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Virtual Scouting Hub

Face-to-face meetings may be on hold, but Scouting continues, and great ideas for units can be found here at the “Virtual Scouting” Hub.

 

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New – STEM Scouting Activities

Learn new STEM skills with the new Limited Edition STEM Scouts Bridge Engineering Kit.

Learn More and Register

Activities for All Scouts

Cyber Chip: As Scouts do more and more activities online, the Cyber Chip moves to the top of the “must do” list. The Cyber Chip activities include developmentally appropriate online safety lessons and activities.

 

Emergency Preparedness Award: Activities are broken out for each Cub rank and each Scouting program, including Venturers, Sea Scouts, and adults! (That means adults can earn this, too!)

 


BSA Crime Prevention Award: Although the site explaining this award has not been updated for awhile, the award is still available to Scouts of all levels!

 


Cub Scout Resources

30-Day Challenge calendars for each Cub rank

  • 30 Day Lion Challenge
  • 30 Day Tiger Challenge
  • 30 Day Wolf Challenge
  • 30 Day Bear Challenge
  • 30 Day Webelos Challenge

Cub Scout Preview Adventure: Protect Yourself
Cub Scout Preview Adventure: Yo Yo

Cub Scouting Activity Videos

  • “Lava Lamp” – way to teach about different liquid densities with household materials
  • Cup Gliders
  • “Never Ending” Fountain
  • Foam Plate Gliders
  • Harmonica – “Air of the Wolf” Achievement
  • Balloon Rocket – “Air of the Wolf” Achievement
  • Armpit Fudge
  • Cub Scout Knots (many different ones, 40 minute video!)
  • Quick video to teach Cub Scouts the Scout Oath
  • “Akela’s Corner” – ~10 minute video that covers a few different aspects

(NOTE: These videos were not created by Hawk Mountain Council, BSA or Boy Scouts of America)

Cub Scout Activities you can do from home

  • Balloon Rocket Race
  • Float Your Boat
  • Marshmallow Catapults
  • Marshmallow Engineering
  • Milk Carton Bird Feeder
  • Spider Headbands
  • Tic Tac Toe

Scouts BSA Resources

Requirements for all merit badges can be accessed on Scouting.org!

Merit Badges you can start from home (Online Videos)

  • Scholarship
  • Digital Technology 
  • Chess
  • Family Life
  • Fingerprinting
  • Art
  • Music
  • Movie Making
  • Animation
  • Indian Lore
  • Nature
  • Woodcarving 

(NOTE: These videos were not created by Hawk Mountain Council, BSA or Boy Scouts of America)

Trail to 1st Class

Click the ranks below to access videos and instruction to help new Scouts learn and prepare for the challenges ahead over the coming weeks. We would like to thank Del-Ma-Va Council for allowing our Scouts to use this resource that they have created!

  • Scout Rank
  • Tenderfoot Rank
  • Second Class Rank
  • First Class Rank

(NOTE: These videos were not created by Hawk Mountain Council, BSA)


STEM SCOUTING

  • 30 Day STEM Challenge 
  • Powerpoint Information about 2020 STEM Scouting Updates
  • STEM Scouting Info Sheet

Adult Resources and Training

Put down the streaming remote! Pick up your laptop or tablet…My.Scouting is always open! Adult Scouting volunteers and leaders can always find training modules online, including Youth Protection Training, position-specific modules, hazardous weather refreshers, safety afloat, and more!

Are you fully trained in your position? No? take this time to be fully trained.

You are fully trained? Then take this time to be cross trained!

Online Merit Badge Counselor Training

Are you an active leader in the Scouts BSA program who also serves as a Merit Badge Counselor? Have you wanted to become a new Merit Badge Counselor? All merit badge counselors are required to complete training for their position.

New Leaders

New leaders who are new to the Scouts BSA program and wish to serve as a merit badge counselor are asked to complete the online training at my.scouting.org which includes an introduction to Scouts BSA.

Experienced Leaders

Hawk Mountain Council recognizes that some leaders are very experienced with the operation of a Scouts BSA troop and also serve as merit badge counselors. We have prepared an online training that meets the national training requirements for Merit Badge Counselors for those who are already experienced and familiar with the Scouts BSA program. Complete this training by watching the video below and then reporting it to the training committee as directed at the conclusion of the video.

Become a Merit Badge Counselor

What expertise do you have to share with Scouts? Check out the list of merit badges and their requirements. To become a merit badge counselor or to change your list of badges offered, complete the merit badge counselor application and a new adult application (using position code 42).

Virtual Meeting Information

Video Conferencing is a great way to stay connected with your units! This Bryan on Scouting article has links to Webex, Zoom, and Google. It offers an example of a Troop to the east of us that is up and running with remote meetings using Webex.

Cyber-security – Zoom Safety Guidelines

 

ScoutShare

This website is a great resource for Scouting Leaders! This website is not a Hawk Mountain Council Website.

One Time Eagle Scout Extension

How a Scout requests this limited, one-time Eagle Scout extension

 

1. The Scout informs an adult leader of his or her request.
Like everything in Scouts BSA, this process is youth-led.
The Scout, who is a new member of a Scouts BSA troop, informs one or more of the following adults that he or she is requesting an extension:

  • Scoutmaster
  • Unit committee chair
  • Chartered organization representative
  • Unit advancement chair
  • District advancement chair

[Read more…]

Places to go with your Scouts

Have you and your committee been stuck trying to pick out somewhere to take your pack or your den?

Is that Patrol Leader’s Council stumped for ideas on an outing?

Or maybe you just need some ideas of places to take your family for a vacation or a long weekend.

Take a peek through this list of 149 locations that are good for your unit (or family) to visit. The criteria being that it had to be in Pennsylvania, specifically the eastern portion of the state (using Harrisburg and State College as general guidelines), similar to WFMZ’s “One Tank Trips” feature.
The three lists below are the same, but are sorted differently: by the name of the location, by the county where the location is found, and by the general category that the location falls under. Feel free to download whichever you prefer. The location categories are located at the bottom of the page.

[Read more…]

Online Registration

Online registration is available now for new youth members. Click on the button below to find a unit and register online today.

Scouts BSA?

What is Scouts BSA

Scouts BSA is the traditional Scouting experience for youth in the fifth grade through high school. Service, community engagement and leadership development become increasingly important parts of the program as youth lead their own activities and work their way toward earning Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout.

 

Join Scouts BSA

Scouts BSA has a lot to offer, but don’t let the number of merit badges scare you away. With exposure to a uniquely hands-on learning experience and the opportunity to earn merit badges reflecting each Scout’s budding interests, youth unlock a world of discovery around them and forge a path for the future.

Find a Scouts BSA Unit

 

 

 

Ready to Take Wood Badge?

Wood Badge is BSA’s premier leadership training program that was started in 1919 by Lord Baden-Powell, founder of Scouting and Wood Badge’s first Course Director. This program came to America in 1948 and is continually adapted to reflect current BSA policies and best practices for leadership development, and utilizes the best training techniques available. Reflecting […]

National Youth Leadership Training

National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is the premier youth leadership program offered by Hawk Mountain Council. NYLT is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide youth members with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home troops and crews, and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others.

Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation

The Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation is a 700-acre tract of land in eastern Pennsylvania dedicated to offering Scouts the chance to experience the … [Read More...]

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Virtual Scouting Hub

Face-to-face meetings may be on hold, but Scouting continues, and great ideas for units can be found here at the "Virtual Scouting" … [Read More...]

Places to go with your Scouts

Have you and your committee been stuck trying to pick out somewhere to take your pack or your den? Is that Patrol Leader's Council stumped for … [Read More...]

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  • Appendix_H_HMSR_Campsite_Inspection_Rules_and_Form1.pdf
  • Appendix_G_BSA_Annual_Health_and_Medical_with_HMSR_Forms1.pdf
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  • Appendix_I_Camp_Leadership_-__Youth_Protection_Begins_with_You1.pdf
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  • Appendix_E_HMSR_Awards_Program_with_Kittatinny1.pdf
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  • Pathfinder-Program_Requirements-Covered1.pdf

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