Class Schedule - Youth

CH - Oceanography (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 6 The oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet and are the dominant feature of Earth. Wherever you live, the oceans influence the weather, the soil, the air, and the geography of your community. To study the oceans is to study Earth itself.

CS - Citizenship in the Community (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 12 Seats Available: 1 On Waiting List 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.

DD - Personal Fitness (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 12 Seats Available: 5 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.

JC - Electronics (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 3 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.

JK - Nuclear Science (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 6 Nuclear science gives us a simple explanation of the natural world. The ultimate goal of nuclear science is to find out if there is one fundamental rule that explains how matter and forces interact. Earning the Nuclear Science merit badge is a chance for Scouts to learn about this exciting field at the cutting edge of science today.

JM - Personal Fitness (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 12 Seats Available: 20 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.

JS - Scouting Heritage (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List Scouting Heritage will give your scouts the best opportunity to learn all about the history and culture of Scouting. It is important to continue to pass on the history of the Scouting movement and how it came to be, as this has heavily influenced how the program has evolved over the years. By completing this merit badge, Scouts will gain further insight into the origins of Scouting, both globally and locally, and why the program has been so important over time.

LL - Citizenship in Society (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 15 Seats Available: 1 On Waiting List

MR - First Aid (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 13 Seats Available: 1 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.

NR - Communication (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 12 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List 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.

PE - Chemistry (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List 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.

RP - Programming (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 14

SS - Digital Technology (MB) Time: 8:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 19 Technology has come a long way since Computers merit badge was first introduced in 1967. This badge will teach Scouts about technology in the digital age.

CH - Instructional Swim Time: 9:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 7 Instructional Swim, not swimming Merit Badge

PE - Citizenship in the Nation (MB) Time: 9:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 11 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List 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.

CH - Oceanography (MB) Time: 10:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 11 The oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet and are the dominant feature of Earth. Wherever you live, the oceans influence the weather, the soil, the air, and the geography of your community. To study the oceans is to study Earth itself.

JS - Collections (MB) Time: 10:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List Collecting can be an educational and financially rewarding pastime: a collector must educate himself about a specific subject, be able to tell which items are worth preserving, how to catalog and organize his collection, and how to evaluate the value of items.

SS - Digital Technology (MB) Time: 10:30AM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 1 Technology has come a long way since Computers merit badge was first introduced in 1967. This badge will teach Scouts about technology in the digital age.

CS - Citizenship in the Community (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 12 Seats Available: 3 On Waiting List 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.

DD - Citizenship in the Nation (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 12 Seats Available: 1 On Waiting List 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.

JK - Nuclear Science (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List Nuclear science gives us a simple explanation of the natural world. The ultimate goal of nuclear science is to find out if there is one fundamental rule that explains how matter and forces interact. Earning the Nuclear Science merit badge is a chance for Scouts to learn about this exciting field at the cutting edge of science today.

JM - Personal Fitness (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 12 Seats Available: 5 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.

JS - Collections (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 4 Collecting can be an educational and financially rewarding pastime: a collector must educate himself about a specific subject, be able to tell which items are worth preserving, how to catalog and organize his collection, and how to evaluate the value of items.

LL - Citizenship in Society (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 15 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List

NR - Communication (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 13 Seats Available: 0 On Waiting List 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.

PE - Chemistry (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 1 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.

RP - Programming (MB) Time: 1:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 4

CH - Instructional Swim Time: 2:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 7 Instructional Swim, not swimming Merit Badge

CH - Oceanography (MB) Time: 2:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 8 The oceans cover more than 70 percent of our planet and are the dominant feature of Earth. Wherever you live, the oceans influence the weather, the soil, the air, and the geography of your community. To study the oceans is to study Earth itself.

PE - Law (MB) Time: 2:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 14 Earning this merit badge enables a Scout to learn about the history and kinds of laws, the purpose and methods of law enforcement, consumer protection agencies, emerging law, and careers in the legal profession.

SS - Digital Technology (MB) Time: 2:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 17 Technology has come a long way since Computers merit badge was first introduced in 1967. This badge will teach Scouts about technology in the digital age.

JS - Collections (MB) Time: 3:00PM Available To: Youth (Y) Minimum Age: 10 Seats Available: 1 Collecting can be an educational and financially rewarding pastime: a collector must educate himself about a specific subject, be able to tell which items are worth preserving, how to catalog and organize his collection, and how to evaluate the value of items.