Patriots Path Council Adventure Programs Merit Badge Offerings

Please see below for a current list of all Merit Badges offered through PPC Adventure Programs.  These merit badges will typically be offered at the Council Service Center (1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls) or one of our camps (Mount Allamuchy Scout Reservation or Winnebago Scout Reservation).  Occasionally the merit badge will be at an off-site location.  Most of these merit badges will be completed on multiple dates as indicated in the individual registrations.  Attendance by the scouts is required at those dates to complete the merit badge unless otherwise arranged with the MB counselor. 

NOTE: Register for the Exploration Merit Badge trip to NYC at https://scoutingevent.com/358-exploration or visit ppcadventures.org.

PPC Adventure Programs Presents: 

AMERICAN BUSINESS

Program Dates:

Thursday, April 16, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Prerequisites - Scouts should have reviewed the requirements for the meirt badge and prepared material to cover requirements 1b, 5, and 6.

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both session will be at Eagles Landing, Camp Somers, MASR, 750 Waterloo Road, Stanhope, NJ.

Jessica Eichner is the merit badge counselor.

Attendance at all meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Program Dates:

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Scouts must complete the appropriate "Personal Safety Awareness" videos for their rank, prior to the start of the program.

Scouts will need a personal laptop to participate in this merit badge class.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 6 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Dan Ambrosiani is the merit badge counselor.

ASTRONOMY MERIT BADGE

Kevin B. Alton, author of over 50 papers on variable stars an and asteroids, will be the merit badge counselor for this exciting program.

Program Dates:

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 - 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM

Attendance at all three sessions is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 8 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Kevin B. Alton is the merit badge counselor.

CHESS MERIT BADGE 

Saturday, April 11, 2026 - 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Lunch is included (pizza and soft drink).

Cost: $20 per youth.

Registration is limited to 40 Scouts.  

This program will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Tom Andrea is the merit badge counselor. Scouts will not be able to complete all the requirements for the merit badge in one session.

CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY #1

Program Dates:

Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Thursday, April 16th, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Angela Brown is the merit badge counselor.

CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY #2

Program Dates:

Monday, March 16, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Monday, April 20, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

George Crimmins is the merit badge counselor.

CITIZENSHIP IN THE NATION #1

Program Dates:

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Michael Doherty is the merit badge counselor.

CITIZENSHIP IN THE WORLD

Program Dates:

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Philip Deane is the merit badge counselor.

COMMUNICATION 

Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Robert Eberhart is the merit badge counselor.

COMMUNICATION #2

Monday, March 23, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Monday, April 27, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Timothy Connolly is the merit badge counselor.

CRIME PREVENTION & TRAFFIC SAFETY

Program Dates:

February 12, 2026 - Crime Prevention from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, Traffic Safety from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

February 26, 2026 - Crime Prevention from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, Traffic Safety from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Scouts may attend one or both of the classes, which are held back to back.  Attendance at meetings is required to complete either merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Richard Byrne is the merit badge counselor.

DENTISTRY

Program Dates:

Thursday, February 26, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Saturday, March 7, 2026 - 9 AM - 11 AM- Optional field trip to a dentist's office (Dr. Philip Memoli, DMD, 438 Springfield Avenue, Berkley Heights, NJ)

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Sessions other than field trip will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Meg Caponegro is the merit badge counselor.

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Program Dates:

Thursday, March 5, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the badge.

Scouts must complete the appropriate "Personal Safety Awareness" videos for their rank, prior to the start of the program.

Scouts will need a personal laptop to participate in this merit badge class.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 6 Scouts.

Sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Dan Ambrosiani is the merit badge counselor.

ELECTRICITY MERIT BADGE

Program Dates:

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Attendance at both sessions is required to complete the merit badge. 

Cost: $30.00 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Kevin Malone is the merit badge counselor.

EXPLORATION MERIT BADGE at Explorer's Club Manhatttan 2026

To register visit https://www.scoutingevent.com/358-exploration

Saturday March 28, 2026 at the Explorers Club, 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY

Departure from Patiot's Path Council at 7:00 AM. Return approximately 5:00 PM. Bus transportation included.

Program at the Explorers Club from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM. Lunch included.

This all-day session at the Explorers Club in Manhattan will provide a unique opportunity for Scouts to interact with world-class explorers and learn about their incredible adventures around the world.  

$50 per youth.  Registration is limited to 100 youth.

Full Class A Scout Uniform Required 

Have you ever wondered about your surroundings and wanted to learn more about them? Have you thought about the natural world and its interactions? Have you wanted to know why a machine works or how an insect flies, or what triggers some animals to hibernate? Maybe you are intrigued by the invisible world around us: bacteria, viruses, molecules, wind currents, tides, X-rays. Perhaps you have taken a walk in the woods just to see what is over the next ridge? If so, then you are interested in exploration. Exploration is what you do when you want to discover what is out there in and beyond the world.        

Topics range from Antarctica , underwater explorers, global trekking, wildlife preservation, biological explorers, and space exploration.  Attached are links to the website, the merit badge book, and the merit badge worksheet.  

Scouts must complete requirements 7 & 8 prior to attending event to get completion of the badge. These requirements cannot be completed on the day of the event.

Requirement 7 is “Prepare for an Expedition “ and Requirement 8 is “Go on an Expedition.”  These requirements are contingent on approval by both the merit badge counselor and scout’s parents.  Scouts should prepare a plan in accordance with these requirements and present it to the merit badge counselor for approval via email or in person on either March 28 or April 18.  Parental approval is also required and should be documented as part of the presentation to the MB counselor.

Saturday, April 18 at Winnebago Scout Reservation

Presentations of "Go on an Expedition" plan to Merit Badge Counselors.

FAMILY LIFE

Program Dates:

Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM - Scouts must complete their 90 day program requirements and then attend this follow up session with the merit badge counselro to complete the badge.   

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Sessions will be held at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Rd, Cedar Knolls, NJ. 

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 8 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Tom Andrea is the merit badge counselor.

METALWORK SESSION #1

Program Dates:

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at PPC Service Center

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Winnebago Scout Reservation

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

The first session is held at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Rd, Cedar Knolls, NJ.  The second session is at Winnebago Scout Reservation, 102 Timberbrook Rd, Rockaway, NJ.

Cost: $45 per youth.

Registration is limited to 8 Scouts.

Consider piggybacking this merit badge with the Metalwork merit badge, held on April 21 and 28, at the same locations and times.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Charlie Sonzogni is the merit badge counselor.

PERSONAL FITNESS  SESSION #1

Program Dates:

Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

3rd meeting- Scouts must complete required 12 week fitness program and make arrangements with the counselor to finish the merit badge. 

Prerequisite: Scouts must complete Requirement 1 (medical/dental exams) before first meeting.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Douglas Gable is the merit badge counselor.

PERSONAL FITNESS  SESSION #2

Program Dates:

Thursday, March 5, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM

Thursday, June 11, 2026 - 7:00 to 9:00 PM 

3rd meeting- Scouts must complete required 12 week fitness program for the 3rd meeting.

Prerequisite: Scouts must complete Requirement 1 (medical/dental exams) before first meeting.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ and Whippany Park High School for the Personal Fitness Assessment. 

Robert Krimmel is the merit badge counselor.

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SESSION #1

This merit badge is offered as a three-session program on Tuesday evenings.

Program Dates:

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 7:00 PM  Scouts must complete their 13-week budget program requirements and then attend this follow up meeting with the merit badge counselor to complete this bagde.

Attendance at all meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Jay DeBoey is the merit badge counselor.

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SESSION #2

This merit badge is offered as a three-session program on Thursday evenings.

Program Dates:

Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Thursday, February 26, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM  Scouts must complete their 13-week budget program requirements and then attend this follow up meeting with the merit badge counselor to complete this bagde.

Attendance at all meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both session will be at Eagles Landing, Camp Somers, MASR, 750 Waterloo Road, Stanhope, NJ.

Jessica Eichner is the merit badge counselor.

PROGRAMMING

Program Dates:

Thursday, April 2, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Thursday, April 9, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Scouts must complete the appropriate "Personal Safety Awareness" videos for their rank, prior to the start of the program.

Scouts will need a personal laptop to participate in this merit badge class.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 6 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Dan Ambrosiani is the merit badge counselor.

SUSTAINABLITY

Program Dates:

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

Cost: $30 per youth.

Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Russell Ford, PhD, PE, BCEE, is the merit badge counselor.

WELDING #1

Program Dates:

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at PPC Service Center

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Winnebago Scout Reservation

Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.

The first session is held at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Rd, Cedar Knolls, NJ.  The second session is at Winnebago Scout Reservation, 102 Timberbrook Rd, Rockaway, NJ.

Cost: $45 per youth.

Registration is limited to 8 Scouts.

Consider piggybacking this merit badge with the Metalwork merit badge, held on April 7 & 14, at the same locations and times.

Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Charlie Sonzogni is the merit badge counselor.