2023 National Jamboree

4:00PM-5:30PM: Territory Alumnus Of The Year Presentation & BSA Alumni Committee Reception
2023-07-24 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
This reception is open to any Scouter who has earned the Council, Region/Territory, and or National Alumnus of the Year, members of the council Alumni Committees, and members of the national BSA Alumni Committee. We will also be presenting the Territory Alumnus of the Year for 2022. If you are a recipient of any of these recognitions, please wear your medallion(s) to the reception.

4:00PM-5:00PM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-24 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.

4:00PM-5:00PM: LNT in Practice: An Awareness Workshop: (Open to all)
2023-07-24 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Participants will learn and experience practical applications of the Leave No Trace philosophy and land use ethic. LNT Awareness Workshop certificates will be provided. Open to all.

4:00PM: All Jamboree Event featuring Julie Sweet, CEO Accenture, and General Stanley McChrystal at Delta Basecamp Stage
2023-07-24 16:00 - 17:00 UTC | Delta Basecamp Stage, Delta Pass, Mt Hope, WV, 25880, United States
Julie Sweet, ranked as one of the most powerful women in the world, and Stanley McChrystal, US 4-Star General, will speak about their life lessons in leadership. This is a must attend event featuring world-class leaders sharing their insights impacting Scouts as the future leaders of our country.

3:15PM-5:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-24 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.

3:15PM-4:00PM: USMC Pop Band
2023-07-24 15:15 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Delta Basecamp Stage, Delta Pass, Mt Hope, WV, 25880, United States

3:00PM-5:00PM: General Dynamics Electric Boat Sea Perch Activity
2023-07-24 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
2023-07-24 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: Kazoo Experience
2023-07-24 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Learn about the history and performance practice of one of the nation’s most popular instruments and see the third largest kazoo museum in the USA! Open to all.

3:00PM-4:00PM: Getting to Know the SPARK Directory
2023-07-24 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
Want to learn about the SPARK directory? What is it? What can I use it for? How to use it? Join us for a session on how to navigate the directory, how to update your profile, how to search for alumni. Even if you have used the directory we will have time after the session to answer questions and show what you can do with this tool for locating alumni.

2:00PM: So You Want To Be A Research Chemist?
2023-07-24 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Emily Fisher has worked as a Research and Development (R&D)Chemist for 20 of her 25 years at Holland Colours, a global supplier of colorants to the plastics and silicons industry. Come hear about the twists and turns careers at small companies can have, from the normal day to day to the unexpected special projects that draw not only on the sciences but art and humanities as well.

2:00PM: Conservation Efforts at the Summit
2023-07-24 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex inside the NESA Exhibit.

2:00PM-2:30PM: Why Should Your Church Charter Scouts?
2023-07-24 14:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Duty To God & Country Community Space

1:30PM-2:15PM: National Key 3 Panel Discussion- What Will Scouting Look Like Going Forward Post-Bankruptcy?
2023-07-24 13:30 - 14:15 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
This is your chance to ask questions of the National Key 3.

1:15PM-3:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-24 13:15 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | Archaeology Merit Badge Booth

1:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Merit Badge
2023-07-24 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: Service Project, hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-24 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
Leave a lasting positive legacy on the Summit by joining the LGBTQ+ and Allied DEI Team as we work to improve the camp. No specialized skills are necessary. All are welcome! Meet at the DEI tent and we will go to the service project location together.

1:00PM-4:00PM: Jim "Doc" McCloughan Meet And Greet
2023-07-24 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Tent L46 – Legacy Area, Loop Road, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
On Monday July 24th at 1pm 1 of only 66 living recipients of our nations highest military honor, Jim “Doc” McCloughan, will be be at the Medal of Honor Society tent signing patches, taking photos, and helping Scouts earn the rare 2023 Medal of Honor Scout Jamboree patch. Jim McCloughan will be speaking at Leadership Heights earlier in the day at 12pm.
He plans on spending several hours greeting Scouts and doing photos and showing sharing his thoughts with them. Tent L46 from 1pm-4pm in the Legacy area. Doc McCloughan received his Medal for valorous actions in Vietnam saving dozens of men during an ambush firefight in the jungle.

1:00PM-4:00PM: ILSC: Introduction to Leadership Skills for Crews (Session 1 of 2)
2023-07-24 13:00 - 16:00 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,

1:00PM-3:00PM: General Dynamics Electric Boat Sea Perch Activity
2023-07-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Tillerson Building, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

1:00PM-3:00PM: Live Music at Rock Spot
2023-07-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rock Spot

1:00PM-3:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-24 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!
2023-07-24 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- General John Evans
2023-07-24 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

11:30AM: Live Painting Demo
2023-07-24 12:30 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Frontier Quest

12:30PM-1:15PM: The Order of The Arrow And The Leaders of Today
2023-07-24 12:30 - 13:15 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex

12:30PM-5:00PM: Special Needs and Disabilities Challenge - Wheelchair Basketball (also earn some requirements towards Disabilities Awareness MB)
2023-07-24 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-5:00PM: Underwater Robot/Submersible Program
2023-07-24 12:00 - 17:00 UTC | TBA

12:00PM-2:00PM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-24 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Legacy Village

12:00PM-1:00PM: C-130 Flyover
2023-07-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
