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2024 NCAC Summer Camp Guide Now Available

November 3, 2023 by NCAC Camping Department

With the weather getting chilly, we can think fondly of summer camp and get excited for Summer 2024! Check out the 2024 NCAC Summer Camp Guide, available online.

www.ncacbsa.org/campguide

Find prices, dates, and details on all the National Capital Area Council Summer Camps for Summer 2024!

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Cub Scouts

Is your Scout going to be a rising Tiger, rising Wolf, Rising Bear, or rising Webelos or Arrow of Light? Find the Cub Scout Camp that’s right for your Scout!

Choose a local District Day and Twilight Camp for a wild time with the 2024 theme: Jungle Adventure.

Discover your powers and save the day at Camp William B. Snyder with the 2024 theme: Superheroes. Attend a Day Camp, stay overnight on a Resident Weekend, or join the staff for a special Family 4th of July Weekend.

Are your rising Webelos and AOL dens looking for a weeklong adventure? Camp Ross is Goshen Scout Reservation’s dedicated overnight camp. The theme this summer is Indiana Ross. Avoid traps, find clues, and fool villains in an adventurous week!

Scouts BSA

There are plenty of options for Scouts BSA – whether they have been in the Troop for a while or are going to be bridging in next spring. There are camps for both units and individuals.

Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted at Goshen Scout Reservation offer a variety of dining options, unique and favorite Merit Badges and activities, and exciting programs for new Scouts, older Scouts, and all the Scouts in between.

Finish out your summer with Camp Catoctin BSA’s expert Merit Badge counselors in mid-August.

Is your Scout not able to attend camp with their Troop? Are they looking for a second week? Check out our options for individual scouts! Goshen runs Provisional Camp each week and Camp Snyder has two different Scout Specialty Weeks with both overnight and day camp options.

Older Scouts, Venturers, & Sea Scouts

Need more adventure for older Scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts? Sign your unit up for a backpacking & adventure activity trek or a river canoe trek at Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure.

Individuals can find adventure with a High Adventure Base Trip to Philmont, Northern Tier, Sea Base, and Lenhok’sin High Adventure with a council contingent run by the NCAC High Adventure Committee.

Order of the Arrow members should also check out GOAT, the Goshen Order of the Arrow Trail Crew, involving cheerful service on trail maintenance and a classic Lenhok’sin backpacking and activity trek at a reduced rate.

Those ages 14 and up who just cannot get enough summer camp should submit an application to join Summer Camp staff! Interviews will begin in January for the Summer 2024 season.

Be sure to check out the online 2024 NCAC Summer Camp Guide for all the details  and pictures of the possibilities for your summer! Get outdoors, have fun, and find your next summer adventure!

Visit the Summer Adventure page for information on all these camp options!

Filed Under: At Camp Tagged With: Camp Snyder, camp staff, Cub Scouts, Day Camp, Goshen Scout Reservation, High Adventure, merit badge, Scouts BSA, summer camp, Venturing, Webelos

George Mason University hosts Chemistry Labs for Scouts

April 6, 2023 by NCAC STEM

On April 22, 2023, George Mason University’s Chemistry Club is opening their doors to Webelos/AOLs/Scouts BSA and STEM Scouts for guided chemistry workshops!

Scheduled events:

12:30 – 2pm | Session 1, Lab for grades 4-5
1:30 – 3pm | Session 2, Lab for grades 4-5
2:30 – 5pm | Session 3, Chemistry merit badge for grades 6&up

Registration:
https://scoutingevent.com/082-GMUchemistry

What to expect:

ScoutsBSA will be able to earn the Chemistry merit badge at the event. There is one pre/post-req but the workshop is otherwise structured to help scouts earn the remaining requirements.

Cub Scouts/STEM Scouts will be able to experience 3 hands-on experiments as well as gain experience in this real university Lab. GMU Chem Club will also demonstrate flame-burning magnesium!

Do you have to be a scout to attend? 

No! Please invite a friend. We just ask that all youth register for the age-appropriate session.

 

 

Past events

In fall 2022, the George Mason University Chemistry Club hosted 40 STEM Scouts/Cub Scouts for a remarkable Lab experience!

The GMU Chem Club dazzled our scouts with 3 hands-on experiments and demonstrations, including flame burning magnesium!

Thank you to David Lieu, former GMU Chem Club President (and current STEM Lab 314 Association Lab Manager) for connecting us to current GMU Chem Club Officers. Thank you to entire Chem Club for sharing your enthusiasm of chemistry, to the Chemistry Department for opening your doors to scouts, and to Professors Dr. Ward and Dr. Banerjee for your leadership to this event!

Filed Under: Scouting Programs Tagged With: merit badge, STEM

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

Filed Under: At Camp Tagged With: Goshen Scout Reservation, merit badge, Scouts BSA, summer camp

2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide

January 18, 2023 by NCAC Camping Department

Planning your summer? Check out our summer camps! The 2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide is now available online.

www.ncacbsa.org/summer-adventure

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Cub Scouts

Is your scout going to be a rising Tiger, rising Wolf, rising Bear, or rising Webelos or Arrow of Light? Cub Scout camps all have an overarching theme. It’s Off to the Races at the District Day and Twilight camps. Find one near you! Or get ready for a mysterious week at Day Camp at Camp Snyder. The theme this year is ???. Ready for the next step up? Sign up for a short overnight camp at Camp Snyder’s Resident Weekends.

Are your rising Webelos and AOL dens looking for a weeklong adventure? Camp Ross is Goshen Scout Reservation’s dedicated overnight Webelos camp. The theme this summer is Sherlock Ross: The Case of the Disappearing Camps. Help the camp staff solve the case!

Scouts BSA

Is your scout bridging into a Scouts BSA Troop? There are plenty of options. Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted at Goshen Scout Reservation offer a variety of dining options, unique and favorite Merit Badges and activities, and exciting programs for new scouts, older scouts, and all the scouts in between. Finish out your summer with Camp Catoctin BSA’s expert Merit Badge counselors in mid-August.

Is your Scout not able to attend camp with their Troop? Are they looking for a second week? Check out our options for individual scouts: Goshen runs Provisional Camp each week and Camp Snyder has Scout Specialty Week with both overnight and day camp options.

Older Scouts, Venturers, & Sea Scouts

Need more adventure for older scouts, Venturers, and Sea Scouts? Sign your unit up for a backpacking trek or a river trek at Goshen’s Lenhok’sin High Adventure. Individuals can find adventure with a High Adventure Base Trip to a National or local High Adventure with a council contingent run by the NCAC High Adventure Committee. Order of the Arrow members should also make note of GOAT, the Goshen OA Trail Crew.

And of course, for those ages 14 and up who just cannot get enough summer camp, there is always the option to join summer camp staff!

There are so many options that all this is only a brief summary! View the 2023 NCAC Summer Camp Guide for details and pictures on all the possibilities for your summer. Get outdoors, have fun, and #adventureon!

www.ncacbsa.org/summer-adventure

Filed Under: At Camp Tagged With: #adventureon, Camp Snyder, camp staff, Cub Scouts, Day Camp, Goshen Scout Reservation, High Adventure, merit badge, Scouts BSA, summer camp, Venturing, Webelos

Goshen Scouts BSA Program Guide Posted

March 15, 2022 by Goshen Scout Reservation

Merit Badge & Activity Sign Ups for Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted are coming up on March 31st at 9am. Get details on Merit Badges and other activities in the 2022 Scouts BSA Program Guide. The Guide includes descriptions, recommendations for both new Scouts and older Scouts, any costs, and any prerequisites. Be sure to check out the 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

As of March 14, scouts attending Camps Bowman, Marriott, and Olmsted may sign up for activities as individuals. They are not required to have a buddy from their unit, although it may be recommended for some activities.

Getting ready to sign up for badges and activities? Be sure to check out our How to Guide blog post – updated for Summer 2022: 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 7th, found here: www.gotogoshen.org/lenhoksin/#downloads

Filed Under: At Camp Tagged With: Goshen Scout Reservation, merit badge, Scouts BSA, summer camp

Camp Marriott Program Update: Welding MB

January 29, 2022 by Goshen Scout Reservation

A quick update to the Camp Marriott program schedule!

Welding Merit Badge now offers shorter classes, to better fit into your schedule, with smaller class sizes. To compensate, there is now an additional section offered.

Get the latest program schedule and learn more about programs at the Guild and other Camp Marriott program areas at www.gotogoshen.org/marriott

Camp Marriott programs are available for both Scouts BSA attending with their units as well as those attending as individuals as part of the Provisional Camp program.

Filed Under: At Camp Tagged With: Camp Marriott, Goshen Scout Reservation, merit badge, Scouts BSA, summer camp

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