As announced previously, National will be raising its registration fees starting August 1st.

For anyone needing assistance, families or unit leaders should contact the Scout Office. We have a small reserve to help with registration fees and we do not want any youth to miss out on the Scouting experience due to financial needs. In addition, anyone wishing to make a donation to that restricted fund can contact the office directly at 907-452-1976.

More information as to why, etc can be found here. 

See Graphic below for summary vision

 

 

 

MIDNIGHT SUN COUNCIL 

2021 SUMMER OF SERVICE PROJECT!!

click here or image to find out all about Clean up Day!

 

 

 Click here to find out information on Summer of Service

 

 

 

  

 CUB SCOUTS (K-5)

 

Scouting Advancement can still happen from home!

 

The Merits of Scouting @ Home

Across the nation, councils are finding ways to help keep our youth members engaged and Scouting. These out-of-the-box, in-home activities are centered around providing advancement-related content to help keep kids safe, engaged and to help them make the best of home time.

 

 Adventures for Cub Scout Members and Youth in Grades K-5

       

    

 

 

MSC Scouting at Home Patch Program for Cub Scouts!

Cub Scouts just need to complete 4 of the listed options in the Cub Scouts requirements.

Once a Scout has completed the requirements to earn the patch, an adult should send the completed MSC Scouting from Home Patch Program Tracker form 

(a scanned copy or a photo is fine) to the District Executive, Robert Stewart at robert.stewart@scouting.org.

 

 

Other Activities & Resources Grades K-5

  

30 Day Cub Scouting Challenge

   30 Day Lion Challenge        30 Day Tiger Challenge  30 Day Wolf Challenge   

 30 Day Bear Challenge       30 Day Webelos Challenge      Thank you Heart of America Council!

 

 

Ideas to Stay Busy at Home (for kids!)

4 Activities to Do at Home During Coronavirus

25 Fun Things to do When You are Stuck Inside

Free Digital Boys’ Life Magazine

5 Cub Scout Activities for Your Weekend

5 Fun and Active Den Meeting Game Ideas

Fun projects you can do from home (Bryan on Scouting)

 

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

BSA’s national cub scout staff have put together some fun activity videos that can be useful Cub Scout recruiting tools.  The YouTube videos are short, 2 to 5 minutes, with a purpose and an activity.  Activities are all requirements found in our program.  They are not branded as BSA or Cub Scouts. 

 

Here is the link to a YouTube playlist for K-2nd grade:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwHOx1z5AOQ&list=PLHGEvyG5wutg0Wgwp6hQQJYCi0sjpwaDK

 

Here is the link to a YouTube playlist for 3rd-4th grade:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5YTfSoOXDE&list=PLHGEvyG5wutje5QyAh3oAnjSu6WrNQBb3

 

The national Scouting at home site is here to help members and nonmembers engage in Scouting while we shelter in place. Lots of good resources are included.

https://www.scouting.org/scoutingathome/

 

Tools and recourses to strengthen your units can be found here, including some timely webinars on zoom meetings, digital recruiting, school access during covid, and much more. https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/

 

Bryon on Scouting has also published some of the best digital scouting resources from around the country:  https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/06/24/everything-you-need-to-know-about-virtual-summer-camps-for-cub-scouts-and-scouts/

 

 

Video Resources

 Cub Scout Pack 1551 YouTube channel

 

Boy Scouts of America – Scouting at Home – YouTube channel 

 

  

other Resources

Bryan on Scouting – Scouts BSA Handbooks for Boys and Girls now available on Kindle

Cub Scout Recruitment Idea book

 

 

 

For more information and activities check the scouting at home link regularly, and let your friends know about these great options for at-home fun and learning for Scouting families and non-Scouting families alike.

 

2023 NATIONAL JAMBOREE 

  DON’T LET YOUR SCOUTS MISS THE BEST SCOUTING HAS TO OFFER!

 

JULY 19 – JULY 28, 2023
Summit Bechtel Reserve, 
West Virginia

Sign up NOW at BSAJamboree.org

 

The Midnight Sun Council is hosting a Jamboree Troop to attend next year’s National Jamboree at the Summit in West Virginia. Current plans would be to tour Washington D.C., visit various museums and then head to the Summit for a week of exciting fun with other Scouts from all over the country and world.

 

Final cost has not been set yet, because tours and travel are still being determined, but you could expect the total cost to be around $4,000-$4250 per person.

 

Matt Cooper (SM Troop 38B) will be the Scoutmaster for our Troop. There are no limits on number of youth attendees, nor on the number of adults allowed to go this time around.

 

Scholarships for the Summit portion of the fee are available on the Jamboree site, as well as the registration link and a ton of information. If interested, please sign up on the site.

 

A payment schedule and fundraising opportunities will be forthcoming. We have a book started for payment tracking purposes here at the office. As we progress, more information will be coming.

We are accepting reservations for both young men and women, but still need to figure out if we will be going as 2 separate troops or on Venturing Crew for leadership purposes.

 

All information regarding the National Jamboree can be found at this link: https://jamboree.scouting.org/

 

For easy reference, here are a couple of links for your use:

Please register through this link: 

https://jamboree.scouting.org/participants/

 

Information on the available scholarships can be found here:

https://jamboree.scouting.org/participants/scholarships/

Scholarships available for the biggest Scouting event in the country – On Scouting (scoutingmagazine.org)

  

 

 

 Scouts BSA

 Boy Scouts of America – Scouting at Home                    

 

 

Troop Program Resources

How-to Campcraft Skill Videos Index | 

 

 

MSC Scouting at Home Patch Program for Scouts BSA!

Scouts BSA just need to complete 6 of the listed options in the Scouts BSA requirements.

Once a Scout has completed the requirements to earn the patch, an adult should send the completed MSC Scouting from Home Patch Program Tracker form (a scanned copy or a photo is fine) to the District Executive Robert Stewart at robert.stewart@scouting.org.

 

 

Scouting Advancement can still happen from home!

Remember, Scouts still need their Unit Leader’s approval to start working on a Merit Badge, and Youth Protection policies must be observed even in a digital setting.

 

 

Online Merit Badge Opportunities:

This is a great time to encourage Scouts to complete their Cyber Chip!

Piedmont Council – $5 cost to cover resources

Gulf Stream Council- Remote Activity Workshops

Cascade Pacific Council – Advancement Academy

 

 

Merit Badges

Below are merit badges that can be worked on from home. As always, check with your Scoutmaster for approval before starting a new merit badge. Most of these will require online research during this time, so be sure you have completed your Cyber Chip first. Remember some requirements require supervision, so ask a parent or counselor about these before you start.

 

No outside requirements:

AmericanBusiness; Animation; Basketry; Collections; Electricity; Electronics, Energy; Entrepreneurship; 

Family Life; Fingerprinting; Genealogy; Home Repairs; Model Design and Building; Nature; Painting; 

Personal Fitness; Personal Management; Photography; Plumbing; Programming; 

Reptile and Amphibian Study; Wood Carving

 

Can be done with no outside requirements (depending on options chosen):

American Heritage; Animal Science; Archaeology; Astronomy; Bird Study; Chemistry; 

Citizenship in the World; Coin Collecting; Digital Technologies; Drafting; 

Emergency Preparedness; Leatherwork; Moviemaking; Nuclear Science; Pets; 

Pulp and Paper; Railroading; Reading; Robotics; Safety; Sculpture; 

Soil and Water Conservation; Stamp Collecting; Sustainability; Textile

   

Take the 30 Day Scout Challenge

  Click on the following links to open/view/download the 30 Day Challenges:

 

30 Day Scout Rank Challenge 

 

 

30 Day First Class Challenge

 

 

30 Day Second Class Challenge

 

 

30 Day Tenderfoot Challenge

 

 

 

The Merits of Scouting @ Home

Across the nation, councils are finding ways to help keep our youth members engaged and Scouting. These out-of-the-box, in-home activities are centered around providing advancement-related content to help keep kids safe, engaged and to help them make the best of home time

 

Boys’ Life: Projects That Can Be Done at Home

Goal Setting For Scouts, Leaders, and Families

 

 

Resources:

Questions and Answers Cub Scouting/Scouts BSA/Venturing/Sea Scouting Rank Advancement and the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Bryan on Scouting – Merit Badges

Bryan on Scouting – Working on Merit Badges at home

Bryan on Scouting – Conducting a Board of Review through video conferencing

Bryan on Scouting – Advancement during COVID-19: Official details about Eagle extensions and more

 

For more information and activities check the scouting at home link regularly, and let your friends know about these great options for at-home fun and learning for Scouting families and non-Scouting families alike.

 

 

 

Have you ever thought about a career at the airport?

 

Aviation career exploring is a hands-on program open to young men and women ages 14-20 years old with an interest in learning more about aviation careers.

 

 

WHAT IS EXPLORING?

Exploring exists to teach important life and career skills to young people from all backgrounds through immersive career experiences and mentorship provided by community and business leaders like you. Together, we equip young people with character, leadership and life skills that can be used both today and in their future careers.

Exploring is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth and the organizations in their communities. Businesses and community organizations initiate a career-specific Explorer post or club by matching their people and organizational resources to the career interests of youth in the community. The result is a program of interactive activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, and develop.

We work with thousands of local, regional, and national businesses and organizations to deliver the Exploring programs representing hundreds of different career fields.

 

Click here to view the national Exploring webpage for more information

 

Click the following links to learn more about our local Explorer Posts:

Aviation:   Explorer Post 747

Fire:             Explorer Post

JROTC Exploring: JROTC Post

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