Merit Badge Workshops

What We Offer

 

Registration for our 2023 Merit Badge Workshops is now live!

 

The Theodore Roosevelt Council is proud to continue offering groundbreaking programs and opportunities to our youth. Below is a listing of the Merit Badge Workshops being offered, over the next few months. Plan ahead, be prepared, and REGISTER ASAP for a great opportunity to have fun and work on advancements. Please make sure to register online at onteora.org/mbw. Also, available on the registration page is a listing of any prerequisites (please review them beforehand). Lastly, always remember to get unit leader approval PRIOR to registering.

 

How to Create an Account & Register

Click Here for Step-by-Step Instructions on Creating Your Account

 

Click Here for Step-by-Step Instructions on Registering for an Upcoming MB Workshop

 

Permission & Electronic Blue Cards

Scouts should discuss which badge they are registering for with their unit leader prior to signing up. Everyone is required to come to the workshop with prior permission for the badge that they are taking, from their Unit Leader.

ALL Blue Cards are required to be handled digitally. When you register your respective scout(s) for their merit badge sessions, you are confirming their electronic blue card has been approved by a unit leader, which is made available to you with real time updates, through your login, at Onteora.org. No physical blue cards will be signed. 

All units earning advancement in camp must submit their advancements to their Council. Be sure to submit record of your scout's progress to your unit's advancement chair.

If a scout does not complete all of the requirements for a merit badge during the session, they will receive a “Partial Completion” and have their digital Blue Card returned indicating the requirements that were completed. Scouts can earn the badge by completing the requirements with a counselor at home, summer camp, etc. Scouts cannot “fail” Merit Badges; there are only different levels of completion. Note: Please check the most recent merit badge pamphlet for the most current information. 

Please follow this link for Onteora.org Blue Card Save & Print Instructions

 

Availability

Please do not call or email requesting to be force added in to a course that is full.

These workshops are extremely popular and are offered strictly on a first come first serve basis. Even if your order timed out, there was a technical difficulty, or your scout needs the badge in question, exceptions will not be made. There are many other opportunities for advancement in Scouting, including working with your Scoutmaster to contact a local counselor, attending summer camp(s), etc. 

 

Refund Policy

There is a strict no refund or transfer of credit policy for ALL Merit Badge Workshops, in lieu of the extreme popularity of these programs and the overwhelming amount of special requests that are received.

Prerequisites

Please make sure to check for prerequisites listed below, when registering for badges. Prerequisites can be done prior to arrival. If not completed beforehand, Scouts will receive a partial. Proof of completion must be shown to the instructor prior to the end of the workshop. No work will be accepted upon the conclusion of the workshop.

Most workshops are held at the Council Program Center. Two workshops in the Spring will be held at Schiff Scout Reservation. Workshops are from 9AM-1PM.

 

Theodore Roosevelt Council Winter 2023 Merit Badge Schedule

 

Date

 

Merit Badge

 

Prerequisites

 

Cost

 

Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-Mar

 

Environmental Science

Recommended for older Scouts. Complete Req. 4 before workshop.

 

$35

 

Council Program Center

4-Mar

Photography

Complete your cyber chip prior to the workshop (Req. 1B). Bring your Card.

$40

Council Program Center

4-Mar

Public Speaking

None.

$35

Council Program Center

4-Mar

Fire Safety

Req. 6 and 11.

$35

Council Program Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

18-Mar

 

Personal Fitness

Recommended for older Scouts. Work on Req. 1, 6, 7, & 8 before workshop.

 

$35

 

Council Program Center

18-Mar

Chess

None.

$40

Council Program Center

18-Mar

Signs, Signals and Codes

None.

$35

Council Program Center

18-Mar

Sculpture

None.

$45

Council Program Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

Merit Badge

 

Prerequisites

 

Cost

 

Location

 

1-Apr

 

Personal Management

Recommended for older Scouts. Work on Req. 1, 2, & 8 before workshop.

 

$35

 

Council Program Center

1-Apr

Entrepreneurship

None.

$35

Council Program Center

1-Apr

Chemistry

None.

$45

Council Program Center

1-Apr

Mining in Society

None.

$35

Council Program Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

22-Apr

 

First Aid

Requirements 1 & 5. Bring first aid kit for Req. 5a to workshop.

$35

 

 

Council Program Center

22-Apr

Art

None.

$40

Council Program Center

22-Apr

Aviation

Requirement 4

$35

Council Program Center

22-Apr

Public Health

Requirement 5

$35

Council Program Center

 

 

 

 

 

13-May

Cooking

Recommended for older Scouts. Req. 2c. Work on Req. 4 & 6 before workshop.

$45

Schiff Scout Reservation

13-May

Orienteering

Difficult for very young Scouts. Can work on Req. 7 before workshop.

$45

Schiff Scout Reservation

13-May

Space Exploration

None.

$50

Schiff Scout Reservation

13-May

Fishing

Bring a fishing pole and lures. Catching a fish is NOT guaranteed. No prerequisites. Can work on Req. 9 before workshop.

$45

Schiff Scout Reservation

 

 

 

 

 

 

17-Jun

 

Camping

Scouts will only complete some requirements at workshop; others must be done with home troop. Work on Req. 4b, 5e, 7b, 8d & 9 before workshop.

$45

 

 

Schiff Scout Reservation

17-Jun

Mammal Study

None.

$45

Schiff Scout Reservation

17-Jun

Pioneering

None.

$45

Schiff Scout Reservation

17-Jun

Geocaching

Requirement 7 & 8

$45

Schiff Scout Reservation

 

 

 

 

 

 

24-Jun

 

Emergency Preparedness

Requirements 1, 2c &8b. Bring kit to workshop.

 

$35

 

Council Program Center

24-Jun

Composite Materials

Requirement 5

$35

Council Program Center

24-Jun

Digital Technology

Requirement 1

$35

Council Program Center

24-Jun

American Business

None

$35

Council Program Center

 

 

 

 

 

  • March 4th Merit Badge Workshop
    March 04, 2023

  • March 18th Merit Badge Workshop
    March 18, 2023

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    April 01, 2023

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    April 22, 2023

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