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.
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 …
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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.
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.
The Jamboree is host to the third largest kazoo museum in the USA. Learn about the history of this all-American instrument, its role in advertising, and some of the more unusual kazoo shapes out there in the world! Open to all.
Scouting doesn’t end. (1 hr) (For any interested adults) Get a hands-on feel for the Older Youth Programs of the BSA; find out what makes VESSI (Venturing, Explorers, Sea Scouts, and International Scouting) special, and learn how YOUR unit can benefit from the presence of Older Youth Programs in your council! Earn your training key …
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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 …
STEM Quest will host : So you want to change careers? Discover how lessons learned in Scouting paved the way on July 24th at noon. Mr. Svendsen was a Cub Scout, Boy Scout, and Explorer growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. He worked in Telecommunications for 30 years. Subsequently, realizing the need to train the next …