Merit Badge Counselor Training – At October Roundtable

The merit badge counselor is a key player in the Boy Scout advancement program. Whatever your area of expertise or interest – whether it is a special craft or hobby (basketry, leatherwork, coin collecting), a profession (veterinary medicine, aviation, engineering), or perhaps a life skill (cooking, personal management, communications) – as a merit badge counselor, you can play a vital role in stirring a boys curiosity about that particular topic. By serving as a merit badge counselor, you offer your time, knowledge, and other resources so that Scouts can explore a topic of interest.

If you are not yet a merit badge counselor, it is easy to become a volunteer. You will need to register with Northern Star Council.  Please contact Dave Arola via email at [email protected] . You will have to complete and turn in the “Adult Application.” The council will then process the application. (Every applicant is screened.)

In order to register, merit badge counselors are expected to complete BSA Youth Protection. This training can be done completed online by visiting the district’s training webpage. The Boy Scouts of America seeks to create a safe environment for young people and adult leaders to enjoy the program and related activities. BSA Youth Protection training helps preserve that environment.

Lake Minnetonka District is offering Merit Badge Training at the October 6th Roundtable

The purpose of this training is to provide registered merit badge counselors with an understanding of the methods of counseling and their role in the advancement program of Boy Scouts of America.

This Training Will Cover

• Scouting overview: mission, aims, and methods
• Merit badge program role and benefits
• Merit badge counselor qualifications
• How to become a counselor
• The merit badge counseling process
• Merit badge requirements: fulfill as written
• Effective counseling
• Group instruction and camp settings

Training at Roundtable is FREE! Pre-registration is highly suggested.

Please register if you plan to attend.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Thank you

Julie Terptra
[email protected]