CategoriesCouncil Programs by

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Learning for Life is a character education program designed to support schools and community- based organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to successfully handle the complexities of our contemporary society. Our curriculum prepares students to enhance their self-confidence, motivation, and self-esteem. The program uses age-appropriate, grade-specific lesson plans to give youth skills and information that will help them make positive decisions for themselves, their families and their futures.

 

Learning for Life makes academic learning fun and relevant to real-life situations in age appropriate and grade specific material. As a result, the positive character traits and skills learned by participation in Learning for Life not only make students more confident and capable, but also give them an invaluable understanding of how things work in the real world. Schools will see higher attendance rates and fewer disciplinary actions.

 

THE LEARNING FOR LIFE CURRICULUM FOCUSES ON NINE CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES:

Respect           Responsibility             Honesty/Trust         Caring/Fairness         Perseverance       
  Self-Discipline             Life Skills               Courage          Citizenship
 

Learning for Life incorporated in 1991 as a nonprofit organization. We have 264 local offices across the country and also serve international education institutions. Since our incorporation, we have served over two million youth who will grow up to be our future leaders.

 

Click here to visit the national Learning for Life website  for more information

 

 

CategoriesTraining by

National Youth Leadership Training-NYLT

National Youth Leadership Training

🟨Now Accepting Interest for NYLT 2025 – All-Alaska Youth Leadership Course!🟨
The Midnight Sun Council is proud to host National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) this summer at Lost Lake Camp, from July 27 to August 1, 2025. This all-Alaska course is open to any registered youth member of Scouting America — including Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouting — who meets the following:
  • Has completed Introduction to Leadership Skills for their unit-type (Troops, Crews, or Ships)
  •  Is at least 13 years old and First Class by July 27, 2025
    OR
  • is a registered Venturer or Sea Scout who has completed 8th grade
NYLT is Scouting’s premier youth leadership experience, teaching real-world skills like communication, team-building, ethical decision-making, and problem-solving in a challenging and fun outdoor setting.
Want to attend or serve on staff?
Fill out the quick Interest Form here: t.ly/midnightsunnylt25
📝 Submitting the form ensures you’re notified when paid registration opens through BlackPug.
📬 Questions? Email midnightsun.nylt@gmail.com or call the Midnight Sun Council office at (907) 452-1976

 

 

 

CategoriesLost Lake Scout Camp by

COPE

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Lost Lake Scout Camp
Midnight Sun Council, BSA COPE/Zipline/Climbing

COPE Information

Initiative Games – Games of 10-15 Minutes / team challenges requiring the group to plan and work together to solve a problem and/or
accomplish a goal. They can also require the group to actively look out for each other through spotting, which increases group trust. (Age, height and weight requirements may apply.) 

Low COPE – The area has a number of elements from a wall, trust fall, beams, etc. to teach teamwork & communication. 

Climbing wall/tower – A 40-foot tower with climbing faces and a rappelling wall.

Zipline – A 411 foot zipline for the brave. 

High COPE – High Ropes (30 foot above ground) course. This course will challenge even your best climbers! 

Note: Scouting America age requirements are utilized from the “The Guide to Safe Scouting”.

 

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Initiative games: $5 per person 

Low COPE: $15 per participant 

Cost of Director: $50 active Instructor / $25 on site

Climbing/Rappelling wall: $20 per participant 

Zip line: $15 first zip $5 each additional zip

High COPE: $40 per participant 

COPE Package: $60 per participant (this includes Initiative Games, Low COPE, Climbing/Rappelling, and High COPE).

 

 

Staffing– All activities are managed by a Scouting America certified course director. Assistance from adults is required depending on the element.

 

Equipment/Course – All ropes and hardware are purchased, logged and retired on schedule. Safety equipment includes helmets, harnesses and gloves when needed. The course is inspected and certified each year by an outside agency

 

Activity Consent Form and Parent/Guardian signature required to be on file prior to activity (Pg. 3 of COPE Packet).

 

For appointment scheduling contact the Midnight Sun Council by phone at (907) 452-1976 or stop by the Earl & Pat Service Center located at 1400 Gillam Way Fairbanks, AK 99701. Questions can also be e-mailed to Stephen Smith at the following email address stephen.smith@scouting.org 

Click on the links below to view and download COPE Packet:

 

COPE Packet 

Activity Consent Form and Parents/Legal Guardian signature (page 3)

CategoriesTraining by

Cub Scout Basic 101

Cub Scout Basic 101

 

                                                                                                       Who:         All Cub Scout Leaders

                                                                                                       What:       Cub Scout Leader Basic Training

                                                                                                       When:      9 am to 3 pm Saturday, January 27, 2018  (Bring a sack lunch)

                                                                                                       Where:     Midnight Sun Council, BSA office

                                                                                                       Why:          Growing Scouting in your Program

                                                                                                       Cost:           $5.00

                                                                                                       Pre- Registration ends on January 26, 2018 by close of business

                                                                                                       RSVP to the Midnight Sun Council office

                                                                                                       (to help facilitate planning/copies/light snacks)

 

                                                                                                       For more info contact BSA office at 452-1976

                                                                                                       or via email at john.daly@scouting.org

                                                                                                       Jack Daly cell: 907-385-5011

CategoriesCouncil Resources by

Overnight Camping Requirements for Second Class, First Class to Change

 

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The number of overnight campouts required for a young man to earn the Second Class and First Class ranks will be reduced under new requirements that take effect Aug. 1, 2017.

But the total number of camping nights a Boy Scout will experience in the program as he progresses toward the rank of Eagle Scout will not change.

In 2016, alongside the release of the 13th edition of the Boy Scout Handbook, the BSA increased the number of campouts required for Second Class to three since joining from two. It increased the number of campouts required for First Class to six since joining from three.

The August 1, 2017, revisions return the number of overnight campouts to pre-2016 levels but preserve the amount of time spent outdoors.

The change maintains a focus on life-changing outdoors experiences while recognizing that not all outdoor activities need to include overnight camping. For more, read a full explanation in “Bryan on Scouting.”

CategoriesTraining by

Merit Badge Counselors and Adult Members

Youth Protection Training! Remember that all leaders need to keep up with this important annual training!

We are updating our list of trained adult leaders and merit badge counselors and in doing this we have discovered that some of the trainings have not been completed. One major training that seems to be missing is the Youth Protection Training that is required of all registered adults of the Boy Scouts of America.

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We are asking that all adult members and merit badge counselor’s take Youth Protection (YP) training to comply with the National Boy Scouts of America and the Midnight Sun Council’s rules and regulations. The Youth Protection Training is to be completed on a yearly basis to comply with the Midnight Sun Council’s board of director’s rules and regulations.

We are asking that you complete the Youth Protection Training, to avoid being dropped as a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America and this could have a big impact on continuing in your Scouting unit that you are registered with, as well as being a merit badge counselor.

You can complete this training online at the following website https://my.scouting.org where you will sign into your my scouting account or if you are new to my scouting and do not have an account you will need to create an account using your member id number. If you do not remember or know your member number, contact our registrar at 907-452-1976.

When you get into your account go to the upper left corner and click on Menu then my dashboard, then my training and the Youth Protection Training will pop up. Chose the (YP) training that applies to your Unit. Cub Scout/Boy Scout is the first (YP) training.     If you are a merit badge counselor you will take the Cub Scout/Boy Scout YP training.   If you are registered with a Crew you will take the Venturing YP training. If you are registered with a Post you will take the Exploring YP training.

After you have completed the training please print your certificate and email a copy to yvonne.orsini-boone2@scouting.org so that it can be added to your profile.

 

Thank you,

Registrar
Midnight Sun Council, BSA
Phone: 907-452-1976 Fax: 907-452-1977

 

CategoriesCouncil Resources by

American Wood Badge Alumni

New Affinity Group Targets Wood Badgers AWBA

For nearly seven decades, Wood Badge has been Scouting’s premier training course for adult leaders. In every BSA council, Wood Badge-trained Scouters are known by their beads, their tartan neckerchiefs, their theme song (“Back to Gilwell”), and their commitment to providing the best possible program for Scouts.

Now, 69 years after the first American Wood Badge course, Scouting Alumni and Friends has created an affinity group, American Wood Badge Alumni (AWBA), to connect Wood Badgers with each other and with the BSA. Its mission is to build a network of alumni for the betterment of American Wood Badge, the Boy Scouts of America, and especially local Scout councils.

“Two of our most prominent and largest affinity groups, Eagle Scouts and members of the Order of the Arrow, already have a well-defined alumni program,” says SAF Senior Vice-chair Rick Bragga. “What better group to go to next than Wood Badgers?”

One advantage of creating the new network is that Wood Badgers tend to be among the most spirited and committed of Scouters. Another advantage is that they’ve all had a similar experience, no matter when or where they took the course. Bragga knows that firsthand. He took Wood Badge in Wisconsin in 1970, even though he lived in Illinois. He then reconnected with the course in Oklahoma, where he attended law school, and Virginia, where he now lives. “The spirit and the purpose of it I think transcend course and place,” he says.

As the AWBA mission statement says, a key purpose of the group is to support local councils. To that end, the group’s website, www.americanwoodbadge.org, offers information on how local councils can engage with and re-engage Wood Badgers. Ideas include everything from planning service projects at local camps to promoting upcoming courses to holding Wood Badge reunions. “As with all of our alumni programs, we want the opportunity to have them tell their story, and then we want an opportunity to tell the BSA story,” he says.

Bragga thinks reunions will be a key entry point. “Are we going to have a feast? Well, we’re going to have a mini-feast. Are we going to sing the song? You bet. Are we going to have a fire? Absolutely. Are we going to swap stories? Oh my gosh, the stories that will be swapped!” Bragga says. “But all of that leads to an ending which is purposeful: to allow people to feel good about it and to find ways for them to stay connected or to reconnect with a local council.

To join AWBA, a Wood Badger must first join Scouting Alumni and Friends at www.scoutingalumni.org, either as a Hiker (free) or Pathfinder ($35) member. From there, they simply set up a profile and choose the appropriate Wood Badge patrol critter.
For more information, visit www.americanwoodbadge.org or www.facebook.com/WoodBadgeAlumni/.

CategoriesDistrict Programs by

OA Summer Picnic

Cub Scout/ Order of the Arrow  Summer Picnic

 
When:  AUGUST 12TH, 2017  10 am – 4 pm
 
Where:  Lost Lake Camp, 12660 Lost Lake Rd
 
Fee:       $10.00 per person due by August 9, 2017
 
Early Registration Fee is $5.00 per person if paid by August 3, 2017
 
Bring the family and join the Order of the Arrow for fun in the sun and food at Lost Lake Camp!
 
Click here for flyer
Click here for OA Picnic Registration form
CategoriesMidnight Sun Council by

Pack/Troop Contact Information

Cub Scouts, Scouting America Programs for Grades K through 5:

Kindergarten: Lions           1st grade: Tiger            2nd grade: Wolf         3rd grade: Bear

4th grade: /5th grade: Arrow of Light

 

Scouts Troops, Scouting America Programs for Grades 6 through 12:  

Scout           Tenderfoot         1s t Class            2nd Class             Star            Life         Eagle

Venturing Crew and Ship, Scouting America Programs for ages 14 to 21 or 13 and completed the eighth grade

 

CLICK HERE FOR THE CURRENT PACK AND TROOP CONTACT INFORMATION