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Lenhok’sin Outpost Update

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We have a Lenhok’sin Outpost changeup this summer. Due to lack of popularity, Mountain Biking will be closing this summer. Replacing it is, new for 2022, the Search and Rescue outpost.

Search & Rescue: Take part in a staff-led search and rescue scenario and learn about how to treat some of the backcountry’s most common injuries, including sprains, environmental emergencies, and more.

Also, based on best practices from the National Speleological Society and the National Park Service, Caving will unfortunately be closed again this summer due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more about Lenhok’sin High Adventure at www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin

Camp Snyder’s Passport to Adventure: 2022 Cub Camp

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Are you ready for a world class adventure? Get ready to travel the globe this summer with Camp Snyder and get your Passport to Adventure.

It’s difficult to travel the world these days, so join us for a fantastic summer of Cub Camping as we bring the world to you! Explore cultures from around the world as you get your hands on Handicraft, investigate the environment at Nature, take aim at both Archery and BBs, take the heat off at the Pool, and more.

Cub Scout Day Camp and Resident Weekends are for rising Tigers thru rising Webelos/AOLs.

Cub Scout Day Camp

Experience all your summer camp favorites in five days a week!
Session 1: June 27 – July 1, 2022
Session 2: July 11 – July 15, 2022

Cub Scout Resident Weekends

Pack all your fun into a weekend. Join us Friday through Sunday for non-stop fun from morning until night. New in 2022: Optional Thursday evening check-in.
Session 1: June 23 – June 26, 2022
Session 2: June 30 – July 3, 2022
Session 3 (Mid-week): July 5 – 7, 2022
Session 4: July 11 – 15, 2022
Session 5: July 14 – 17, 2022

New in 2022!

We’re excited for the Summer Season and already looking forward to seeing all our campers! We strive to improve every summer and we are making the following changes for Summer 2022:

    • Updated Daily Schedule: In response to feedback, we are adding more flexibility and more rest time. Evenings will be open program and we are adding a daily siesta period from 1pm – 2pm.
    • Increased Pool Time: What’s better than getting in the pool during a hot summer day? Being able to do it more often!
    • Dining Changes: We’re adding an updated menu and switching to Family Style Dining. What else? Look forward to a salad and fruit bar.
    • Early Check-In: Thursday night check-in is now available for Resident Weekends. Come early and get your swim checks out of the way so you can spend more time with all the camp activities!

Got Scouts BSA? Check out the Scouts BSA Specialty Week – Camp Snyder’s Merit Badge week for individual Scouts, ages 11 – 17. Campers can choose from a mix of outdoor badges and Camp Snyder STEM and Woodshop specialty badges. The program has overnight and day camper participation options. New in 2022: New Scout Rank Advancement program!
Session: July 17 – July 23

Got Camp Staff? We’re actively seeking motivated and enthusiastic individuals, ages 15 and up, to be part of our summer camp team. Not yet 15? Apply to be a Counselor-in-Training at age 14! Learn more and apply at www.gotosnyder.org/work

Learn more about all our summer camp programs and save your spot at www.gotosnyder.org/summer

Save the Date: Goshen Staff Alumni Spring Service Weekend

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Goshen Staff Alumni, mark your calendars! The Goshen Staff Alumni Association is hosting a service weekend this spring to get Goshen ready for Summer 2022!

The dates for the service weekend are May 13 – 15.

Service weekends are open to staff alumni from any Goshen camp and any of their friends and family, ages 18 and up. We have a number of projects to work on around the Reservation. These weekends are a great time to see the camps again and spend some time with other camp alumni!

Learn more and register at www.gotogoshen.org/gsaasw

Join Who? Camp Staff 2022!

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Have you ever seen that spark in someone when they do something for the first time? Maybe it’s lighting a fire. Maybe they finally passed that swim test. Maybe they hit the bullseye on a target. Maybe it’s their first time seeing a bald eagle or osprey soaring through the sky. Be a part of camp staff this summer and introduce Scouts to the joy of outdoor discovery. It is one of the coolest summer jobs you could ever have!

We’re seeking motivated and enthusiastic people who enjoy the outdoors to be part of the Summer 2022 Camp Staff.

You’re not just a travel agency for Cub Scouts. Be THE BEST travel agency for Cub Scouts. Apply to work at Camp Snyder, where the 2022 Camp Theme – Passport to Adventure – is imaginatively carried through boating, crafts, nature, swimming, archery, and all camp activities as Cub Scouts and their leaders have fun in the outdoors.

Want to escape to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains for the summer? Get out of the DC summer heat and apply to work at one of the camps at Goshen Scout Reservation! Join our energetic and goofy staff at our Webelos Camp – Camp Ross. Want to teach your favorite Merit Badge? Choose one of our three Scouts BSA camps – Camp Bowman, Camp Olmsted, or Camp Marriott. Looking for adventure? Become part of the elite staff at Lenhok’sin High Adventure Base. Are you a behind the scenes person? Our administration camp – Camp Post – might be the place for you.

Staff must be 15 years of age or older to be an instructor and 16 or older to work at Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Not yet 15? If you’re 14, you can be a Counselor-in-Training at any of our Cub Scout, Webelos, or Scouts BSA Resident Camps. We’re also on the lookout for those 18 years of age or older to take on leadership positions.

Have friends or family that love the outdoors, but aren’t in Scouting? Tell them about it! Prior experience with the Boy Scouts of America is not required.

Employment dates are from June 18 to August 2, 2022 for Goshen Camps and June 18 to July 29, 2022 for Camp Snyder.

We’re coming up on hiring season. Interviews, via phone or video call, start in January. Submit your application by January 20 to get a January interview date.

Apply online and get more information on our websites. Visit www.gotogoshen.org/staff for Goshen Camps and www.gotosnyder.org/work for Camp Snyder.

 

New at Camp Olmsted in 2022!

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What’s new in 2022?

Not too much is changing this summer, but as we do every summer season, there is always something new! We have rotated out some badges and rotated in some old stand bys as well as making some more sections of some of our more popular badges.

As for other changes, Small Boat Sailing is now going to be 1.5 hours. Be on the lookout in the program schedule – Session A starts at 2:00pm and Session B starts at 3:45pm.

All things willing, we are planning and looking forward to being able to run the Mile Swim and have Open Swim, Open Boating, and Open Shoot instead of the Troop sign ups that were needed in Summer 2021.

Check out all the new offerings below!

NEW CULTURE CRAFT MERIT BADGES

  • American Heritage

NEW ECOLOGY MERIT BADGES

  • Weather

MORE SECTIONS AT HANDICRAFT

  • Art & Sculpture (combined MB class)
  • Leatherwork
  • Wood Carving

MORE SECTIONS AT SCOUTCRAFT

  • Fishing

Learn more about Camp Olmsted and get the Program Schedule, Leader Guide, Trailshead Schedule, and other helpful downloads at www.gotogoshen.org/olmsted

New at Camp Marriott in 2022!

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What’s new in 2022?

As we do every year at Goshen Scout Reservation’s Camp Marriott, we have updated our program schedule. Some badges have been rotated out and some badges have been rotated in. With some familiar badges – like Bird Study – we also have some entirely new badges – like Moviemaking.

There is a big change for Shooting Sports class – Archery, Rifle Shooting, and Shotgun Shooting. Rather than 2 consecutive hours in either the morning or the afternoon, now the Merit Badges have a Part 1 and a Part 2 – an hour long morning session plus an hour long afternoon session. There are still two sections – A and B – but now both have components in the morning and the afternoon. Make sure you plan your schedule accordingly!

Meanwhile, Eagle’s Eyrie’s schedule features Eagle required badges in the morning and a mix of different humanities badges in the afternoon. Adding to that is Archaeology, which is moving up the trail from Ecology to become part of Eagle’s Eyrie’s offerings.

The featured area for the 2022 season is The Guild, which is expanding its offerings to include a number of new skills and trades in addition to the popular favorites like Cooking, Welding, Metalwork, and Woodwork.

Check out the full list of new for 2022 badges below and be sure to check out the full program schedule in the Downloads section to start picking your favorite Merit Badges and activities for the summer!

NEW EAGLE’S EYRIE MERIT BADGES

  • American Business
  • American Cultures
  • American Heritage
  • American Labor

NEW ECOLOGY MERIT BADGES

  • Bird Study
  • Mining in Society
  • Oceanography

NEW HANDICRAFT MERIT BADGES

  • Moviemaking

NEW MERIT BADGES AT THE GUILD

  • Automotive Maintenance
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Home Repair
  • Plumbing

Learn more about Camp Marriott and get the Program Schedule, Leader Guide, New Scout Quest Schedule, and other helpful downloads at www.gotogoshen.org/marriott