2023 National Jamboree

2:00PM: Leadership Heights- Eric Traupe
2023-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

2:00PM: NYLT and NYLT-LA
2023-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Tillerson Building- Scout Chat Room, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States

2:00PM: So You Want To Be A Healthcare Administrator?
2023-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Tina Sandri is the CEO of a Forest Hills of DC a provider of Senior Health Care. She is responsible for all facets of oversight, strategic planning, emergency response, financial and operations sustainability. She employ doctors, nurses, therapists, engineers, social workers, and financial managers who all use STEM in their daily jobs.

2:00PM - STEM Quest Demo
2023-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | WV
So you want to be a Healthcare administrator? Join us in STEM Quest at 2:00pm on July 20th.
Tina Sandri is the CEO of a Forest Hills of DC a provider of Senior Health Care. She is responsible for all facets of oversight, strategic planning, emergency response, financial and operations sustainability. She employ doctors, nurses, therapists, engineers, social workers, and financial managers who all use STEM in their daily jobs.

1:30PM: Communication: the Key to Scout Advancement and Beyond
2023-07-20 13:30 - 14:15 UTC | Alumni Adventure Complex
Communication is more than talking. It is a process of conveying information in a logical and rational manner to others, as well as processing what has been conveyed to us. Communication is critical to scout advancement as scouts move through the ranks of scouting and merit badge achievement. Scout advancement becomes easier when scouts have great communications skills resulting in a better experience in their scout advancement.

1:15PM-3:15PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-20 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.

1:00PM-5:00PM: Radio Merit Badge
2023-07-20 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-3:00PM: Live Music at Rock Spot
2023-07-20 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Rock Spot

1:00PM-3:00PM: Music Performance
2023-07-20 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Summit Center Stage

1:00PM-3:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-20 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: Messenger of Peace, an Overview and How-To
2023-07-20 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Tillerson 108
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.

1:00PM-2:30PM: Ready, Aim, and Dry-Fire a Cannon!
2023-07-20 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.

12:30PM-5:00PM: Special Needs and Disabilities Challenge - Wheelchair Basketball (also earn some requirements towards Disabilities Awareness MB)
2023-07-20 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: OYP Chill Zone
2023-07-20 12:00 - 17:00 (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.

12:00PM-2:00PM: Theater Merit Badge
2023-07-20 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.

1:00PM: Leadership Heights- Eric Traupe
2023-07-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | WV

12:00PM: Leadership Heights- Brad Tilden
2023-07-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

12:00PM-1:00PM: LNT in Practice: An Awareness Workshop: (Open to all)
2023-07-20 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Tillerson 108
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.

12:00PM-1:00PM: Community Lunch, hosted by the Women in Scouting Community Space
2023-07-20 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!
2023-07-20 11:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Napoleon Cannon at the NPS Tent near Boulder Cover

11:30AM: Protestant Faith in Scouting
2023-07-20 11:30 - 12:30 (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
2023-07-20 11:00 - 22:00 UTC | Chat-N-Chew
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11:00AM-2:00PM: Project Management
2023-07-20 11:00 - 14:00 UTC | OYP Subcamp (D3) Training Tent, Delta Pass, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Learn how to identify, plan, and execute projects in an efficient manner through discussion, activities, and group reflection. Ages 14-20.

11:00AM-1:00PM: Inventing Merit Badge
2023-07-20 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Inventing Merit Badge Booth in Gateway Village

11:00AM-1:00PM: Archaeology Merit Badge
2023-07-20 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Archaeology Merit Badge Booth

11:00AM-1:00PM: Sammy Davis Meet and Greet
2023-07-20 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | Tillerson Building- Scout Chat Room, Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
On Thursday July 20th at 10am 1 of only 66 living recipients of our nations highest military honor, Sammy Davis, will be speaking and presenting a Medal of Honor patch to scouts who attend at the Tillerson Building Scout Chat venue. Sammy Davis known as the “real Forrest Gump” will then be at the Medal of Honor Society tent signing the patches, taking photos, and helping Scouts earn the rare 2023 Medal of Honor Scout Jamboree patch. Speech from 10am-11am. Meet and Greet next door at Tent L46 from 11-1pm.

11:00AM: Leadership Heights- Michael Sears
2023-07-20 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

10:45AM-11:45AM: Kazoo Experience
2023-07-20 10:45 - 11:45 UTC | Tillerson 108
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.

10:00AM: Leadership Heights- Michael Sears
2023-07-20 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Yamagata Ampitheater

10:00AM: So You Want To Be A Food Scientist?
2023-07-20 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | STEM Quest, 481 Action Point, Glen Jean, WV, 25846, United States
Dr. Arland T. Hotchkiss, Jr. is a USDA scientist with the Agricultural Research Service near Philadelphia, PA. He is a plant physiologist and analytical chemist who works with prebiotics and probiotics in Dairy and Functional Foods research. His post-harvest research develops new dairy products that promote health and prevent diseases.
