MERIT BADGE CLASSES 2026
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Each class will have a merit badge counselor that will guide scouts through the merit badge to completion. Some classes require the Scout to follow up with the Merit Badge counselor after the class has concluded.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Select the number of youth you are registering and then click on the green "Register" button.
Enter the PARENT information in the REGISTRATION CONTACT section, and the SCOUT'S information in the the Scouts BSA Youth section.
Select the Check Out Now tab, and complete payment for the course.
See below for details about the Exploration Merit Badge on March 28th and April 18th, 2026. This merit badge class is a trip to New York City and includes bus transportation and lunch. The April 18th meeting will be at Winnebago Scout Reservation. Registration is open!
Registration for 2026 Merit Badge Classes is OPEN!
American Business
American Business
Thursday, April 16, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Prerequisites - Scouts should have reviewed the requirements for the merit badge and prepared material to cover requirements 1b, 5, and 6.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Both session will be at Eagles Landing, Camp Somers, MASR, 750 Waterloo Road, Stanhope NJ.
Jessica Eichner is the merit badge counselor.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, March 26, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Scouts must complete the appropriate "Personal Safety Awareness" videos for their rank, prior to the start of the program.
Scouts will need a personal laptop to participate in this merit badge class.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 6 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Dan Ambrosiani is the merit badge counselor.
Citizenship in the Community #1
Citizenship in the Community #1
Thursday, January 22, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, April 16th, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Angela Brown is the merit badge counselor.
Citizenship in the Nation #1
Citizenship in the Nation #1
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Michael Doherty is the merit badge counselor.
Citizenship in the World
Citizenship in the World
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Philip Deane is the merit badge counselor.
Communication
Communication
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Robert Eberhart is the merit badge counselor.
Crime Prevention & Traffic Safety
Crime Prevention & Traffic Safety
February 12, 2026 - Crime Prevention from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, Traffic Safety from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
February 26, 2026 - Crime Prevention from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, Traffic Safety from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Scouts may attend one or both of the classes, which are held back to back. Attendance at meetings is required to complete either merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Richard Byrne is the merit badge counselor.
Digital Technology
Digital Technology
Thursday, March 5, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the badge.
Scouts must complete the appropriate "Personal Safety Awareness" videos for their rank, prior to the start of the program.
Scouts will need a personal laptop to participate in this merit badge class.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 6 Scouts.
Sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Dan Ambrosiani is the merit badge counselor.
Electronics Merit Badge
Electronics Merit Badge
Saturday, December 13, 2025 - 9 AM to 4 PM
ALL DAY SINGLE SESSION
The Electronics Merit Badge is a fun, STEM-based merit badge that will inspire Scouts to pursue a possible career in Electronics. Scouts will learn about capacitors, transistors, and resistors while grasping the basic principals of digital techniques and demonstrating how to build a control device circuit.
Scouts will receive a kit and build a working circuit board as a part of this program.
Cost: $40.00 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
The program will be held at Mt. Allamuchy Scout Reservation, 750 Waterloo Rd, Stanhope NJ.
Jeff Winkler will be the counselor.
Exploration Merit Badge
Exploration Merit Badge
March 28 & April 18, 2026
Explorer's Club Manhatttan 2026
Saturday March 28, 2026
Departure from Patiot's Path Council at 7:00 AM. Return approximately 5:00 PM. Bus transportation included.
Program at the Explorers Club from 9:00 AM-3:00 PM. Lunch included.
This all-day session at the Explorers Club in Manhattan will provide a unique opportunity for Scouts to interact with world-class explorers and learn about their incredible adventures around the world.
$50 per youth. Registration is limited to 100 youth.
Full Class A Scout Uniform Required
Explorers Club
46 East 70th Street
New York, NY
Have you ever wondered about your surroundings and wanted to learn more about them? Have you thought about the natural world and its interactions? Have you wanted to know why a machine works or how an insect flies, or what triggers some animals to hibernate? Maybe you are intrigued by the invisible world around us: bacteria, viruses, molecules, wind currents, tides, X-rays. Perhaps you have taken a walk in the woods just to see what is over the next ridge? If so, then you are interested in exploration. Exploration is what you do when you want to discover what is out there in and beyond the world.
Topics range from Antarctica , underwater explorers, global trekking, wildlife preservation, biological explorers, and space exploration. Attached are links to the website, the merit badge book, and the merit badge worksheet.
Scouts must complete requirements 7 & 8 prior to attending event to get completion of the badge. These requirements cannot be completed on the day of the event.
Requirement 7 is “Prepare for an Expedition “ and Requirement 8 is “Go on an Expedition.” These requirements are contingent on approval by both the merit badge counselor and scout’s parents. Scouts should prepare a plan in accordance with these requirements and present it to the merit badge counselor for approval via email or in person on either March 28 or April 18. Parental approval is also required and should be documented as part of the presentation to the MB counselor.
Saturday, April 18 at Winnebago Scout Reservation
Presentations of "Go on an Expedition" plan to Merit Badge Counselors.
Resources:
1. Exploration book - print or buy
https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Exploration_2020.pdf
2. Exploration pamphlet
https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/exploration/
3. Exploration workbook
http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Exploration.pdf
4. Blue cards - Scouts should have blue card with them. Explorers Stamp will be added to their blue card.
Metalwork Session #1
Metalwork Session #1
Tuesday, April 7, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at PPC Service Center
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Winnebago Scout Reservation
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
The first session is held at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Rd, Cedar Knolls, NJ. The second session is at Winnebago Scout Reservation, 102 Timberbrook Rd, Rockaway, NJ.
Cost: $45 per youth.
Registration is limited to 8 Scouts.
Consider piggybacking this merit badge with the Metalwork merit badge, held on April 21 and 28, at the same locations and times.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Charlie Sonzogni is the merit badge counselor.
Personal Fitness #1
Personal Fitness #1
Thursday, February 5, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 7 PM to 9 PM
3rd meeting- Scouts must complete required 12 week fitness program and make arrangements with the counselor to finish the merit badge.
Prerequisite: Scouts must complete Requirement 1 (medical/dental exams) before first meeting.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Douglas Gable is the merit badge counselor.
Personal Management #1
Personal Management #1
This merit badge is offered as a three-session program on Tuesday evenings.
Program Dates:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 - 7:00 PM Scouts must complete their 13-week budget program requirements and then attend this follow up meeting with the merit badge counselor to complete this badge.
Attendance at all meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
All sessions will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Jay DeBoey is the merit badge counselor.
Personal Management #2
Personal Management #2
This merit badge is offered as a three-session program on Tuesday evenings.
Thursday, February 12, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Thursday, February 26, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM Scouts must complete their 13-week budget program requirements and then attend this follow up meeting with the merit badge counselor to complete this badge.
Attendance at all meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
All sessions will be at Eagles Landing, Camp Somers, MASR, 750 Waterloo Road, Stanhope NJ.
Jessica Eichner is the merit badge counselor.
Programming
Programming
Thursday, April 2, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Thursday, April 9, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Scouts must complete the appropriate "Personal Safety Awareness" videos for their rank, prior to the start of the program.
Scouts will need a personal laptop to participate in this merit badge class.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 6 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Dan Ambrosiani is the merit badge counselor.
Sustainability
Sustainability
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
Cost: $30 per youth.
Registration is limited to 10 Scouts.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Russell Ford, PhD, PE, BCEE, is the merit badge counselor.
Welding Session #1
Welding Session #1
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at PPC Service Center
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Winnebago Scout Reservation
Attendance at both meetings is required to complete the merit badge.
The first session is held at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Rd, Cedar Knolls, NJ. The second session is at Winnebago Scout Reservation, 102 Timberbrook Rd, Rockaway, NJ.
Cost: $45 per youth.
Registration is limited to 8 Scouts.
Consider piggybacking this merit badge with the Metalwork merit badge, held on April 7 & 14, at the same locations and times.
Both session will be at PPC Service Center, 1 Saddle Road, Cedar Knolls, NJ.
Charlie Sonzogni is the merit badge counselor.
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