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
In 2021, 138 Scouts BSA earned over 500 Merit Badges from 45 different offerings, including Eagle required Merit Badges at the Camp Snyder Scouts BSA Specialty Week.
Camp Snyder has some amazing facilities. Among those are the Woodshop, STEM facility, swimming pool, archery and air rifle ranges, Scouterhorn climbing tower and amphitheater. We have created a Scouts BSA Specialty week with the activities Scouts expect from a summer camp. Want to earn your Woodworking or Woodcarving Merit Badge? Want to learn about Drones and spend some time in the STEM lab? Or, learn the basic Scouting skills needed to advance in rank, like how to start a fire, prepare an outdoor meal or safely use a knife and axe? Come out and spend a week of your summer at Camp Snyder!
Combine your interest in merit badges and rank advancement with camping, dining, swimming, boating, and many other summer camp favorites. Scouts can participate as units or individuals, as day campers or as overnight campers.
