Merit Badges Archives - Page 3 of 5

Tips for teaching the Wilderness Survival merit badge

A retired Special Forces soldier shares his ideas and tips for teaching the Wilderness Survival merit badge.

A leader’s guide to the Personal Fitness merit badge

Use this guide to help make Personal Fitness permanent among your Scouts.

Teaching the new Digital Technology merit badge

Here’s how to teach the new Digital Technology merit badge.

Tips for teaching the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge

A leader’s guide to the Eagle-required Citizenship in the Nation merit badge.

Help Scouts find their way through the Search and Rescue merit badge

Use this guide to help Scouts earn the Search and Rescue merit badge.

Tips for teaching the Cycling merit badge

Help them on the ride of their life as your Scouts venture into the Cycling merit badge. Here’s how to start, keep things exciting and help them continue riding after the badge is complete.

How to ignite Scouts’ interest in Welding merit badge

Thanks to Lincoln Electric, Welding equipment, programs and training is now easier for troops to access across the nation.

A leader’s guide to the Kayaking merit badge

Do your Scouts love to canoe? Then they’ll take quickly to kayaking. Here’s what every leader should know about this popular new merit badge.

A leader’s guide to the Disabilities Awareness merit badge

A badge that helps Scouts see the ability in disability.

Help Scouts earn the Citizenship in the World merit badge

Handled incorrectly, the Citizenship in the World badge can seem like an endless slog through vocabulary lists. Handled correctly, it can help Scouts understand what it means to be a citizen in a global society.