Connecticut Yankee Council                                                                    Boy Scouts of America

2007 Merit Badge College

Schedule

 

Dates:                          February 3, 2007                   Classes               9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

                                   February 10, 2007                 Classes               9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

                                   February 17, 2007                 Classes               9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

                                   February 24, 2007                 Classes               9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

                                   March 3, 2007                       Snow Make-up   9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

 

Location:                     Lyman Hall High School, Wallingford, CT

 

Tuition:                       $15.50 includes Merit Badge Pamphlets and Merit Badge College Patch. 

                                   No refunds after class assignment.

 

Registration                 Completed Registration Forms and fees must be submitted no later than

Process:                       1:00 PM on December 22, 2006 to the Council Resource Center.  Fees

                                   Must be submitted with your Registration Form.  Registrations will not be

                                   processed without proper forms and payment.

 

                                   No Registration will be accepted after the deadline.  Register early.

 

                                      Troop registration is required.  Scouts may not register on their own!

 

                                   Walk-ins will not be accommodated.

 

                                   Scouts Registered without rank will not be considered.  Proper Registration

                                   forms must be used.

 

                     Merit Badge Course Offerings*

 

1.          Art                                                                   10.  Electricity          19.  Oceanography

2.          Aviation                       11.  Electronics                    20.  Photography

3.          Chemistry                    12.  Family Life                   21.  Public Speaking

4.          Cit. in Community**   13.  Genealogy                       22.  Railroading

5.          Cit. in Nation**           14.  Labor                               23.  Space Exploration

6.          Cit. in World**            15.  Landscape Architecture  24.  Stamp Collecting

7.          Coin Collecting            16.  Law                                 25.  Traffic Safety        

8.          Communications**      17.  Model Design & Bldg.    26.  Weather

9.          Drafting                       18.  Nuclear Energy

 

*Subject to availability of Counselors, Classrooms and Chairs

            **Scouts will be assigned no more than two of these badges

 

Please use assigned numbers on Registration Form.  Forms with Merit Badge names written in will not be processed.

 

Adult Training:  Check with the Registrar for room assignment.

Youth Protection Training will be offered at 9:00 at most sessions.

Troop Eagle Coordinator Training will be offered sessions two and three at 10:30.

Advancement Training for unit leaders and committee members will be offered sessions one and four at 10:30.

CPR Training will be offered at 9:00 all sessions.  Pre-registration is required for CPR training as one instructor is limited to six students.  A small fee may be charged.

Connecticut Yankee Council                                                                   Boy Scouts of America

2007 Merit Badge College

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

 

1.         The purpose of Merit Badge College is to provide Scouts with an opportunity to receive instruction and receive merit badges in subjects where a counselor may not be available through their units.  Attendance does not guarantee the award of the badge.  All stated requirements must be satisfied.  Partial credit will be given only where a specific individual requirement or project has been fulfilled.  Some badges such as Family Life or Citizenship in the Community cannot be completed in the one-month time frame of Merit Badge College.

 

2.         Scouts will be limited to two Eagle Merit Badges.  Space is limited in all classes.  To be sure that your Scout is assigned three Merit Badges you must give us eight choices to pick from.  Scouts who do not make the required eight choices may not be able to get into three classes.

 

3.         Merit Badge College is open to Scouts First Class and above only.  Scouts applying for admission must read and understand the requirements for those badges they wish to earn.  Scouts should note that any prerequisites for badges selected.  Merit Badge requirements are found in the Boy Scout Requirements Book and in the individual Merit Badge book.  Merit Badges required for Eagle may be found in the back of the Boy Scout Handbook.  Be sure to consult the most recent edition of each book.

 

4.         REGISTRATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE SCOUTMASTER OR UNIT ADVANCEMENT CHAIRMAN ONLY.  Scouts may not register on their own.  Reminder – No walk-in registrations will be accepted.  Units that ignore the rules may be deemed ineligible to attend the following year.  Scoutmasters and Committee Chairs may contact Karen Andersen at W(203)205-8684, H(203)264-2408 or email Karen.Andersen@cartus.com or Keandersen@aol.com for registration forms.

 

5.         The Scoutmaster must sign the Merit Badge College Registration form.  This signifies approval by the Scoutmaster for Scouts to begin working on their Merit Badges.

 

6.         Merit Badge class assignments will be assigned to the name and address on the registration form prior to Merit Badge College.  Blue cards will be mailed to this name/address after Merit Badge College.

 

STUDY HINTS

 

1.         Review and understand all Merit Badge requirements.

 

2.         Use a notebook to record all assignments, projects and special instructions.

 

3.         Each instructor will issue assignments to be completed by the Scout between sessions.

 

4.         Complete assignments by next session or schedule set by instructor.

 

5.         Projects and assignments should be completed by the final session.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

1.         All Scouts and Scouters are required to wear the official Boy Scout uniform shirt at all times.

 

2.         Each unit attending Merit Badge College is required to send one (1) adult to assist with hall monitoring and supervision.  Hall monitors may attend adult training sessions.

 

3.         All Scouts must leave the Lyman Hall Campus by 12:30 P.M. each session.

 

For information call Karen Andersen at W(203)205-8684, H(203)264-2408 or email Karen.Andersen@cartus.com or Keandersen@aol.com, Jon Pleva at (203) 876-6868 ext. 286