I'll have Nate there!
On Jun 14, 2016 1:06 PM, "Jennifer Doyle" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hello Troop 286 Families
I am providing an opportunity for Scouts in Troop 286 to earn the Family
Life Merit Badge over the coming months in a group setting. We need to get
started!
I have tentatively planned for 4 sessions, approximately 1 to 1-1/2 hour
long each as follows:
Monday June 20, 530pm (before the regular scout meeting) **THIS MONDAY!**
Monday July 25, 530pm (before the regular scout meeting)
Monday August 22, 7pm
Monday Sept 26, 600-830pm (This session will be loosely broken out into
individual ~15 minute "appointments" with each Scout to review final
completion of requirements before and during the regular Scout meeting. A
sign up sheet will be available at the August session.)
The following Scouts have expressed interest in participating:
Nate Bailey
Adam Cartwright
Max Colby
Aaron Doyle
Dylan Franck
Landon Gump
Brenden Hopping
Colby Keiser
Marshall Kiplinger
Jonathan North
I'd appreciate confirmation that your Scout still wishes to participate.
If the above schedule does not work, we can plan to work through the
requirements individually at another time.
This merit badge has several requirements that will take a considerable
amount of time to complete, including 90-day (12 weeks) tracking of home
chores and duties, and two family projects (one done by the scout and one
by the scout and his family), among other things. Scouts should be
prepared to work hard and stick with it for the long haul on this one!
MB Booklet: In the interest of saving money, I have scanned the current
merit badge booklet into a pdf file. You can decide if you want to print
it, have your scout read on the computer, or purchase the booklet at the
scout store. It's your choice, but each scout must read the booklet and
have access to it for reference.
I have copies of the merit badge workbook found free online (thank you
Colbys!) and I can pass those out for scouts to use on Monday.
***Prerequisites: Prior to our first session, Scouts should read (at
least the first 30 pages/half of) the booklet and complete their outline
for Req 1 and their list for Req 3. Our discussion will include the first 3
requirements.***
Scoutmaster Solch has given us the ok to start without his signature on
the blue cards, but boys should have a blue card filled out and get his
signature Monday at the regular meeting.
I plan to run our sessions as discussions rather than lectures. Scouts
must be able to talk intelligently about the subject. I am their counselor,
not their teacher! I will be taking notes as to who is participating and
who is not. Scouts must complete the requirements as they are written, and
if the group setting becomes problematic and scouts are not actively
engaging, we will reschedule sessions individually with those who wish to
earn the badge at another time. Scouts should arrive with a positive
scouting attitude and be ready to focus.
Please encourage your Scout to read this email himself!
If you have questions, please don't hesitate.
Thank you for the opportunity
Jennifer Doyle
937 620 2106
