Class Schedule - Youth

American Heritage (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Every Scout swears to an oath that includes duty to his country. A better understanding of American heritage, the ways in which the past has lead to our present nation, is key to truly knowing what it means to be an American.

Art (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 This merit badge concentrates on two-dimensional art, specifically drawing and painting in various media, including an introduction to design applications in the fields of graphic arts and industrial design, history and design principles, and how these fields relate to fine art.

Athletics (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Being involved in an athletic endeavor is not only a way to have fun, but it also is one of the best ways for a person to maintain a healthy and strong body, living up to the promise each Scout makes "to keep myself physically strong.

Chemistry (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Chemistry explores how substances react with each other, how they change, how certain forces connect molecules, and how molecules are made are all parts of chemistry. Stretch your imagination to envision molecules that cannot be seen—but can be proven to exist—and you become a chemist.

Citizenship in the Community (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None A nation is a patchwork of communities that differ from each other and may be governed differently. But regardless of how local communities differ, they all have one point in common: In the United States, local government means self-government. Good citizens help to make decisions about their community through their elected local officials.

Citizenship in the Nation (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 14 As Scouts fulfill the requirements for this merit badge, they will learn how to become active citizens are aware of and grateful for their liberties and rights, to participate in their governments and protect their freedom, helping to defend their country and standing up for individual rights on behalf of all its citizens.

Citizenship in the World (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 Scouts who earn the Citizenship in the World merit badge will discover that they are already citizens of the world. How good a world citizen each person is depends on his willingness to understand and appreciate the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries.

Communication (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 16 This clear and concise definition comes from the U.S. Department of Education: "Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. The field of communication promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication.

Cooking (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None The Cooking merit badge introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home or in the outdoors. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about food safety, nutritional guidelines, meal planning, and methods of food preparation, and will review the variety of culinary (or cooking) careers available.

Dentistry (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Teeth do a lot more than just peek out from under that winning smile. They have all sorts of duties, and having healthy teeth will help a person to eat, speak, and look great.

Electronics (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $8.00 Seats Available: None Electronics is the science that controls the behavior of electrons so that some type of useful function is performed. Today, electronics is a fast-changing and exciting field.

Energy (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Saving, producing, and using energy wisely will be critical to America's future. If we are to leave future generations with a world in which they can live as well or better than we have, Scouts and other potential leaders of tomorrow must begin the hard work of understanding energy and the vital role it will play in the future.

Entrepreneurship (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None By earning the Entrepreneurship merit badge, Scouts will learn about identifying opportunities, creating and evaluating business ideas, and exploring the feasibility (how doable it is) of an idea for a new business. They will also have the chance to fit everything together as they start and run their own business ventures.

Environmental Science (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 14 While earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Scouts will get a taste of what it is like to be an environmental scientist, making observations and carrying out experiments to investigate the natural world.

Family Life (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None The family is the basic unit of society and is important to both individuals and communities. The world is rapidly changing, making today's society much more complex than ever before. As Scouts earn this merit badge, they will realize why it is important to know more about family life and how to strengthen their families.

First Aid (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 14 First aid — caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care — is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. First aid can help prevent infection and serious loss of blood. It could even save a limb or a life.

First Class Rank Requirements Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 6 First Class Requirements

Graphic Arts (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None The field of graphic arts includes many kinds of work in the printing and publishing industries. Graphic arts professionals are involved in the creation of all kinds of printed communication, from business cards to books to billboards. The scope of printing communications is huge.

Home Repairs (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 Successfully completing this badge's requirements can lead to a lifetime of personal and financial rewards: Doing basic home repairs provides a sense of personal pride in one's achievements and increased self-confidence. In addition, safe and successful do-it-yourselfers can easily save a family thousands of dollars in repair bills over the years.

Indian Lore (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Far different from the stereotypes or common images that are portrayed on film, on television, and in many books and stories, American Indians have many different cultures, languages, religions, styles of dress, and ways of life. To learn about these different groups is to take an exciting journey of discovery in which you will meet some of America's most fascinating peoples.

Leatherwork (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $15.00 Seats Available: None Scouts who complete the requirements to earn the Leatherwork merit badge will explore leather's history and its endless uses. They will learn to make a useful leather item using the same types of raw materials that our ancestors used; be challenged to master skills like hand-stitching, lacing, and braiding.; and learn how to preserve and protect leather items so they will last a lifetime and beyond.

Nature (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None There is a very close connection between the soil, the plants, and all animal life, including people. Understanding this connection, and the impact we have upon it, is important to preserving the wilderness, as well as to our own well-being as members of the web of nature.

Personal Fitness (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Personal fitness is an individual effort and desire to be the best one can be. Regardless of their current levels of personal fitness, in the twelve weeks it will take Scouts to complete the athletic requirements for this merit badge, they will be in better shape, feel better about themselves, have more energy, and gain self-confidence in their overall abilities.

Personal Management (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Personal management is about mapping a plan for your life that will involve setting short-range and long-range goals and investigating different ways to reach those goals. Education, training, and experience all help make your goals become a reality. To achieve your goals, you will choose the best path and make a commitment to it, while remaining flexible enough to deal with changes and new opportunities.

Salesmanship (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None By studying salesmanship, Scouts can learn self-confidence, motivation, friendliness, and the persistence necessary to overcome obstacles and solve problems. Sales can offer a challenging and rewarding career for those who enjoy interacting with people from all walks of life.

Scouting Heritage (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None

Second Class Rank Requirements Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 21 Second Class Rank Requirements

Sports (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: 1 Millions of people participate in sports every year. For some the appeal is the close friendships that come with being part of a team. Some revel in the joy of victory and lessons of defeat. For some, the personal fitness is so important that exercise becomes a daily need. And still others desire the feeling of achievement, that feeling of measurable improvement that comes with dedication to a sport.

Stamp Collecting (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $5.00 Seats Available: None The world's most popular hobby, stamp collecting is enjoyed by millions throughout the world. Through this hobby. you can experience history: postage stamps are like tiny windows that introduce the people of the world to the country's leaders, customs, history, products, and environment.

Sustainability (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None

Textile (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None People use countless fibers and fabrics in their everyday lives: clothes, carpets, curtains, towels, sheets, upholstered furniture. Add to that list boat sails, book bindings, bandages, flags, sleeping bags, mailbags, airbags, seat belts, backpacks, parachutes, umbrellas, basketball nets, and more.

Weather (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Seats Available: None Meteorology is the study of Earth's atmosphere and its weather and the ways in which temperature, wind, and moisture act together in the environment. In addition to learning how everyday weather is predicted, Scouts can learn about extreme weather such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and how to stay safe.

Wood Carving (MB) Time Block(s): 1 Day: 0 Available To: Youth (Y) Amount: $8.00 Seats Available: None As with any art, wood carving involves learning the basics of design, along with material selection and tools and techniques, as well as wood-carving safety. The requirements of the Wood Carving merit badge introduce Scouts to an enjoyable hobby and that can become a lifetime activity.