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Troops 64 & 4064
In December, Troops 64/4064 offered the climbing merit badge to interested Scouts over the age of 13. We started off with a belay class at Planet Granite to learn the knots, safety and techniques for climbing indoors. Then we did an afternoon of outdoor climbing at Castle Rock State Park off South Skyline Boulevard.
Max Moore (MBC) and Scoutmaster Ellis are joining together to offer the Climbing merit badge to all Scouts of age 13 and older who are interested. This badge will require a belay training class at Planet Granite, preferably a second day there to solidify your skills and pass the test to get a belay card, then a half-day of outdoor climbing on real rock faces in Castle Rock State Park with a certified climbing guide/instructor.
Dates/times are still TBD, and all scheduling will take place by Doodle poll. If you can’t make a specific day/time chosen, you can
schedule training or days at Planet Granite on your own.
This is a super fun badge that will enable you to climb indoors and outdoors, a skill that will be super fun to have throughout your life.
Interested? Shoot an email to Scoutmaster Ellis.
Over the next few months, we will be going mountain biking for the cycling merit badge!
The badge requires 9 different rides, all of which will be completed at Baylands Park.
This is a great opportunity for scouts of any biking ability to have fun and earn an Eagle required badge!
Each ride will be put on multiple times, so you can still do the badge even if you can’t make every ride.
For more information, go to the Calendar page
The S.T.E.M. Merit Badge Midway is an event for Scouts to earn Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics themed Merit Badges.
Classes Offered: Astronomy, Energy, Geology, Nuclear Science, Space Exploration, Computers, Engineering, Inventing, Radio, Weather, Electronics, Game Design, Model Design and Building, Reptile and Amphibian Study, Boy Scout STEM NOVA Award.
Attendance is by advance reservation only. THERE ARE NO WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS!!! Signups are via the Internet. In-council registration opens October 13, 2014, and on October 21 for out of council scouts. Go to www.pacsky.org/Activities/BoyScout/STEMMidway2014 to register. Download the Flyer.
The Lab’s Nuclear Science Division and the Center for Science and Engineering Education are hosting Nuclear Science Day on Saturday, March 3. The event is designed for youth in grades six through 12 and will include a tour of the 88-inch cyclotron, cosmic ray detection, and an investigation of radioactivity in our daily lives. All participants will receive an event badge, and Boy Scouts can earn a merit badge. Lab employees are encouraged to invite the troops they lead or their children belong to. Registration deadline is Jan. 21.
Girl, Boy Scout Troops Invited to Lab for Nuclear Science Day