Exploration Merit Badge

March 28 & April 18, 2026

Explorer's Club Manhatttan 2026

Saturday March 28, 2026

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 

Explorers Club

46 East 70th Street

New York, NY

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.

Resources:

1. Exploration book - print or buy

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Exploration_2020.pdf

2. Exploration pamphlet

https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/exploration/

3. Exploration workbook

http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Exploration.pdf

4. Blue cards  - Scouts should have blue card with them. Explorers Stamp will be added to their blue card.