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2023 Goshen Scouts BSA Program Guide Posted

February 27, 2023 by Goshen Scout Reservation

Merit Badge & Activity Sign Ups for at Goshen Scout Reservation’s Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted are coming up on March 30 at 12 noon. Get details on Merit Badges and other activities in the 2023 Scouts BSA Program & Prerequisites Guide. The Guide includes descriptions, recommendations for both new scouts and older scouts, any costs, and any prerequisites. Be sure to check out any updated prerequisites!

Get a copy of the Program & Prerequisites Guide along with your camp’s program schedule in your camp’s downloads section or at www.gotogoshen.org/forms

Getting ready to sign up for badges and activities? Be sure to check out our How to Guide blog post – updated for Summer 2023: www.gotogoshen.org/general/how-to-merit-badge-activity-sign-ups/

Attending Camp Ross? Sign ups will occur at camp. Trekking at Lenhok’sin High Adventure? Rather than activity sign ups, be sure to fill out your crew survey by May 6th, found here: www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin/#downloads

2023 Webelos Camp Theme: Sherlock Ross

February 23, 2023 by Goshen Scout Reservation

In case you missed it, Camp Ross at Goshen Scout Reservation’s theme for Summer 2023 is Sherlock Ross: The Case of the Disappearing Camps.

Join us this summer as we try to solve the greatest mystery of the century. Search through our program areas for any clue as to what happened. Could they be hidden in the rafters of Archery or BB’s? Perhaps in the woods of Nature or below the waves of Aquatics? Maybe a trap made with the skills of Scoutcraft and Handicraft will help us catch the criminal mastermind. Only way to know is to come look for yourself. Don’t Miss Out!

About Camp Ross

Camp Ross is Goshen’s dedicated camp for rising Webelos and Arrow of Light scouts. The six day and night adventure prepares your Webelos to be fully successful in Scouts BSA. The camp offers an array of Webelos and AOL Adventures interspersed with outdoor activity to help rising Webelos and rising AOLs become well-rounded.

Activities include Aquatics – swimming, boating, and the trampoline; Archery; BB’s; Handicraft – tie dye and other crafts, including a theme craft; Nature; Scoutcraft; and Quest with AOL specific programs.

Packs eat in a dining hall that serves hot and fresh meals every day. Campsites are equipped with picnic tables covered by a dining fly and canvas platform tents with two army style cots inside.

Webelos and AOL scouts attend Camp Ross as a pack with a minimum of 2 adult leaders and 1 leader for every 4 youth. The smallest group size is 1 youth and their parent/guardian.

Learn more about the program and sign up for an adventure-filled summer at www.gotogoshen.org/ross.

Camp Staff: Open Positions

February 17, 2023 by NCAC Camping Department

Just realized you want the best summer job? It’s not too late. Missed our January hiring event? No problem! We’re still scheduling phone and video interviews.

Camp Snyder and the camps of Goshen Scout Reservation are always looking for fun-loving, energetic, and hardworking individuals to be part of our Summer 2023 Camp Staff. The sooner you apply, the more likely you are to be able to apply for your first choice of job position!

Camp Snyder creates fun for Cub Scouts in both day camp settings and weekend overnight settings and, with expert volunteers, runs a one-week Merit Badge program for Scouts BSA.

Goshen Scout Reservation is made of up six camps. Camp Ross runs six weeks of camp purely for Webelos and AOLs. Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted serve Scouts BSA campers with Merit Badge program and other activities. The elite staff of Lenhok’sin High Adventure run outposts and treks for older Scouts BSA and Venturers. Camp Post serves the administrative needs of the Goshen camps.

We are still seeking candidates for the following positions:

- COPE/Climbing Director, Aquatics Director, and other leadership positions at Camp Olmsted. Candidates must be 21 years and up.
- Archery Director, Ecology Area Director, and other leadership positions at Camp Olmsted. Candidates must be 18 years and up.
- River Trek Guide at Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Candidates are preferred 21 years and up.
- Boat Driver and other leadership positions at Camp Bowman. Candidates must be 18 years and up.
- Aquatics Director and other leadership positions at Camp Ross. Candidates must be 21 years and up.
- BBs Director, Assistant Ranger, and other leadership positions at Camp Snyder. Seeking candidates 18 years and up as well as others.
- Outpost Assistants at Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Candidates must be 16 years and up.
- Instructors at Camp Olmsted. Candidates must be 15 years and up.
- Counselors-in-Training at all camps. Candidates must be 14 years and up.

Employment dates are from June 17 to August 1, 2023 for most camps at Goshen Scout Reservation and June 17 to July 29, 2023 for Camp Snyder.

Get a full list of job openings, learn more, and find your summer job at Goshen Scout Reservation – www.gotogoshen.org/staff – or Camp Snyder – www.gotosnyder.org/work

Spring WFA Courses at Camp Snyder

February 13, 2023 by Outdoor Preparedness Initiative

Get Wilderness First Aid certified! Through our Outdoor Preparedness Initiative (OPI), NCAC offers Wilderness First Aid training (WFA) once a month at Camp Snyder in Haymarket, VA. Be prepared for a BSA national or local high adventure, a unit trip, or just outdoor adventure in general. If you are attending NCAC’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure – whether you are backpacking on the Trail Trek or whitewater canoeing on the River Trek – you need at least one crew member with Wilderness First Aid training.

OPI’s spring course dates are on the calendar! Courses fill up fast, so be sure to sign up soon.

March 25-26, 2023
April 22-23, 2023
or
May 20-21, 2023

Visit www.ncacbsa.org/opi-wfa to learn more and select your course.

OPI provides certification through the American Red Cross. The training is for adults and youth ages 14 and up.

Looking for more information on High Adventure? Check out www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin for information on Lenhok’sin High Adventure programs and visit www.ncacbsa.org/high-adventure to learn about opportunities provided by NCAC’s High Adventure Committee.

Camp Catoctin BSA 2023 – Registration open

February 3, 2023 by Jeff Huggins

It’s official! Registration is NOW OPEN for Camp Catoctin BSA 2023! Check out our website to view the 2023 Camp Guide, Program Schedule, and more.

Camp Catoctin BSA is one of only a few all-volunteer, nationally accredited BSA camps in the United States. Over our 60 year history, Camp Catoctin BSA has evolved from a small weekend camp-out to a week-long resident camp serving over 200 youth. Camp Catoctin staff are local volunteers, trained professionals, and represent generations of Scouts. Camp Catoctin offers the opportunity to earn more than 40 merit badges , including many not offered at traditional scout camps. Whether you’re looking for natural face rock climbing, sailing around the lake, taking a stab at hatchet throwing, building a survival shelter, or learning to make gourmet meals in the woods we’ve got it. We can’t wait to see you everyone for another amazing year!!

Camp Catoctin BSA will be held August 13 – 19, 2023. Merit badge programming will run from Monday morning through Friday evening.

Upcoming Webinar Series: Summer Camp 2023

February 1, 2023 by NCAC Camping Department

Join the staff of the different NCAC Summer Camps and Programs for information session webinars as you prepare for Summer Camp 2023. These webinars are perfect for new leaders, units going to a camp that is new to them, or for returning leaders that want the latest update. There will be representation from Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp Snyder, District Day and Twilight Camps, Camp Catoctin BSA, and the NCAC High Adventure Committee’s contingents. Start planning for your 2023 camp adventure!

Webinars will begin at 7pm EST.

March 14: Cub Scout Camps

Get all the details on day camps and overnight camps at Camp Snyder, Goshen’s Camp Ross, and District Day and Twilight Camps.

March 21: Scouts BSA Camps

Get information about programs for both Troops and individuals at Goshen’s Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted; Goshen’s Provisional Camp program; Camp Snyder’s Specialty Week; and Camp Catoctin BSA.

March 28: High Adventure

Looking for adventure? Get the information for Summer 2023 on Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure or one of the High Adventure Committee’s trips.