Merit Badge Workshops

2021 Summer Merit Badge Workshops - Local and Online

PREVIOUS MERIT BADGE WORKSHOPS

Opportunities to attend Merit Badge Workshops offered by other providers are listed below. Scouts are welcome to enroll on their own. Pre-registration is required. Please check with the providers directly for the latest and most accurate information.

Archery Merit Badge

The Archery Place

1725-B Crescent Lake Dr.

Montgomery, IL 60538

844-910-6100

www.tapintoarchery.com

Contact: Coach Kevin, Merit Badge Counselor

$20

Archery Merit Badge Worksheet

https://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Archery

Archery Merit Badge Pamphlet

http://scoutlander.com/Common/DownloadAttachment.aspx?SID=BvzFfzeERoPEbwj%2BI4yxsw%3D%3D

Railroading Merit Badge

Date: 11-4-17, 8:45am - 1:00pm

$15

Chicago Botanic Garden will be hosting a Railroading Merit Badge Workshop. This is a great opportunity to meet professionals in the railroad industry and learn from their experience. We will be working with model railroads as well as model railroad engineers who run the train garden here at CBG, visited by 70,000 visitors per year. Scouts must complete the Railroading Merit Badge Worksheet AND bring a signed Blue Card from their Scoutmaster. Scouts who have not completed the worksheet will not be allowed to attend the workshop.

During the workshop, the speakers and merit badge counselor will review the worksheet as well as provide train demonstrations. We will not break for a formal lunch period, but please feel free to bring a snack that can be eaten between stations. Parking is included for every registered Boy Scout. This program will take place on the Regenstein Learning Campus. Park in parking lot 5 or 6 and plan for a five-minute walk to the program space. Preregistration is required. For registration or for more information, call (847) 835-8239. No refunds will be available for cancellations or no-shows.

https://www.chicagobotanic.org/scout/badge_workshop

Requirements

https://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Railroading

Worksheet

https://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/4/47/Railroading.pdf

Radio Merit Badge (Jamboree on the Air)

http://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx

WA9BSA Jamboree On The Air

OCT 19-21, 2018

Camp Kishwakee, Millhurst Rd., just south of Plano, IL

Pre-Registration and details: https://scoutingevent.com/?OrgKey=BSA127&calendarID=112120

Scouts of any age can participate, from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts and Venturers, including girls. Once at the ham radio station, the communication typically involves talking on a microphone and listening on the station speakers. However, many forms of specialized communication may also be taking place, such as video communication, digital communication (much like sending a message on your smartphone but transmitted by radio), or communication through a satellite relay or an earth-based relay (called a repeater). The exchanges include such information as name, location (called QTH in ham speak), Scout rank, age, and hobbies. The stations you’ll be communicating with can be across town, across the country, or even around the world! The World Scout Bureau reported that nearly 1 million Scouts and almost 20,000 amateur radio operators participated in the 2015 JOTA, from more than 17,776 stations in 151 countries.

Radio Merit Badge will class will be Friday night starting about 6pm. All Scouts are welcome to attend. Please have adult leadership appropriate for your level of Scouting. All are encouraged to camp out if they wish. This event is free to all. Units are responsible for their own food and camping supplies. Bring your own water. The water at the camp is not safe to drink. There is a kybo available.

This is a very laid back event. There is no lights-out time. Being J.O.T.A. is a global event, time is relative to location. We may be up at 3am, but the World Scout Office is just going to lunch! Outside of the Amateur Radio program this is a pure camping event. You may come for the Radio Merit Badge class and come back the next day for the rest of the requirements if you wish. All Scouts remember to see your Scoutmaster for your Blue Card. It may be laid back, but you still need forms A and B of your Scout Physical! Registration opens at 5pm on Friday night. Please do not arrive really early. Setting up takes some time.

Anyone wishing to attend please contact Jason Peeler.

https://scoutingevent.com/attachment/BSA127/document_15043000310_1953.pdf

What is Ham Radio?

For more than a century, experimenters have developed the technology we use to keep in touch with one another. With an amateur radio license, you can use a radio to communicate with people all over the world using computers, satellites, and even equipment you build yourself.

Chemistry Merit Badge

http://www.stemfest.niu.edu/stemfest/what-to-do/scout-youth-groups/index.shtml

October 20, 2018

10:00am to 5:00pm

Northern Illinois University

Convocation Center

STEMfest celebrates innovations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Northern Illinois University STEM departments, student groups, regional corporations, museums, educators, and national labs are joining forces to present hundreds of activities that range in complexity to entertain people of all ages.

Scout Patch Program at STEMfest: Anyone interested in earning a patch should find the Scout and Youth Group table to obtain a worksheet of activities to complete as they explore STEMfest. When finished, participants can return to the table and purchase their choice of STEM patches. Students who complete this year's activities may purchase patches. Large patches are $2, and the small circular disciplinary and rectangular alumnae patches are $1 each.

Coin Collecting Merit Badge

ILLINOIS NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION

59TH ANNUAL COIN & CURRENCY SHOW

Pheasant Run Resort - Mega Center, 4501 E. Main St., Saint Charles, IL

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2018, 9am - 3pm

(Times below are from the 2016 Schedule.)

9:00 AM - Kids Treasure Hunt

10:00 AM - Youth Collecting (Kids of all ages) Questions & Presentations

1:00 PM - Youth Auction

Free Admission & Parking

Attending this will complete requirement 10b of the Coin Collecting Merit Badge. If you are interested in completing the rest of the requirements, talk to Mr. Odean, Merit Badge Counselor. A blue card signed by Mr Fox gets you started. http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Coin_Collecting

Youth can go to different dealers and answer questions. For each correct answer they earn ILNA cash to be used at the auction at 1PM. The dealers donate books, coins, and guides to this auction. No one would leave empty handed.

http://www.ilnaclub.org

http://www.ilnaclub.org/show.html

Dresden Merit Badge Clinic & Campout

August 10-12, 2018

*Clinic 8/11/18, 7:30am-3:30pm ($5)

*Camping 8/10/18, 6:00pm-8/12/18, 11:00am ($45)

Registration closes 7/31/18. Spots fill up quickly.

https://scoutingevent.com/702-DresdenMBC18

Program Guide:

https://scoutingevent.com/attachment/BSA702/document_15200144140_4749.pdf

Dresden’s Generating Station, the nation’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear power plant, invites Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts to a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Merit Badge Clinic. All participants will be provided a tour of the Nuclear Reactor Control Room simulator. Lunch will be provided. Please, refer to below prerequisites to successfully complete your merit badge.

All-inclusive camping weekend includes bus transportation to and from Dresden Station, activity badge and shirt, all meals provided, and an opportunity to participate in rifle and shotgun shooting ($10), COPE challenge course ($10), and swimming. Choose 2 of 14 merit badge options. Check out the 2018 Program Guide for more information.

*Fire Safety

*Nuclear Science

*Bird Study

*Crime Prevention

*Electricity

*Electronics

*Engineering

*Finger Printing

*Medicine

*Plumbing

*Automotive Maintenance

Pre-requisites must be completed for any badges taken if a Scout wishes to complete the badge at Dresden. See the Dresden Merit Badge Clinic Event Page for a complete list of pre-requisites, arrival instructions, and items to bring.

SPACE JAMBOREE

August 3-5, 2018

Rantoul Airport

$55

Talk with an Astronaut on the ISS. Interact with NASA as part of Space Exploration and Radio merit badges. Be part of a Disaster Drill (First Aid, Emergency Preparedness Badges). Space Jam’s Robotics, Metalworking, and Woodworking are awesome. Many Eagle required badges are new choices. 40+ merit badges to choose from.

www.spacejamboree.com

www.Facebook.com/spacejamboree

Brochure

http://www.spacejamboree.com/files/SJ12_registration_Scouts.pdf

http://www.spacejamboree.com/files/SJ12OverviewFlier.pdf

Event Schedule

http://www.spacejamboree.com/files/SPACE%20JAM%2012%20SCHEDULE%20of%20Activities.pdf

Merit Badge Schedule

http://www.spacejamboree.com/files/SpaceJam12Spreadsheet.pdf

Prerequisites

http://www.spacejamboree.com/files/prerequisites.pdf

Microsoft Merit Badge Workshops

Workshops are $10 and require preregistration.

Locations include the Microsoft Store at Woodfield Mall.

The most current schedule of Microsoft Merit Badge Workshops is posted at the link below.

http://threefirescouncil.org/portfolio/microsoft-merit-badge-program/

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY MERIT BADGE

ASTRONOMY MERIT BADGE

GAME DESIGN MERIT BADGE

ANIMATION MERIT BADGE

MOVIE MAKING MERIT BADGE

PROGRAMMING MERIT BADGE

PHOTOGRAPHY MERIT BADGE

Merit Badge Classes by DuPage County Forest Preserve (2017-2018)

http://dupageforest.org/scout_merit_badge_program/

$30 Classes

Hey, Scouts, add a different badge to your sash the second Saturday of each month September – June. These fun, hands-on programs are for ages 10 – 17 and are $30 per Scout per program.

Most of the options below have requirements that Scouts must complete in advance and turn in at the program. To check out each prerequisite or to register, click here. Questions? Call Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center at (630) 850-8112.

First Aid

Sept. 9, 2017 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

Nature

Oct. 14, 2017 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

Mammal Study

Nov. 11, 2017 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Willowbrook Wildlife Center

Geology

Dec. 9, 2017 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

Architecture

Jan. 13, 2018 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Mayslake Peabody Estate

Animal Science

Feb. 10, 2018 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Kline Creek Farm

Weather

March 10, 2018 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

Fly-Fishing

April 14, 2018 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

Forestry

May 12, 2018 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center

Reptile and Amphibian Study

June 9, 2018 • 9 a.m. – Noon • Willowbrook Wildlife Center

Law Merit Badge

Kane County Law Library’s 18th Annual Law Merit Badge Day

Saturday, March 21, 2020

9:00 am to 4:30 pm

$12

First Class and higher-ranking Boy Scouts will earn their Law Merit Badge by learning about the legal system.

As a Boy Scout, a big part of this event is the annual mock trial where you will be assigned a role as either a juror, defendant or co-counsel to the prosecution and defense. In order to be prepared for this awesome opportunity, we ask that you take a few minutes to read over the mock trial script and jury instructions before the day of the event.

https://scoutingevent.com/?OrgKey=BSA127&calendarID=208440

Worksheet:

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

News Article:

http://kanecountyconnects.com/2019/03/photo-story-law-library-hosts-19th-annual-boy-scout-law-merit-badge-day/

Welding Merit Badge

Friday, February 2nd, 2018, 5:30-8:30pm

Council Program Center (7194 Vandiver Rd., Cherry Valley)

*Safety Overview

Saturday, February 3rd, 2018, 8am-12:30pm

Rock Valley College (Southwest Corner of the RVC Samuelson Road Center)

4151 Samuelson Rd

Rockford, IL. 61109

*Hands on welding instruction and activity

This merit badge opportunity is offered by Boy Scouts of America, Rock Valley College and The American Welding Society – Blackhawk Chapter.

Scouts must be at least 12 years old by this date.

All participants must turn in a completed activity consent form (19-673.pdf) to attend either session.

See the flyer for contact info & more details:

http://www.blackhawkscouting.org/files/d/usr/178/Welding%20Merit%20Badgeflyer2018.pdf

Merit Badge University

2-15-20

York High School, 355 West St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126

7:30 am - 4:30 pm

http://www.tfcmeritbadgeuniversity.org

https://www.facebook.com/meritbadgeuniversity/

When Potawatomi Trails District started MBU 20 years ago - less than 100 Scouts attended our first event. Today, nearly 3,000 Scouts from several States attend this single-day event - making our MBU one of the largest in the Nation! MBU is held annually at York High School and concurrently at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. We teach over 90 merit badges in a single day.

MBU 2018 will be held on 2-9-19 at York High School, 355 West St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126. Some classes to be taught at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126. Check-in for ALL CLASSES will be at York High School. Buses will transport students to/from Elmhurst College.

General Registration opens on December 2018. Registration will close on January 31, 2019.

Cost is $45 per student and includes hot lunch and a cool MBU Patch.

Follow us on Facebook for the latest MBU news and updates.

Register Online.

Adult Training Academy

Three Fires Council's Training Expo is an extension of our day-long Merit Badge University. While nearly 3,000 Scouts attend MBU right around the corner, adult leaders have an opportunity for learning and fellowship too! Earn your Trained tab for your Scouting leadership role. Get the latest on prepping your Scout for advancement to Eagle. Earn a two-year certificate in 1st Aid, CPR & AED. Attend BALOO training and MORE! Registration is open to all Scouting adult leaders and volunteers. Registration and payment is online only. Cost (TBD ~$35) includes a hot lunch. Visit www.threefirescouncil.org to register.

Snow Sports Merit Badge

1-29-17 Troop 41 Outing

Sunburst Winter Park, Kewaskum, Wisconsin

Troop 41 will be working on the Cooking Merit Badge led by Mr. Hauge.

Requirements:

https://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Cooking

Worksheet:

https://meritbadge.org/wiki/images/8/87/Cooking.pdf

Astronomy Merit Badge

Scouts can earn their Astronomy Merit Badge by attending the following session.

Save the date!

Saturday 11-18-17 and 2-24-18

7:15am-12:30pm

U-46 Planetarium

312 Watch St., Elgin, IL

Cost: $10

To learn more about Scouts earning their Astronomy Merit Badge, click here:

Troop 41 Astronomy Merit Badge Web Page

Surveying Merit Badge

Saturday, October 1, 2016

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Northern Illinois University campus - Davis Hall at 218 Normal Road, DeKalb, IL

https://www.iplsa.org/IPLSA/Students/Boy_Scout_Merit_Badge/IPLSA/Boy_Scout_Surveying_Merit_Badge.aspx?hkey=3efcf8b3-a37a-4ce5-818d-105991853373

Lunch will be provided by NIU.

Flier: http://www.threefirescouncil.org/images/Districts/FV/files/2016_FV/Surveying_Merit_Badge_2016.pdf

Come dressed to be outdoors most of the day – just like a Troop hike be prepared for the weather and bring a water bottle!

Bring a calculator and something to write with. Have your Scoutmaster sign your Blue Card and bring it! Please have a parent or Troop leader attend with your Scouts!

To register for the Surveying Merit Badge Clinic please e-mail to the address below with your name, Troop# and phone number. As we get closer to the day there will be an announcement e-mailed with final information about the day. For any questions on the Surveying MB day please contact Kory Allred at kallred1@niu.edu Kory is a graduate student, teacher and MB counselor and will respond as quickly as possible.

Worksheet: http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Surveying

Prerequisites: Complete the Surveying Merit Badge worksheet parts 1, 6, 7 & 8 before coming to campus. We will do the surveying field work for parts 2, 3, 4 & 5 at a site in DeKalb. For part #6 you can look up your home address at your local county recorders website to print a copy of the deed to work with.

Kane County: http://www.kanecountyrecorder.net/ DuPage County: http://www.dupageco.org/recorder/

Aviation Merit Badge

September 25, 2016

http://foxcap.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-Open-House-Flier.pdf

http://foxcap.org/open-house/

Pilots, aviation enthusiasts, police/fire/rescue departments, media/press, and the general public are all invited to drive-in\fly-in to DuPage Airport (KDPA) for the Fox Valley Composite Squadron Open House, FAA Safety Seminar, Aviation Merit Badge Class/Flights and User Lunch on Sunday, September 25, 2016 from 11:00 AM till 5:00 PM.

OPEN HOUSE (11-5 PM): Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the US Air Force, is tasked with Search & Rescue, Aerospace Education, and Cadet Programs (for youth ages 12-21) and is always in need of volunteers like you! Come learn how youth and adult members alike can serve on exciting volunteer missions for America. Aircraft displays, flight simulators, information booths, and live demonstrations are just a few of the attractions open to everyone.

LUNCH (12-3 PM): Join us for a freshly cooked hotdog lunch, along with snacks and cold refreshments (for a small donation only), and then enjoy our Civil Air Patrol open house, FAA aviation safety seminar and Boy Scout Aviation Merit Badge Class & Flights.

BOY SCOUT AVIATION MERIT BADGE CLASS & FLIGHTS (11-5 PM): We’ve partnered with the Boy Scouts of America, Three Fires Council, to host an Aviation Merit Badge Class and Demonstration Flights. Everyone, especially children interested in aerospace, are invited to attend the class and learn about aviation. Boy Scouts registered with the council will enjoy actual flights in various aircraft after the class (see registration form below). Please note that the flights are not hosted by Civil Air Patrol; These are performed by volunteer private pilots unrelated to Civil Air Patrol. Participation on a flight is optional for Scouts and have a small donation to help offset cost of fuel. Schedule for Scouts:

11AM – 1PM: Aviation Class

1PM – 2PM: Lunch (bring a lunch or we have hotdog lunch for small donation)

2PM – 5PM: Choice of Flight (for $25 donation), Tower Tour (free) or Paper Airplane Project (free)

Be sure to register for the Aviation Class and Flights using the form below.

FAA SAFETY SEMINAR (2-4 PM): Join the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for a 2-hour seminar covering everything you need to know about small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), UAVs, RPVs, drones — whatever you want to call them — for recreational, photography\videography, commercial operations, search and rescue, law enforcement and more. This session will brief you on applications\usage, safety issues, best practices, Federal Aviation Regulations (FARS), and especially the new FAA FAR Part 107 for Commercial sUAS Operations. Learn how CAP is now augmenting their flight operations with drones for their Disaster Recover and Search & Rescue operations. Static displays, demonstrations and lunch will also be available as part of this CAP Open House seminar.

Registration

Attendance is open to EVERYONE! But, if you are a Boy Scout seeking to get the Aviation Merit Badge or a pilot seeking credit for the FAA Wings Safety Program… REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! Please complete and submit the form on website before 9/23/2016.

OTHER MERIT BADGE OPPORTUNITIES

https://www.facebook.com/illinoismeritbadgefinder/