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.

 

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