Registration for National Youth Leadership Training is now open. National Youth Leadership Training will be held from Sunday, June 11, 2023, through Friday, June 16, 2023, at Hidden Valley Scout Reservation. Youth troop or crew leaders, and those aspiring to be one, should attend the National Youth Leadership Training course! NYLT is an exciting, action-packed...
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NOVA and Supernova Awards Can Now be Ordered Directly
Recently the Boy Scouts of America changed how units and councils can obtain the NOVA and Supernova Award recognition items. The items available are listed below by each vendor. Unfortunately, our Council can no longer provide these materials, and ordering through these vendors is the only way to obtain patches, medals, and pins for these...
Register Now for the 2023 University of Scouting
Registration for the University of Scouting is now open! Join us on Saturday, January 21, open to all adult Scouters and older Scouts. We are thrilled to offer a wide variety of Scouting content, including: College of Cub Scouting College of Scouts BSA College of Adventure Scouting College of General Programs College of Commissioner Science...
Read More »Minor Modifications to Scouts BSA Rank Requirements
In 2021, all outdoor-related rank advancement requirements were reviewed and realigned based on guidance from the National Outdoor Ethics and Conservation Subcommittee. These adjustments will help more effectively build a Scout’s outdoor ethics knowledge and align with the information in the Scouts BSA Handbook and Fieldbook. The requirements are now built in a logical way...
Read More »Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Becomes Eagle Required July 1, 2022
Starting July 1, 2022, the merit badge will be required for any youth seeking to achieve the prestigious Eagle Scout rank. Scouts who complete ALL of their requirements for Eagle, including their Eagle Scout project need to be completed on or before June 30, 2022, may earn the Citizenship in Society Merit Badge but are...
Read More »Citizenship in Society Merit Badge Counselor Fourth Orientation Opportunity
Special Counselor Orientation July 7 at 7:30pm to 9pm via Zoom Conducted by Ann Perrone, National Service Territory Chair for Diversity and Inclusion Orientation session for those applying or preparing to present the Citizenship in Society Merit Badge. This 90-minute session includes an overview of the material, suggestions on ways to facilitate this badge,...
Read More »2022 Commissioner Conference
The Council Commissioner Cabinet would like to invite all Commissioners and District Membership Volunteers to participate in this year’s Commissioner Conference, May 3 at 7:00pm at the Camp Tuckahoe Dining Hall! We are excited to invite everyone to an in-person event once again. This year’s event will also include an Ice Cream Social starting at...
Read More »Culinary Arts at the University of Scouting
Courses are filling up at the University of Scouting, plenty of room in many courses, but some close to filling up. The two most popular courses are Cool Tips for Cooking Outdoors and Dutch Oven Cooking. Learn some new tricks of the trade for cooking new delectable edibles on your unit’s next campout. We will...
Read More »Den Chief Training at the University of Scouting!
A half day program for youth interested in becoming Den Chiefs. This training is designed for older Scouts that want to work with Cub Scout dens to assist the den leader. Interactive games and activities will make this program lot of fun. Conducted by a Wood Badge course director, so a singular opportunity for any...
Read More »IOLS Required Training for Scoutmasters
One Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) course remains before rechartering, so if your troop’s Scoutmaster is not fully trained, this is last chance to take it so your troop can renew for 2022. IOLS is a requirement to be fully trained in the Scoutmaster and assistant Scoutmaster positions. Upcoming course: November 5-6 at Hidden ...
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