Holiday Merit Badges
Date: December 15, 2021
Interested in working on a Merit Badge or two over the holidays?
Public Health Merit Badge
30 December 2021 7-10am
Ever wonder who public health concerns such as Covid 19 are handled and by whom?
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Health Care Professions Merit Badge
30 December 2021 10am-1pm
This Merit Badge Replaces the Medicine Merit Badge
Learn about many of the professions that make up the field of Health Care
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Medicine Merit Badge
Last class ever is on the 16th and 23rd December 2021
This Merit Badge will Retire 31 December 2021
Scouts who started this merit badge prior 31 December 2021 may continue to work on it
Scouts may not start this merit badge after 31 December 2021
Citizenship in Society Merit Badge
Citizenship in Society will be Eagle required on July 1, 2022
Our Council is running a pilot Citizenship in Society Merit Badge course over the holidays.
Expect more classes soon
Read about it here:
filestore.scouting.org/filestore/merit_badge_reqandres/CitizenshipSociety_ScoutReqs.pdf
More Merit Badges
Notes from previous Merit Badge Classes can be found on our Merit Badge Resources Page
The full list of Merit Badges can be found here
If you have already started a merit badge, you can continue to work on it until you are 18 years old
If you are interested in starting a merit badge, take a look at the requirements and talk to your Scoutmaster
Virtual Opportunities
Merit Badge University at MSUB will be going virtual this year. Merit Badge will be offered on Google Classroom.
drive.google.com/file/d/1gE5qTJbjIUxvsX67G0CDFfN43yVogSuxJessica Spitcaufsky's list of Google Classroom MBs
www.facebook.com/download/1365762810549880/MB%20Classes.docxMerit Badge Classes with Tammy
www.facebook.com/Merit-Badge-Classes-With-Ms-Tammy-101956748339230
From Rebecca Benjamin T299 Last update 12/15/21:
docs.google.com/document/d/1fPCvGdWf0T6xDg4nnejzbEogDozPlK8yJdKTrXCXTVw/edit
Community Service / Conservation
Letters Against Isolation
www.lettersagainstisolation.comKindness Rocks Project
www.thekindnessrocksproject.comOperation Christmas Cards for our Troops
www.usasoa.org/christmas-cards-for-our-deployed-troopsHoliday Cards for Our Military Challenge
militaryholidaycardchallenge.com/how-to-send
Religious/Culture
Oct 2022 Jamboree-on-the-Air/Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTA/JOTI)
www.jotajoti.infoScoutWired also runs online gaming in conjunction with JOTI and allows you the ability to connect with Scouts all over the world
scoutwired.orgParticipation in the event counts towards the International Spirit Award
usscouts.org/awards/intl-spirit.asp
Merit Badge Universities etc.
12/27 & 12/28 MB Extravaganza Alamo Council
www.alamoareabsa.org/camping/merit-badge-university12/27- 12/30 Virtual MB College Cape Fear Council
www.capefearcouncilbsa.org/event/virtual-merit-badge-college-31/8 & 1/9 Western Los Angeles Council Virtual MBU
bsa-la.org/vmbuMonthly Buckeye Council Home Scouting Adventure Club
www.homescouting.org/hacVarious Dates Aviation & Weather MB Hiller Aviation Museum
www.hiller.org/learn-and-discover/scouts-bsa-mbVarious Dates Chess MB Kansas City Chess Club
www.kansascitychessclub.com/boy-scout-merit-badge-classVarious Dates Chess MB Saint Louis Chess Club
saintlouischessclub.org/scoutsbsaVarious Dates Engineering MB Western Los Angeles Council/Harley Davidson Museum
bsa-la.org/scout-virtual-experienceVarious Dates Oceanography & Environmental Science MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
mote.org/education/schools-groups/scout-badge-patchesVarious Dates Architect MB Eastern State Penitentiary
www.easternstate.org/scoutdaysVarious Dates Railroad MB Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation
www.larhf.org/boy-scout-merit-badgeVarious Dates & MB’s Omaha Zoo
www.omahazoo.com/scout-programsVarious Dates & MB’s Burpee Museum of Natural History
burpee.org/bsa-scoutsVarious Dates & MB’s Scoutmaster Bucky
scoutmasterbucky.comVarious Dates & MB’s Josh Cromer
www.facebook.com/groups/283069983359318Various Dates & MB’s Weavil's Virtual MB’s
www.facebook.com/Weavils-Virtual-Merit-Badges-100239335180911Various Dates & MB’s Erin McCown Foster
www.facebook.com/groups/304002920737030Various Dates & MB’s Calcasieu Council
www.calcasieubsa.org/VirtualMBVarious Dates & MB’s Daniel Boone Council
www.danielboonecouncil.org/virtualVarious Dates & MB’s New England base Camp
www.newenglandbasecamp.org/online-merit-badge-classesVarious Dates & MB’s Epic Badges
epicbadges.com
Self-Paced Merit Badge Opportunities:
Art MB
sandramucha.thinkific.com/courses/Virtual-Art-Merit-BadgeEdmond Historical Museum
www.edmondhistory.org/scout-merit-badge-programsEngineering Merit Badge via SAFER-SIM
safersim.nads-sc.uiowa.edu/embTraffic Safety Merit Badge via SAFER-SIM
safersim.nads-sc.uiowa.edu/tsmbCollections MB
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1D7VlH9xzqt6i046GPpIZvWffwSo6aOWICNRBPuBVv0wThe Henry Ford Museum Inventing MB (to use as a supplement)
www.thehenryford.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/default-document-library/inventingmeritbadge.pdfThe Henry Ford Museum Entrepreneurship MB (to use as a supplement)
www.thehenryford.org/documents/default-source/default-document-library/entrepreneurshipmeritbadge.pdfFirst Aid course (to use as a supplement)
www.futurelearn.com/courses/basic-first-aidE-Prep course (to use as a supplement)
www.futurelearn.com/courses/emergency-planning-preparednessWorking on Leatherwork, Basketry, Robotics, Woodcarving? Although these Merit Badges are some of the fun ones to take at Summer Camp if you decide to work on them sooner you can purchase kits online:
blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/04/07/check-out-this-scout-shop-gear-to-help-work-on-merit-badgesBryon on Scouting lists 58 MB's that you can work on at home that does not involve a visit to a public place or company.
blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/03/20/merit-badges-for-social-distancingMB requirements and worksheet aids:
usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/list.aspMB Depot Resource Library:
sites.google.com/view/meritbadgedepot