Open Activities
11:30AM-1:00PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder CoverScouts can learn how to dry fire an 1862, 12-pound Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover (Conservation Trail trailhead). Demos daily and times are posted at the NPS Tent.
Canceled CANCELLED- C-17 Flyover
Entire National Jamboree 2023 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, United StatesThe C-17 Globemaster III will be from the 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg, WV Air National Guard: Pilot-in-Command: Maj Ryan Healy First Pilot: Capt Max Vickerman Loadmaster: SSgt Devin Brown
12:30PM-5:00PM: Special Needs and Disabilities Challenge – Wheelchair Basketball (also earn some requirements towards Disabilities Awareness MB)
Action PointHave fun learning and experiencing challenges to everyday living created by various disabilities while participating in activities typically encountered by Scouts in units, school, sports and community settings. Complete a minimum of 12 challenges to earn a sticker or 16 challenges to earn a patch. Complete more to receive an additional prize. Examples of activities …
12:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Engineering
STEM Quest 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, United StatesExhibit #1: Listen to an AM signal with a hardwater-built radio AM broadcasting is radio broadcasting using amplitude (AM) transmissions. It was the first method developed for making audio radio transmissions, and is still used worldwide primarily for medium waves (also known as “AM band”) transmissions, but also on the long wave and shortwave radio …
1:00PM-2:30PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder CoverScouts can learn how to dry fire an 1862, 12-pound Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover (Conservation Trail trailhead). Demos daily and times are posted at the NPS Tent.
1:00PM-3:00PM: Live Music at Rock Spot
Rock Spot2:00PM-2:45PM: The Life of “Green Bar Bill” Hillcourt”: Every Scout is A Hero
Alumni Adventure ComplexThe world’s most prominent Scouter in the second half of the 20th century, William Hillcourt was a lifetime author for Boy Scouts of America, writing his famous “Green Bar Bill” columns in Boys’ Life and the first scholarly work on our Founder, Baden-Powell: The Two Lives of a Hero.
2:00PM-3:00PM: Mock Trial: The Case of the Stolen Car.
Tillerson 108Experience the challenges of weighing the evidence and deliberating as a jury member in this Introduction to Jury Service. Saturday’s session will be followed by a panel discussion on legal careers, 3p-3:30p.
4:00PM-10:00PM: Tier 1 Listening Ear Tents
Basecamp C & DListening Ear is an entry level portal, staffed by lay people and welcomes walk-ins for all Jamboree participants. Listening Ear will provide organized, committed, and competent staff to guide and support the attendee during their time of distress. Listening Ear services can be accessed in each subcamp of Charlie and Delta throughout the 2023 National …
