2023 National Jamboree

4:00PM-5:30PM: Philmont Staff Association (PSA) Member Reception
2023-07-25 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex inside the NESA Exhibit.
The Philmont Staff Association (PSA) will hold a reception for all current members of PSA. The event is free for PSA members who are attending the Jamboree. If you are interested in joining the PSA or just have some questions about membership, please contact Bob Mosher at Bob.Mosher@scouting.org

4:00PM-5:00PM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-25 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Legacy Village
Come explore the world of theater! The theater merit badge is an exciting program, exploring all different aspects of the performing arts: acting, writing, directing, set design, costume, design, props, lighting and more.Our counseling staff includes a Tony nominated Broadway producer, a New York City acting and directing coach, and a specialist in lighting design and technical components. The badge can be completed in three sessions with us. Prior experience in high school or middle school theater is helpful, but not mandatory.And we have neat stuff from Broadway and off Broadway to see! Come visit.

11:00AM-11:30AM: USMC Brass Band
2023-07-25 15:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Summit Center Stage

3:15PM-5:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-25 15:15 - 17:15 (America/New_York) | Archaeology Merit Badge Booth
Presented by Council of Virginia Archaeologists and Heart of Virginia Council BSA. Experience how Archaeologists study our past and preserve it for future generations. Scouts will earn the merit badge by participating in a 2-hour activity session.

3:00PM-5:00PM: General Dynamics Electric Boat Sea Perch Activity
2023-07-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Tillerson Building, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
General Dynamics Electric Boat Sea Perch Activity, in collaboration with Submarine Industrial Base, University of Connecticut and University of Rhode Island will offer a limited number of spaces for Scouts to participate on July 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th. The underwater robot activity is not one you will want to miss!

3:00PM-5:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Inventing Merit Badge Booth in Gateway Village
Unleash your inner inventor and bring your ideas to life! Join the United States Patent and Trademark Office in discovering the Inventing Merit Badge. Come design, create, and innovate while learning what it takes to change our world through inventing and entrepreneurship.
Create your own water device, your own LED Name Badge and, your own circuit. Exciting hands-on activities for all! Offering 4 different sessions each day, 9a, 11a, 1p, and 3p – open to the first 20 participants.

3:00PM-5:00PM: Forward Together With Thanks, hosted by the Jamboree Community Spaces
2023-07-25 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | Community Spaces tent (AP-25), Valley Loop, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
A Scout is Cheerful. During this program, interested Jamboree participants are invited to visit the community spaces to share their gratitude for someone, or some program, which made their Jamboree experience exceptional! Jamboree participants will be invited to complete thank you cards which they can bring to someone at the Jamboree, such as a friend, Scoutmaster, or staff member, who inspired or helped them. We will have a gratitude wall where Scouts can share positive affirmations with one another. Cold water and soft drinks will be available along with wrapped candy and snacks.

2:30PM-3:15PM: Working with Local Veterans Groups
2023-07-25 14:30 - 15:15 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
Want to work with your local veterans groups for projects, parades, awards, and other resources? See some ideas on how to work with your local groups to find service projects, civic events, flag ceremony, etc. A way to communicate with your local groups to get things done and have a good relationship to assist each other in working to have a better community. Join us for some ideas and discussion on how to strengthen these groups on serving your community.

2:00PM-5:00PM: ILSC: Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (Session 2 of 2)
2023-07-25 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
(6 hrs across two sessions): Learn and practice the attitudes and skills that good leaders demonstrate. The course is a series of lessons divided into three modules: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading Crews. This training takes place across two 3-hour sessions. Open to ages 14-20. Session 1: Mon 7/24, 1p-4p; Session 2: Tues 7/25, 2p-5p

2:00PM: Leadership Heights- DeDe Halfhill
2023-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

2:00PM: So You Want To Be An Ethical Hacker?
2023-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
So you want to be an ethical Hacker? Join STEM Quest at 2:00pm on July 25th to find out more about this career!
Neal Wise is an ethical hacker who hails from Australia where he helps public sector organizations determine security threats and risks. He will discuss his path to his career and how he grounds in the Scout law.

2:00PM-3:00PM: Creating and Strengthening Alumni & NESA Committees
2023-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
This workshop will focus on to creating and strengthening Alumni & NESA Committees. This workshop will illustrate the importance of establishing and maintaining Alumni & NESA Committees. The workshop will also discuss the organizational structure of these committees, their obligations and expectations, and their long range value not only to the council, but to Scouting.

2:00PM: Every Boy A Hero
2023-07-25 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex inside the NESA Exhibit.
A look at the idea of the hero as applied to Scouting.

1:15PM-3:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-25 13:15 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | Archaeology Merit Badge Booth

9:00AM-1:00PM: Radio Merit Badge
2023-07-25 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Front Desk of K2BSA near Bottom of Gateway Zip
Radio Merit Badge signups are at the front desk of K2BSA located near the bottom of the Gateway Zip line overlooking the amphitheater. Look for the big antennas. Sessions run from 9 AM to 1 PM and 1PM to 5 PM. We offer the complete Radio Merit Badge, power is available for charging your phone (for those in the class–bring your cord), and a chance to talk to people and Scouts around the world. Come learn how your phone communicates to the world, how many radios are in your phone, and how to use your phone to access Amateur Radio.

1:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Merit Badge
2023-07-25 13:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Front Desk of K2BSA near Bottom of Gateway Zip

1:00PM-3:00PM: General Dynamics Electric Boat Sea Perch Activity
2023-07-25 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Tillerson Building, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

1:00PM-3:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-25 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Inventing Merit Badge Booth in Gateway Village

1:00PM-2:30PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
2023-07-25 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover
Scouts 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: Leadership Heights- DeDe Halfhill
2023-07-25 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

1:00PM-2:00PM: Teaching LNT Using Ecological and Experiential Education:
2023-07-25 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
This course for interested adults will introduce the concepts of ecological and experiential education from the perspective of teaching Leave No Trace to young people.

1:00PM-2:00PM: Trail Mix(er), hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-25 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
Come join the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scout program for food, fellowship, and fun! We’ll have ingredients so everyone can make their own custom trail mix and share their favorite recipes! All are welcome! *Allergy- and gluten-friend options will be available, but if being near tree nuts is a risk this may not be the session for you.

12:30PM-5:00PM: Special Needs and Disabilities Challenge - Wheelchair Basketball (also earn some requirements towards Disabilities Awareness MB)
2023-07-25 12:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Action Point
Have 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 include:
Wheelchair Basketball (open afternoons only)
Blind laser BB gun (open morning 20, 21, 24 & 28 only)
Navigate an obstacle course on crutches
Experience “invisible disabilities” in the Tent of Possibilities and Neurodiversity Tent

While experiencing the challenges, work your way through a majority of the Disabilities Awareness Merit Badge.
Adult Volunteers will have opportunities to earn legacy Special Needs Scouting patches!
The activity will be closed 12noon- 1pm each day in order to take a lunch break.

12:00PM-2:00PM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-25 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Legacy Village

12:00PM: Leadership Heights- Dan McCarthy
2023-07-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

12:00PM-1:00PM: Community Lunch, hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-25 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
Beat the heat! Have your lunch with the DEI Team! Bring your trail lunch and we’ll provide shade, ice cold water, and soft drinks! All are welcome.

12:00PM-12:30PM: Why Should Your Church Charter Scouts?
2023-07-25 12:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Duty To God & Country Community Space

11:30AM-1:00PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
2023-07-25 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover

11:30AM: Live Painting Demo
2023-07-25 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Frontier Quest

11:00AM-10:00PM: Chat-N-Chew Open For JST Staff
2023-07-25 11:00 - 22:00 UTC | Chat-N-Chew
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