STEM Spring Camp
When and Where
When:
June 12, 2021
Timeline:
8:00 am — 2:00 pm
Location: William H. Pouch Scout Camp
This is a multiple day's event! You can choose to participate and register for any of the days individually. 6/12/2021 will be the last Field Day/Service project day at Camp Pouch on Staten Island and will include our Service project for the Camp along with Time to Complete the hands on portion of Fishing MB, and presentations for Oceanography MB.
You can choose to participate and register for any of the days individually. Each day is $20, if you register for all four days, the cost is $60! For those attending Public Health there will be a single charge of $10, and the Field Day will be no fee as we are working for the camp.
This event can help scouts earn the NEW 50th Anniversary BSA / EPA Conservation Award. To earn this award, the Scout must earn a merit badge from each of these 3 categories
Animal Study / Outdoor Activity / Earth Science. They then need to earn Public Health MB and complete 6 hours of conservation/public health service project
| Date | NOVA component | Merit Badge | Award cat. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/1/21 | Let It Grow | Animal Science | Animal Study |
| 5/2/21 | Splash | Fishing | Outdoor Activity |
| 5- 8 - 21 9am Zoom | Public Health | Public Health | |
| 5/22/21 | Start Your Engines | Energy | Earth Science |
| 5/23/21 | Up and Away | Oceanography | Earth Science |
If the Scout completes the full program this season they will have the opportunity to complete up to 5 Merit badges, a special National level award, earn multiple Nova Components that will prepare them to start on a SuperNova AND Service time for the EPA award that can also be used towards rank advancement for Star and Life.
Merit badge sessions will begin at 9:00 am on each scheduled day and Nova Component Sessions will begin at 1:30 pm on the scheduled days
Scouts will be able to work with Staff for Super Nova Sessions on a request basis... they will need to be able to show staff that they have met the minimum requirements to begin working on the Super Nova award. We are waiving the age requirement that we normally have for STEM Camp, so Any registered Scouts BSA Youth is eligible to participate this year.
The event will be using a series of virtual platforms with the main "classroom" being the Google Classroom along with Google Meet or Hangouts, Zoom, or Flipgrid.
Scouts will be sent the links to the "classroom" following their registration, so they can begin to work on the Merit Badge prerequisites, and the Nova Component reading/watching and experiments.
Link to register: Greater New York Councils - STEM Spring Camp 2021 (scoutingevent.com)
Last updated on July 13, 2024