July 20th-23rd (Monday- Thursday; each class lasts up to an hour and fifteen minutes)
9am— Weather
11am— Fingerprinting
1pm— Citizenship in the Nation
3pm— Personal Management
7pm— Coin Collecting
July 27th-July 30th (Monday- Thursday; each class lasts up to an hour and fifteen minutes)
11am— Crime Prevention
1pm— Music
3pm— American Heritage
5pm— Chess
7pm— American Business
August 3rd-August 6th (Monday- Thursday; each class lasts up to an hour and fifteen minutes)
9am— Fishing
10:30am— Textiles
1pm— Theater
3pm— Plant Science
4:30pm— Oceanography
7pm— American Labor
Class Information
Weather will be taught by Joseph Giles, a member of the Camp Barnhardt Ecology Staff from Troop 301. Scouts will need to keep a weather log and utilize their class project for a week after the last class to complete the merit badge. [email protected]
Fingerprinting will be taught by Austin Hedrick of Troop 442 who works on the Camp Barnhardt Staff with NightHawks and Aquatics. This badge can be completed during the week and is great preparation for Crime Prevention that Austin is teaching the next week. [email protected]
Citizenship in the Nation will be taught by Nathan Sageser, Eagle Scout from Troop 219 and a member of the Camp Barnhardt Eagles’ Nest Staff. This badge can be completed if scouts have already visited a national landmark, federal facility, or the capital (a parental note is acceptable). [email protected]
Personal Management will be taught by Nathan Sageser, Eagle Scout from Troop 219 and a member of the Camp Barnhardt Eagles’ Nest Staff. This badge requires scouts to keep a log of their personal finances for a period of time after the other requirements are completed. [email protected]
Oceanography will be taught by Mia Braun, a member of the Camp Barnhardt NightHawks Staff and Marine Biology major at Florida Southern. To complete the badge scouts will need paper for drawing with colored pencils or markers. They’ll also need to complete one of the projects that the instructor will explain (some supplies are needed that they can likely find around the home: one can be done with a thermometer if a lake or creek is nearby, another with a net and magnifying glass, another with clay, another with cardboard, etc.). [email protected]
Coin Collecting will be taught by Nathan Sageser, Eagle Scout from Troop 219 and a member of the Camp Barnhardt Eagles’ Nest Staff. This badge requires scouts to find coins from certain years. It can be completed during the week using change in the household or after the sessions end. [email protected]
Crime Prevention will be taught by Austin Hedrick of Troop 442 who works on the Camp Barnhardt Staff with NightHawks and Aquatics. This badge can be completed (also consider taking Fingerprinting the previous week). [email protected]
Music will be taught by Caleb Watson of Troop 83, the Camp Barnhardt Handicraft Director. To earn the badge the scouts must interview a family member about music, be in a band or chorus for six months, or attend two live musical performances (one of Requirements 3a, 3b, or 3c). [email protected]
Chess will be taught by Caleb Watson of Troop 83, the Camp Barnhardt Handicraft Director. This badge can be completed online during the sessions. [email protected]
American Heritage will be taught by Salem Fleming, a member of the Camp Barnhardt Eagles’ Nest Staff. Requirement 5a should be done in advance, but this is a fun one: watch two movies set in historical America. [email protected]
American Business will be taught by Salem Fleming, a member of the Camp Barnhardt Eagles’ Nest Staff. This badge can be completed. [email protected]
American Labor will be taught by Salem Fleming, a member of the Camp Barnhardt Eagles’ Nest Staff. This badge can be completed. [email protected]
Fishing will be taught by Joseph Giles, a member of the Camp Barnhardt Ecology Staff from Troop 301. Scouts will need to fish/have fished own their own and attempted to cook a fish to earn the badge (a parental note is acceptable). All of the other requirements (knots, safety, conservation, etc. will be covered in this session. [email protected]
Textiles will be taught by Treva McCain who cooks the delicious meals at Camp Barnhardt (you're missing out on some great meals if you haven't come to summer camp since Treva started in 2019!). Scouts will need a few supplies for some projects but they are all household items that can easily be gathered together. [email protected]
Plant Science will be taught by Salem Fleming, a member of the Camp Barnhardt Eagles’ Nest Staff. This badge has some requirements that the scouts will have to accomplish by exploring and examining the plant life outside their homes. [email protected]
Theater will be taught by the Camp Barnhardt Pool Director Ainsley Moore. Scouts will have some work between sessions (watching plays online and writing reviews), but the badge can be completed. [email protected]
Photography will be taught by Austin Hedrick, a member of the Camp Barnhardt NightHawks Staff from Troop 442. Scouts will need to a phone or camera to complete the badge. [email protected]
