2023 National Jamboree

1:15PM-3:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-21 13:15 - 15:15 (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.

1:15PM-2:15PM: Kodiak 101: Bringing Leadership Training to the Unit Leaders (Adult and Youth Leaders)
2023-07-21 13:15 - 14:15 UTC | Tillerson 108
How can learning leadership in the field impact your Unit? And how do you get started if you’ve never run a Kodiak Challenge before? This intro class is a practical guide that covers topics from how to recruit and train your trainers to how to identify an appropriate training adventure, from a week of camping and caving at Mammoth Caves to a history tour of Washington DC to a backpacking trek in the wilds of Idaho. FOR ADULT AND YOUTH LEADERS

1:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Merit Badge
2023-07-21 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: On-Site Field Trip, hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-21 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
The LGBTQ+ & Allied Scouts team will be doing some of the most exciting action adventures programs at the Summit together! Join us at our tent and we’ll go as a group to experience all that this amazing facility has to offer. All are welcome! Locations TBD.

1:00PM-3:00PM: Live Music at Rock Spot
2023-07-21 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rock Spot

1:00PM-3:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-21 13:00 - 15:00 (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.

1:00PM-2:30PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
2023-07-21 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 Andy Munera
2023-07-21 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

1:00PM-2:00PM: Fellowship Hour: Hispanic-American Celebration, hosted by the Scouts of Color Community Space
2023-07-21 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
“Come join us to learn and celebrate with our fellow Scouts from Puerto Rico. First, we will have a short presentation on Puerto Rico – it’s people history and culture – and Scouting on the island. Afterwards, join us in song and dance as our brothers and sisters perform traditional Puerto Rican music meant for festive times and celebrations. Refreshments will be served!”

1:00PM-1:45PM: Life to Eagle
2023-07-21 13:00 - 13:45 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
This session will introduce to Eagle candidates what they should be thinking about related to their Life to Eagle journey, including selecting a project, when to start your project, and how to complete your merit badges.

12:30PM-5:00PM: Special Needs and Disabilities Challenge- Wheelchair Basketball (also earn some requirements towards Disabilities Awareness MB)
2023-07-21 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
2023-07-21 12:00 - 14:00 (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.

12:00PM-2:00PM: Islamic Prayer Time
2023-07-21 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Duty To God & Country Community Space

11:00AM-12:00PM: Jewish Meditation
2023-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Duty To God Pavillion, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

12:00PM: Leadership Heights-Roger Mosby
2023-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

12:00PM: Leadership Heights- Roger Mosby
2023-07-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

12:00PM-1:00PM: Community Lunch, hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-21 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.

11:30AM-1:00PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
2023-07-21 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover

11:30AM: Live Sculpture Demonstration
2023-07-21 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Frontier Quest

11:30AM-12:30PM: Scouting Doesn't End (for Adult Leaders)
2023-07-21 11:30 - 12:30 UTC | Tillerson 108
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 by attendance at this lunch-and-learn program. FOR ADULT LEADERS.

11:30AM: Michael Ramsey, Director of Marketing and Brand for BSA
2023-07-21 11:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Tillerson Building- Scout Chat Room, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

11:00AM-10:00PM: Chat-N-Chew Open For JST Staff
2023-07-21 11:00 - 22:00 UTC | Chat-N-Chew
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11:00AM-1:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Inventing Merit Badge Booth in Gateway Village

11:00AM-1:00PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Archaeology Merit Badge Booth

11:00AM: Leadership Heights- Guy Snodgrass
2023-07-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

11:00AM-12:00PM: NASA Astronaut- Kjell Lindgren presents "From Scouting to Space"
2023-07-21 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Eagle Scout and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren plans to visit the 2023 National Jamboree on Friday, July 21. The NASA astronaut, an Assistant Scoutmaster and father of Scouts, will describe his journey from Scouting to 311 days in a low Earth orbit. He’ll share how the skills he learned as a Scout continue to serve him today, and how life on the International Space Station is a lot like life at camp. Two presentations on “From Scouting to Space: ‘Camping’ on the International Space Station” are planned for that morning, at 9 AM in the Alumni Adventure Complex and at 11 AM in STEM Quest.

11:00AM-12:00PM: Discussion Hour: Adult Leader/Parent of LGBTQ+ Youth, hosted by the LGBTQ+ and Allied Scouts Community Space
2023-07-21 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
If you identify as an Adult Leader or Parent of an LGBTQ+ Scout you are invited to join this discussion group to meet others and learn the best way to support Scouts.

10:30AM-11:30AM: Meet and Greet: Ellie Morrison, hosted by the Women in Scouting Community Space
2023-07-21 10:30 - 11:30 UTC | Celebrating Humanity – Community Gathering
Meet past National Commissioner Ellie Morrison. Ellie was the first female National Commissioner and first female member of the Key 3.”

10:30AM-11:15AM: Ethical Controversies
2023-07-21 10:30 - 11:15 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Discuss ethical standards and dilemmas in the context of compelling issues with a group of your peers in a model adapted from Johnson and Johnson’s Creative Conflict. Ages 14-20.

10:30AM-11:15AM: The Order of the Arrow in a New Generation of Scouting
2023-07-21 10:30 - 11:15 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
