher rank are welcome as well for a $40 per class fee.  Classes are limited to 12 Scouts each.

All merit badge meetings will be held at the Center for Scouting (810 Madison Avenue in Mankato) beginning promptly at 9am and lasting until noon.  No food will be provided.  Scouts should bring their refillable water bottle.  These merit badge meetings will be an interactive discussion of the materials in the merit badge pamphlet and the required merit badge activities.  The merit badge meeting is not a passive “lecture” or “class” nor is it “death by PowerPoint”. For these meetings to be successful, participating scouts must adhere to the following requirements.

Scouts should, at the time they sign up via the website, be at least First-Class rank.

Scouts must acquire and read the merit badge pamphlet (now free on the BSA National website) for each merit badge signed up for prior to the merit badge meeting.

Scouts who have not read, in advance, the merit badge pamphlet, should not show up for the merit badge meeting.

Scouts shall complete all listed pre-requisite activities for the merit badge in advance of the meeting. 

Merit badges included this year are all four of the Citizenship (Community, Nation, World, and Society), Personal Management, Personal Fitness, Communication, Family Life, and Sustainability.  

Merit Badge Selection and Pre-requisites    

In addition to reading the merit badge pamphlet for each of the following merit badges, you must come prepared to demonstrate your completion of the following requirements/projects so you are prepared to share with the class.  These are all from the most recent updates to the merit badges: 

January 10, 2026: Family Life: Pre-requisites are 1, 3, 4, 5, 6b

January 17, 2026:  Citizenship in Society:  Pre-requisites are 3a, 3b, 6a, 7, 8

January 24, 2026:  Sustainability:  Pre-requisites are 2-9

January 31, 2026:  Personal Management:  Pre-requisites are 1, 2, 8a, 8b, 8c, 9, 10a, 10b 

February 14, 2026:  Citizenship in the Nation:  Pre-requisites are 5, 6, 7, 8

February 21, 2026:  Citizenship in the Community: Pre-requisites are 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5, 7a, 7b, 7c, 8

February 28, 2026:  Personal Fitness: Pre-requisites are 1a, 1b, 6a, 6b, 9

March 21, 2026:  Citizenship in the World: Pre-requisites are 3a, 3b, 4, 7

March 28, 2026:  Communications: Pre-requisites are 1-9

Registration closes 1 week prior to class date.

Questions please contact Chris Sandquist at 507-327-5149 or csandquist.law@gmail.com