Mecklenburg County Boy Scouts of America
Merit Badge Information
Merit Badge Counselor Information
Annual Merit Badge Counselor Registration Renewal
Your MBC registration expires 12/31 every year. Don’t forget to renew it!
It’s as easy as…
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Check your email. In November you will receive an email with a survey link, your member ID number, and which merit badges you are currently registered to teach.
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Fill out and submit your survey between November 1st and December 1st. By completing the short survey you will be able to update your contact info, availability, add/remove merit badges, and renew your MBC commitment.
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Reply to follow-up. You may receive follow-up communications from the merit badge approval committee. Be sure to respond promptly so that your registration does not get held up.
Please contact Laura.Bachelder@scouting.org with any questions.
Scout book Users
Easily find a merit badge counselor in your area using Scout Book. Here’s how:
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A Troop unit leader should log in at ScoutBook.com
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Click My Dashboard
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Select a unit in which you are a registered leader
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Scroll to the bottom of the roster page and click the link that says “Merit Badge Counselor List.”
The Scout Book MBC list will be updated monthly and merit badge counselors will receive an email from Scout Book any time their registration changes. The counselors on this list have a current MBC registration AND have valid youth protection training.
Merit Badge Counselor Information -
Scouts BSA updated Merit Badge Requirements for several merit badges for 2021. The full list of 137 merit badges and their current requirements are available by clicking the button to the left.
Online Merit Badge Classes - (out of council, Facebook sign-up)
Architecture * Landscape Architecture * Soil and Water Conservation * Sustainability
- How this merit badge counselor helped 450 scouts earn one of the 10 rarest badges
- BSA Merit Badge Zoom: Classes With Erin McCown Foster (Facebook page for signing up for Ms. Foster's classes.)
Scheduled Merit Badge Courses
Stamp Collecting at CPCC Central Campus
Location - CPCC Central Campus
When - Saturday, July 24, 2021
Time - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Be Prepared for an exciting & informative day where you can earn one of the rarest merit badges.
…it’s not your grand-daddy’s hobby anymore!
In conjunction with the Charlotte Philatelic Society’s Annual Stamp Show in the Worrell Building, CPCC Central Campus, Charlotte, NC
Scouts will work toward earning Stamp Collecting Merit Badge with Scouter and collector Glenn Silverman. All Scouts and parents should read the Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Guide below for information on COVID precautions, health forms, and merit badge homework before registering.
Before registering, please review the Stamp Collecting Merit Badge Guide posted at -
AQUATICS MERIT BADGES
* Swimming - $35.00
Location - Belk Scout Camp
When - Monday, July 19, 2021 and
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Time - 8:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. - Both days
* Lifesaving - $45.00
Location - Belk Scout Camp
When - Monday, July 19, 2021 and
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Time - 12:30 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. - Both days
Before registering, please read the Swimming and Lifesaving Merit Badges Guide 2021 posted at -
Link for on-line registration and payment is found at -
* Canoeing - $40.00
Location - Camp Grimes
When - Friday, July 30, 2021
Time - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
* Kayaking - $40.00
Location - Camp Grimes
When - Saturday, July 31, 2021
Time - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Before registering, please read the Canoeing and Kayaking Merit Badges Guide 2021 posted at -
Link for on-line registration and payment is found at -
Save the Date!
* Personal Management Merit Badge
When - Starting late August, 2021 -
Ending December, 2021
Times - First on-line meeting,
Follow-up on-line and
In-person meetings to be scheduled.
* "Great Scout Cook Out" - Cooking Merit Badge (maybe others)
Location - Camp Grimes
When - Friday, October 08,
Saturday, October 09,
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Times - First on-line meeting,
Follow-up on-line and
In-person meetings to be scheduled.
* Winter Camp at Belk Scout Camp
Location - Belk Scout Camp
When - Friday, December 17, 2021
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Merit Badge Saturdays – On-line registration and payment are open for -
August 21, 2021
Environmental Science - all day, pick-up at 3:30 pm
November 20, 2021
Environmental Science - all day, pick-up at 3:30 pm
Links to Merit Badge Guide, information -
On-line registration and payment are available at -
December 04, 2021
Fish and Wildlife Management - morning only
October 02, 2021
Environmental Science - all day, pick-up at 3:30 pm
Schedule Your Own Merit Badge Courses
Scuba Merit Badge
Lake Norman Scuba LLC
482 River Hwy., Mooresville, NC 28117
Phone: 704-660-3483
Mr. Andrew Katsamas is a registered Scuba Merit Badge Counselor with Mecklenburg County Council.
Pre-course requirements: Completion of Swimming Merit Badge and of CPR training.
Course completion requires 6 hours of pool instruction each day for 1 weekend and 6 hours of quarry diving
instruction each day for 1 weekend and a 1-hour review with the counselor.
Movies for Merit Badge Advancement
Three merit badges include requirements that can be fulfilled by watching movies:
American Heritage
American Labor
Citizenship in the Community
Reading
Below are links to lists of movies that may be applicable to requirements from each of these merit badges. Before a Scout watches any of these movies or any other movie, whether for merit badge work or for school or for entertainment, the Scout must receive permission from their parents. Before a Scout watches any movie for merit badge work, the Scout must also have permission from their merit badge counselor.
American Heritage, requirement 5a
https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/American_Heritage.pdf
5. Do ONE of the following: (a) Watch two motion pictures (with the approval and permission of your counselor and parent) that are set in some period of American history. Describe to your counselor how accurate each film is with regard to the historical events depicted and also with regard to the way the characters are portrayed.
https://www.scouter.com/topic/10805-movie-ideas-for-american-heritage/?page=2
American Labor, requirement 5c
https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/American_Labor.pdf
5. Do ONE of the following:
(c) With your counselor’s and parent’s approval and permission, watch a movie that addresses organized labor in the United States. Afterward, discuss the movie with your counselor and explain what you learned.
Citizenship in the Community, requirement 5
https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Citizenship_in_the_Community.pdf
5. With the approval of your counselor and a parent, watch a movie that shows how the actions of one individual or group of individuals can have a positive effect on a community. Discuss with your counselor what you learned from the movie about what it means to be a valuable and concerned member of the community.
Recommended to consider: October Sky, Remember the Titans, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Follow Me Boys
http://www.eaglecoach.org/merit-badges/citizenship-in-the-community-movie-list/
https://scoutermom.com/1244/movies-for-citizenship-in-the-community-merit-badge/
https://scoutsmarts.com/movies-for-citizenship-in-the-community/
Reading, requirement # 3
3. Read four different types of books, such as poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or biographies. Do any ONE of the following for each book you have read:
(a) Write a review of the book. Include what you liked/didn’t like about the book. Include if you would recommend this book, and if so, who might enjoy reading it.
(b) Watch a movie based on the book. What was the same between the book and movie? What was different? Which did you enjoy more? Discuss this with your merit badge counselor.
(c) Give a “book talk” to your class, troop, or patrol.
100 movies that every Scout should see, a list published by Scouting Life. (formerly Boys' Life)
(Some suggestions will require parental guidance.)
https://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/funstuff/18651/100-movies-for-kids/
100 books that every Scout should read, a list published by Scouting Life. (formerly Boys' Life)
(Some suggestions will require parental guidance.)
https://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/funstuff/18215/100-books-for-kids/