Scouting From Home - Glacier's Edge Council, Boy Scouts of America

Scouting From Home

Advancement Guidance in COVID-19 FAQ (BSA National Advancement Team)

Restart Scouting Checklist (BSA National)

Advancement Resources Page (Glacier's Edge Council)

Reminder: 2-deep leadership is required for all Scouting activities

Note:  All advancement and merit badge requirements must still be completed as written

Policy on Unauthorized Changes to Advancement Program

No council, committee, district, unit, or individual has the authority to add to, or subtract from, advancement requirements.

Virtual Outdoors

Campout

Virtual Camps -- List by Council on the BSA National Website

Adventures

Trek At 2 (Bryan on Scouting) broadcasting Every Weekday @ 2 pm CDT on Boy's Life Facebook Live

Junior Ranger Online (US National Park Service)

Cub Scouts From Home

Cub Scout NOVA Awards on Google Classroom

Completing AOL Requirements

Cub Scout Activities: Adventuring from Home Rank Challenges (Look Wider Still)

Cub Scout Activities: Webelos/AOL Adventures to Complete At Home (Look Wider Still)

30 Day Challenge (Dan Beard Council, BSA)

Cub Scout & Scouts BSA Activities from Home

Norman Rockwell: American Scouting Collection (Medici Museum of Art)

Scouting at Home (Atlanta Area Council)

Scouting at Home - Live Events (Alamo Area Council)

Scouts BSA From Home

30 Day Challenge (from Dan Beard Council)

30 Day Rank Challenges (from Heart of America Council): Scout | Tenderfoot | Second Class | First Class

Merit Badges

Merit Badge Blue Cards / Documentation for Merit Badge Completion (GEC Advancement Committee)

Merit Badge Requirements to Complete at Home (GEC Advancement Committee)

Merit Badges for Social Distancing (Bryan on Scouting)

Online Merit Badge Clinics in Glacier's Edge Council

None currently scheduled

Rank Advancement

Virtual Boards of Review (Bryan on Scouting)

Eagle Advancement

Eagle Extensions and more (Bryan on Scouting)

Best Practices, Suggestions & Ideas to Consider

Mentoring Pairs (Troop 333)

Keep Scouting and Practice Social Distancing (Troop 46)

Virtual Campfire Story (The Lantern, by Gordon Bain, Troop 628)

Troop On-Line Games

Orienteering Courses @ Madison Parks (On the Map LLC)

Scouting through Web-Conferencing

Virtual Troop meetings Facilitators Guide (Scouts BSA Program Updates)

Scouting Tech: Online Conferencing Tools for Virtual Meetings (Look Wider Still)

Scoutergories Zoom Game (Look Wider Still)

Remote Scouting (ScoutShare)

Advancement Academy (Cascade Pacific Council)

Unit Meetings

Troop Program Resources (BSA)

Scouting Show and Tell (Bryan on Scouting)

High Adventure

Missing Philmont? (Philmont Scout Ranch)

Service Projects From Home

Scout Service from Home - ScoutWiki

Best Practices, Suggestions & Ideas to Consider

Perform welfare checks on neighbors

Perform outdoor chores for neighbors (yard work may count towards conservation service hours)

Youth Protection Resources

BSA Social Media Guidelines

BSA Guide to Safe Scouting

BSA Youth Protection Training (YPT)

Aditional COVID-19/Coronavirus Information

Council Update & Action Plan

The Glacier's Edge Council (GEC) Advancement Committee would like to hear from you how your Troop is handling meetings, merit badges, and advancement. We are ALL learning how to work from home, even if we are “essential”, and the scouts are no different. They have virtual school to deal with, but for now their social circles are severely restricted. Please remember that human connection is a critical part of one’s health, so encouraging virtual meetings is important.

Write to us to let us know what your unit is doing and we will share best practices and ideas across our council.

Please send additional links or ideas to: advancement620@gmail.com