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Instead of having hourly merit badge classes to addend, what if boys had the same facilities and activies available to them and the opportunity to simply do whatever they wanted?......this is exactly what we have in one of our Council Camps called Open Program. With the exception of the waterfront there aren't any Merit Badge Periods. So the boys decide what Merit Badges they will work on and go to that area and stay for as long as they like. And even at the waterfront if a boy wants to work on Swimming Merit Badge or lessons for 2 periods he can. All the areas are open after dinner...and non

Twocubdad, Actually next summer we will be attending a camp that does not have "regular" merit badge classes. W're headed to Camp Bell which is part of Daniel Webster's Council Hidden Valley Scout Reservation. HVSR has 2 camps one with the traditional program that services about 800 scout a week. And Camp Bell which services a much smaller number in Patrol style. The Patrols choose what to do each day of the week...so if they pick equestrian then they spend the day with horses...they may be able to earn merit badge and they may not. Among the activities they can choose is a day in the cli

I'm having a problem with a number of posts here in particular those from Bob White, who in general appears reasonable and knowledgeable. First the issue of the Scoutmaster signing the Blue Card prior to starting a merit badge. You've seemed to ignore the possibility that a scout may be attending Camp as Provo. In this case the "Scoutmaster" can be the Provo Scoutmaster. This past summer the Provo scoutmaster not only signed a number of Blue Cards but also was the councilor for a slew of Merit Badges...not part of the Camp Program. Several Merit Badges such as Pets, Dog care, Cooking, White wa