2023 National Jamboree

7:00AM-8:00PM: Jamboree Headquarters Open (Participants & JST)
2023-07-23 07:00 - 20:00 UTC | Pigott Headquarters, 510 Loop Rd, Mt Hope, WV, 25880

7:00AM: Jewish - Orthodox Morning Prayers
2023-07-23 07:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | C2 Synagogue Tent

5:30AM-9:00AM: JST Staff Breakfast & Summit to Go Lunch Pick-Up
2023-07-23 05:30 - 09:00 UTC | Fork in the Road Dining Hall, Trail 14, Glen Jean, West Virginia, 25846, United States
Start your morning enjoying breakfast with your fellow JST members. Pick up your Summit to Go Lunch before you head out for the day.

5:30AM-7:30AM: Participant Breakfast & Summit to Go Lunch Distribution Opens
2023-07-23 05:30 - 07:30 UTC | Assigned Distribution Facility
Contingents will visit their assigned distribution facility to pick up items for breakfast to prepare in their campsite. Menus, preparation instructions, and nutritional information can be found in the #NatJamboree23 mobile app and at www.natjamboree23.org. Summit to Go lunch pick up will also take place so Scouts can enjoy their meal on the go during the program day.

ALL DAY: Tier 3: Mental Health Clinic
2023-07-23 00:00 - 2023-07-24 00:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Staffed by licensed mental health clinicians experienced in emergency and high-stress situations, the Jamboree Mental Health clinic will provide assessment, stabilization, and immediate resources to ensure safety and wellbeing of the participant and/or unit leadership. The Mental Health Clinic is located adjacent to Jamboree Health Center and can be accessed via walk-in for self-referral, on warm handoff from medical provider, on referral from Base Camp Mental Health.
There should perhaps be another separate tab (under Mental Health Services) that reads “Mental Health Emergency”, under which the following line and phone number should appear.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, call the Mental Health Clinic at 469-439-8060.

OPEN ALL DAY: Tier 2 Base Camp Mental Health (BCMH)
2023-07-23 00:00 - 2023-07-24 00:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Staffed by licensed mental health clinicians, Base Camp Mental Health will provide assessment, stabilization, and recommendations to assist the participant and their unit leadership to assist in a return to safe participation in Jamboree. Base Camp Mental Health can be accessed at each of the Base Camp Medical Clinics (Alpha/Bravo, Charlie, Delta) via walk-in for self-referral, on warm handoff from medical provider, on referral from Listening Ear, Chaplain or Commissioner.

ALL DAY: VESSI Scavenger Hunt (Until July 27th)
2023-07-23 00:00 - 2023-07-24 00:00 UTC | Instructions Can Be Found at: Older Youth Program (OYP) booths at the Tillerson Building, OYP Exhibit Tent, and Subcamp D4, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Discover everything that Venturing, Sea Scouts, Exploring, and International Scouting have to offer! Participate in shooting sports, aquatics, first aid, the Messengers of Peace service project, and our themed evenings of fun at D3 to earn exclusive patches! Instructions available at the Older Youth Program (OYP) booths at Tillerson Center, FrontierQuest, and Subcamp D3. (Ongoing; deadline to redeem is Thurs, July 27 at 3p; day-pass participants redeem in Tillerson Lobby)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR VESSI Quest: All Programs, Jamboree-wide, Two-Tier Scavenger Hunt

Complete the Requirements plus options, then redeem for Adventure VESSI or Secret Agent VESSI at the Chill Zone at Subcamp D3 HQ. Last day to redeem is Thursday, July 27, 2023.

A Tier: Adventure (all ages)
S Tier: Secret Agent (14 – 21yo only)

Golden League: Complete the requirements and ALL options to earn the special gold ghosted patch. Must register as a team on GooseChase.com. Patches limited to first 100 people in the Adventure Tier and first 100 people in Secret Agent Tier.

Day Pass Visitors Version: Adventure Tier only, complete 5 Options. Redeem in the Tillerson Lobby. Show Day Pass. REQUIRED:
Adventure Tier: Complete the following core requirements plus 10 options:
· Venturing: Venturing Crews have a focus. Pick which Crew you would join. OYP Exhibit
· Exploring: Visit the fingerprinting station (Tillerson)
• Sea Scouts: Heave a line 50’ (OYP Exhibit)
• International: The BSA is part of the World Organization of Scouting Movement. How many countries are part of WOSM? (Messengers of Peace Exhibit)
Secret Agent Tier (all Adventure Tier requirements including 10 options PLUS):
· Venturing: Attend Marksmanship or SIRT Pistol (Tillerson, Subcamp D3 HQ), or Shoot Pistols at The Barrels
· Exploring: Solve the Law Enforcement Crime Scene (Tillerson) OR attend the Mock Trial (Tillerson)
• Sea Scouts: Learn the Boatswain’s Chair Knot and get lifted 2 feet (Pioneering Action Center)
• International: Do the Messenger of Peace Project (WOSM Exhibit, OYP Exhibit, Tillerson, Chill Zone)
>>Both Tiers: Do 10 of the following options:
1. Selfie with the VESSI Mascot. (optional SM post, #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest) (VESSI Plushies count)
2. Trade a necker (Selfie, optional SM post, #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest)
3. Attend MoP training (Tillerson, Subcamp D3 HQ; check app schedule for times)
4. Complete the Kazoo Quiz (Tillerson, OYP Exhibit, Subcamp D3 Training Tent)
5. Watch the liquid nitrogen demo (STEM Quest)
6. Tie your own fishing fly and go catch a fish. (Adventure Fishing)
7. Do leather branding at the Alumni Exhibit.
8. Get your name done in Braille at Tent of Possibility (Disability Awareness)
9. Help build an underwater remotely operated vehicle (Tillerson)
10. Attend any training offered by the Older Youth Program Training Team (check app for schedule)
11. Ring the Bell (Pioneering)
12. Cross the Balance Track (Pioneering)
13. Kayak at Aquatics
14. Make at least one contact via Amateur Radio and record the other station’s callsign
15. Sing/kazoo Happy Birthday to Venturing (V25 Party, Pigott HQ Plaza)
16. Get a picture with the Venturing birthday sign, SM #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest (V25 Party, Pigott HQ Plaza)
17. Lasso a Steer (Wild, Wild West Night, Base Camp D Pavilion)
18. Get a picture with the Wild, Wild West Sign, Optional Social Media Post #TeamVESSI #VESSIQuest (Wild West Night, Base Camp D Pavilion)
19. Get a picture with the beach party sign, SM #TeamVESSI (Beach Part, Base Camp D Pavilion, Subcamp D3 HQ)
20. Make a ribbon Lei (Beach Party, Base Camp D Pavilion)

10:00PM: Quiet Hours for Participants
2023-07-22 22:00 - 2023-07-23 06:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

9:30PM: All Leaders and Scouts Must Return To Their Campsite for a 10PM Curfew
2023-07-22 21:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Entire National Jamboree 2023, 2550 Jack Furst Dr, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

7:30PM: Basecamp Bash
2023-07-22 19:30 - 22:00 UTC | TBA
Basecamp Bashes are where the party of the Jamboree happens! Part concert, part dance party, part festival, these aren’t old-school shows but an immersive experience bringing together Scouts from across the nation for a one-of-a-kind-palooza. There will be four Basecamp Bashes over the course of the jamboree with DJs, bands, and way more than you can imagine – all designed to surprise, delight, and bring us together like never before. Plan to attend. Plan to have fun!

7:30PM: Networking Event
2023-07-22 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Pigott HQ Pavilion, Loop Road, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Are you a contingent SPL or between the ages of 18 – 35 years old? Have you wanted to get more engaged with Scouting at the Council, Territory, or National levels? Want to meet other like-minded Scouters from around the country?
If you answered yes to any of the following questions, then join the National Jamboree Aides to the Chiefs and special guests for a networking opportunity with fellow scouts and staff!
We will have some key national leaders making special appearances that you don’t want to miss!
Our reception will be held on Saturday, July 22nd at 7:30 pm at the Pigott HQ Pavillion.

6:00PM-10:00PM: OYP Chill Zone
2023-07-22 18:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | OYP Subcamp (D3) Chill Zone, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
A quiet place for Older Youth Program participants and 18+ scouts to hang out. Features a VESSI merchandise station and the TL:DR Tiny Library. Play some cards, make a duct-tape flower, make new friends, catch up with old ones. OYP Subcamp (D3). Hours vary.

5:30PM-9:00PM: JST Staff Dinner
2023-07-22 17:30 - 21:00 UTC | Fork in the Road Dining Hall, Trail 14, Glen Jean, West Virginia, 25846, United States
As the day draws to a close, enjoy dinner with friends, new and old as you reflect on the day.

4:00PM-10:00PM: Tier 1 Listening Ear Tents
2023-07-22 16:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Basecamp C & D
Listening 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 Jamboree.

4:00PM: Messenger of Peace, an Overview and How-To
2023-07-22 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
This class plus service at the MOP service project (with a bit of sharing to the community) earns YOU the MOP award AND prepares you to bring MOP to your home council! Open to all.

4:00PM-6:00PM: Participant Dinner Distribution Opens
2023-07-22 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | Assigned Distribution Facility
Contingents will visit their assigned distribution facility to pick up items for dinner to prepare in their campsite. Menus, preparation instructions, and nutritional information can be found in the #NatJamboree23 mobile app and at www.natjamboree23.org.

4:00PM-5:30PM: Women in Scouting Reception and Gathering
2023-07-22 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
This reception is open to all female Scouts and Scouters to celebrate the inclusion of women at all levels and program in Scouting.

4:00PM-5:00PM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-22 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.

3:15PM-5:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-22 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: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-22 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-4:00PM: Panel Discussion by Female Eagle Scouts
2023-07-22 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
Female Eagle Scouts Panel – Saturday, July 22nd, 3:00 to 4:00 PM – at the Alumni Adventure Complex in the NESA Exhibit. Our Eagle Scouts will be discussing why they decided to join Scouts BSA, as well as their thoughts on favorite merit badges and most difficult Eagle required badges. They will also share their Eagle projects, (challenges and rewarding moments) and how they plan to give back to Scouting now that they are Eagle Scouts.

3:00PM-3:30PM: Legal Careers Panel Discussion
2023-07-22 15:00 - 15:30 UTC | Tillerson 108
Saturday’s session will be followed by a panel discussion on legal careers, 3p-3:30p.

2:00PM: Leadership Heights- Dave Scott
2023-07-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

2:00PM: So You Want To Be A Drilling Engineer?
2023-07-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
So you want to be a drilling engineer? July 22nd at 2pm you can find out more at STEM Quest
Demetrius Cox is an industrial engineer and geologist, working as a drilling engineer running an ultra deep water drill ship off the coast of Africa and a former member of US Navy Seal Team 1.

2:00PM-3:00PM: Mock Trial: The Case of the Stolen Car.
2023-07-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Tillerson 108
Experience 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.

2:00PM-2:45PM: The Life of "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt": Every Scout is A Hero
2023-07-22 14:00 - 14:45 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
The 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-2:30PM: Alpha Phi Omega Gathering & Alumni Reunion
2023-07-22 14:00 - 14:30 UTC | Duty To God & Country Community Space

1:15PM-3:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-22 13:15 - 15:15 (America/New_York) | Archaeology Merit Badge Booth

1:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Merit Badge
2023-07-22 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
2023-07-22 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.
