Boy Scout Resident Camp
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'''Summer camp''' is what many Scouts enjoy most. Camp programs provide numerous opportunities for Scouts to earn merit badges along their advancement trail. Resident Scout camping includes at least five nights and six days of fun outdoor activities. | '''Summer camp''' is what many Scouts enjoy most. Camp programs provide numerous opportunities for Scouts to earn merit badges along their advancement trail. Resident Scout camping includes at least five nights and six days of fun outdoor activities. | ||
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==Advancement in Summer Camp== | ==Advancement in Summer Camp== | ||
{{Main|Advancement in Summer Camp}} | {{Main|Advancement in Summer Camp}} | ||
| - | + | {{quote-source|Camp staff members should be prepared and available to assist unit leaders in teaching and testing Scouts on Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class requirements. | |
| - | + | Camp merit badge counselors must be qualified (see "Qualifications of Counselors", page 13). Camp staff members who are qualified in the subject and are younger than age 18 may assist the merit badge counselor with instruction. The merit badge counselor or instructor in a particular subject should be available to both individuals and groups. | |
| - | + | However, regardless of the class format, each Scout must be reviewed individually by the counselor to ensure completion of the badge's requirements. | |
| - | + | Each counselor must maintain the exact standards as outlined in the merit badge requirements -- nothing deleted, nothing added -- and make himself or herself available at the time most convenient to the Scouts. Partial completion of merit badges should be credited to a Scout on the Application for Merit Badge and given to the Scoutmaster at the end of the week.|Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, #33088B, revised 1999}} | |
==National Boy Scout Resident Camp Standards== | ==National Boy Scout Resident Camp Standards== | ||
| - | + | {{quote-source|A [[Boy Scout]] resident camp is a [[council]]-organized camp of at least five consecutive nights duration and operates under trained leadership. | |
;Some of the Mandatory and Quality Standards | ;Some of the Mandatory and Quality Standards | ||
* '''M23:''' The [[buddy system]] of having two or more campers together is used in all appropriate activities, such as aquatics, backpacking, climbing/rappelling, [[COPE]], off-camp activities, and in all Cub Scouting activities... | * '''M23:''' The [[buddy system]] of having two or more campers together is used in all appropriate activities, such as aquatics, backpacking, climbing/rappelling, [[COPE]], off-camp activities, and in all Cub Scouting activities... | ||
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* '''75:''' At least two campwide program events are provided during each camp period to stimulate troop program... | * '''75:''' At least two campwide program events are provided during each camp period to stimulate troop program... | ||
* '''76:''' The camp program includes at least two special program opportunities for second-, third-, and fourth-year campers that are not available to first-year campers that are of an advanced nature... | * '''76:''' The camp program includes at least two special program opportunities for second-, third-, and fourth-year campers that are not available to first-year campers that are of an advanced nature... | ||
| - | + | |[[Media:2008 Resident Camp Standards.pdf|2008 National Resident Camp Standards]]}} | |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Cub Scout Day Camp]] | *[[Cub Scout Day Camp]] | ||
*[[Cub Scout Resident Camp]] | *[[Cub Scout Resident Camp]] | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
*[[Media:2008 Resident Camp Standards.pdf|2008 National Resident Camp Standards]] | *[[Media:2008 Resident Camp Standards.pdf|2008 National Resident Camp Standards]] | ||
Revision as of 09:56, October 12, 2008
| Also see Cub Scout Day Camp and Cub Scout Resident Camp |
Summer camp is what many Scouts enjoy most. Camp programs provide numerous opportunities for Scouts to earn merit badges along their advancement trail. Resident Scout camping includes at least five nights and six days of fun outdoor activities.
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What is summer camp like?
Summer camp is FUN! Summer camps help boys develop character, citizenship, and personal fitness. Scouts learn and explore as they find adventure. Opportunities range from new Scout programs to more advanced challenges for older Scouts. Every summer camp is difference but typically offer a range of programs that might include:
- Aquatics
- Swimming, Canoeing, Rowing, Sailing, Motorboating, Snorkeling, Kayaking, Lifesaving, and BSA Lifeguard
- Climbing
Eagles Nest - other Eagle Required Merit Badges
- Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, and Communications
- Field Sports
- First Aid
- Handicraft
- Art, Basketry, Indian Lore, Leatherwork, Pottery, Sculpture, and Woodcarving
- Nature
- Bird Study, Environmental Science, Fishing, Forestry, Nature, Mammal Study, Reptile and Amphibian Study, and Geology
- Scoutcraft
- Camping, Cooking, Hiking, Pioneering, Orienteering, Wilderness Survival, and overnight Outposts
- Technology
New Scouts - focus on the life skills needed for Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class ranks
- First Aid, Knots, Lashings, Swimming, Hikes, Map & Compass, Cooking, Fire Building, Plants, and much more
Ask what the summer camps in your area offer!
Advancement in Summer Camp
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| — Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, #33088B, revised 1999 |
National Boy Scout Resident Camp Standards
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| — 2008 National Resident Camp Standards |
