Just complete the requirements, fill out the form and have it signed by your unit leader. To ensure girls continue to have a safe, fun, oneofakind experience at girl scouts, weve curated tons of virtual girl scouting resources. In order to qualify for the polar bear award, camping must be done between december 1st and march 31st and when the temperature is below 32 f. Outofcouncil troops may order patches from our shop. The polar bear award is a councillevel award to honor those scouts and. As this is an evolving situation, this information is subject to change. Just complete the requirements, fill out the form and have it signed. Rank advancement is awarded when each scout has done the following, specific requirements for these adventures can be found in this the addendum. Camp project partner patch girl scout troop camping patch outdoor program progressive patches polar bear award tlc camper patch.
The buckle features a raised mold of the webelos logo. Cub scout outdoor activity award cub scout s name unit no. Cub scouts bear badge requirements 20172018 requirements. Any registered scout or explorer, provided his leader feels that he has sufficient camping experience and training in winter camping, is eligible. Check out the ideas and activities to fulfill the requirements so your scouts can earn their rank badge. Polar bear award winter camping is fun and challenging. Bear claws bear necessities fellowship and duty to god fur, feathers, and ferns. You might include polar bears, siberian tigers, white rhinos, mountain gorillas and loggerhead sea turtles. The wording, shown below, which appears in the addendum booklets is similar to, but does not exactly match the wording in the original proposal. Parent medication control permission form boy scout resident camp. The polar bear award has been established by the indian nations council to provide scouts with an opportunity to have a challenging winter camping experience. The polar bear patch in the picture above is a little different.
The polar bear camp out must be conducted by sleeping outdoors in tents or in open front shelters or improvised shelters when the temperature is below 32 f for at least 20 to 24 hours. Good luck to all of you hunting that elusive polar bear, one time was all i needed. The revised requirements were later published in addendum booklets to be inserted in the cub scout handbooks for each level until they can be revised and republished. The boy scouts of america, alamo area council continue to prepare young people for life by providing the nations foremost youth program of character development and valuesbased leadership training, utilizing outdoor activity, citizenship, and sports fitness. Polar bear usually requires overnight in a tent or nonpermanent shelter for 24 hours and the temperature must drop below 32 degrees at some point. While working on your bear badge, attend one of the following. Advancement and award tracking archives page 4 of 10. Scouts units are eligible to purchase after camping in weather reaching 32 or fewer degrees. Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. Can be earned by camping in primitive areas or tent units at a girl scouts louisiana east camp site or an approved camp site. The polar bear award is available to any registered cub scout, boy scout, venturer, and scouter who can meet the following requirements. Denver area council polar bear club patch, wht twill. Looking to host a stem event where girls can earn their stem seal of approval patch. Requirements for participation should be registered scouts bsa who have had several overnight camping experiences with their unit before attempting winter camping.
Saturday morning, traditional trumpet reveille was followed by a broadcast of pop songs chosen to get frozen blood flowing. Is there a way for scouts to enter the initials of the leader as well as the date on. Polar bear camping free boy scout, cub scout, and girl. Bear badge requirements effective december 2016 rank advancement is awarded when each scout has done the following. The buckle is made of zinc alloy with an antique nickel finish to give it a antique sturdy appearance. Home michigan crossroads council boy scouts of america. Scoutbook users not in these unit positions or roles will not see the selections in scoutbook.
Polar bear patch requirements a great adventure in. Polar bear award earn this patch by camping in a tent including platform tents for one night when the temperature reaches 32 degrees or below at any girl scouts of northeast texas camp site. Overnight camping by tiger, wolf, and bear cub scout dens as dens is not. Varsity scout leader progress for the coachs key and varsity scout leader training award varsity scout leader letter scorecard venturing leader progress record. Check out our vast selection of banquet decor, pinewood derby tools and kits, rocket and boat building kits, and more at the scout shop. For those few hardy souls who brave the freezing winter weather in just a tent, we offer the polar bear award. Jan 22, 2018 scouts participate in polar bear campout posted on monday, january 22, 2018 by gant team in features, local news, top stories first place went to the owl patrol of troop 83 from johnsonburg. There is not a nationally recognized polar bear participation patch or. The polar bear award is a councillevel award to honor those scouts and scouters who extend their camping experiences through the winter months. Eagle policy and procedures eagle scout service project workbook alternate eagle merit badge requirements. Must be on a troop, crew, district or council event. Requirements all registered boy scouts and venturers who have completed at least two nights of previous scout camping. Scout, venturer, and scouter who can meet the following requirements. Advancement longhorn council texas high adventure base.
The black, center patch and state farm patch are free and will be earned after completing the online reporting form. A list of which adventures are used for which nova award is available, as is an insert for the cub scout nova awards guidebook with the current requirements. Denver area councils polar bear requires camping below. Occasionally, the requirements will not match those in the printed scout handbook, the annual scouts bsa requirements book, or some merit badge pamphlets because of the timing of. Join us at hood scout reservation for a weekend of fun and excitement. This newly designed buckle updated for easier use with a mechanical flip buckle with friction closure. If your unit has been on an outdoor campout and the temperature made it to the degrees above, then swing by the birmingham or huntsville scout shop and purchase a patch. The pdf workbook for the bear claws adventure includes the whittling chip checklist bear required adventure.
Specific requirements for these adventures can be found in this addendum. Please allow 23 weeks to receive an email about pickup details. These activities are a great introduction to your badge requirements for your snacks brownie badge and your staying fit junior badge. Be sure to check out our website for those patches with requirements. In order to earn this award, the candidate must have tent camped in the outdoors for four 4 days and nights 96 hours during the period extending from the first full weekend in november through the last full weekend in march. It is the purpose of the boy scouts of america to have its youth prepared to live in the outdoors in any season and any weather. Webelos scouts camping with a boy scout troop, except during scheduled camporees, are also eligible. Girl scout cadettes, seniors and ambassadors can use these independently, while younger girls girl scout daisies, brownies, and juniors should ask an adult to help. Scouts scrambled to set up tents and snuggle into sleeping bags. While most people huddle down, scouts are showing off their winter camping skills and braving the cold weather. Circle ten council polar bear patch coidweathergam requirements. Nov 10, 2012 saturday morning, traditional trumpet reveille was followed by a broadcast of pop songs chosen to get frozen blood flowing.
In most cases to earn the winter camp patch you must simply camp during the winter dec 20 to march 21. Dont fret, we have everything you need to help you throw together your scouting event with flair. Each applicant must have the approval of his unit leader. The polar bear patch is earned by camping in tents when the temperature reaches 32 degrees or below. Cub scout outdoor activity award boy scouts of america. Cub scout outdoor activity award cub scouts name unit no. The majority of the daily activities must be held in the outdoors. These were the requirements from december 1, 2016, until the revisions made on september 1, 2018. This will be open to any registered boy scout or explorer in troops or posts in the council. This patch is available to any scout, venturer, explorer, or scouter who. If you arent 100% satisfied, simply return your patch order for a full refund. To earn their rank badge, bear cub scouts complete seven adventures, which are collections of themed, multidisciplinary activities. The polar bear is a winter camping experience open to boy scouts, explorers and their leaders. Be sure to complete the online reporting form for each patch program.
The polar bear award has been established by the last frontier council to provide cub scouts, boy scouts and venturers an opportunity to have a challenging winter camping experience. We will be completing several requirements for various nova awards and some adventures and electives. The award cub scouts may earn the cub scout outdoor activity award in each of the program years as long as the requirements. One benefit of that awful night was the polar bear award i received at the next. Camping may be done at any approved campsite or at camps berry and lakota under the leadership of an adult who is registered. Cub scout nova awards may be earned by wolves, bears, webelos, and arrow of light scouts. In order to earn the circle ten polar bear award, the following must be accomplished. Scouts bsa troop custom patches classb custom apparel and. Click here for the requirements and order form for the polar bear award packing checklists for camping inexpensive outdoor equipment bsa high adventure bases leave no trace principles national outdoor challenge unit award an award for scouts bsa troops to encourage camping programs. Cold weather camping is an adventure in many places.
The polar bear award ca be earned by any lake erie councilregistered boy scout, venturer, explorer, or adult leader. An overnight low of 27 degrees entitled each scout to a polar bear badge for having slept in a tent outdoors when the weather was below freezing. Scouts from alaskas midnight sun council put its polar bear swim on the agenda for their autumn camporee at lost lake, about 60 miles southeast of fairbanks in part so theyd have the opportunity to earn a polar bear patch. The polar bear award is available to any registered cub scout, boy. Sleep in a tent or shelter you erected or built, or under the stars. My fellow troop 97 scouts must have heard it as well as we all shot out of our. Scouts earn polar bear award orland park, il patch. Shop our large variety of girl scout fun patches for all grade levels and all girl scout experiences. The requirement to earning the polar bear award is threefold. Some councils have a polar bear award for camping when the tempurature dips below freezing. The vision of the great trail council to reinforce traditional family values through the delivery of scout programs that will foster creativity, promote family unity, and inspire and motivate our scouts to develop the skills that will provide the foundation needed to become productive citizens. Plan an overnight at one of the council camps or another camping area.
Occasionally, the requirements will not match those in the printed scout handbook, the annual scouts bsa requirements book, or some merit badge pamphlets because of the timing of their printing schedules. We even pay the cost of return shipping and your refund is processed within 3 business days. In order to earn this award, the candidate must have tent camped in the outdoors for 24hours during which the outdoor temperature stays at 32 degrees fahrenheit or. Understand that october might mean autumn in many parts of the united states.
By spending 24hours outdoors in weather that stays under 32 degrees, your scouts can earn their polar bear patch to display proudly on their uniform or patch blanket. The polar bear award can be earned by any buckeye council registered boy scout. A member of the unit key 3 assigns delegates and unit advancement chairs via my. The webelos web belt buckle will only fit the blue cotton web belt item number 6404664048. At a recent roundtable i heard that the cold weather requirement below 32f for 24 hrs. Headquartered in peoria, illinois, serving youth in fourteen counties in central illinois. Scouts and scouters have completed the abovecaptioned requirements and have. Polar bear award the real woodsman knows how to care for himself outofdoors in the winter.
May 15, 2019 the requirements below were taken from the lpc pdf. Polar bear patch one of the coolest patches youll even earn. Nesa application eagle scout palm application discontinued merit badge counselor application guide for merit badge counselors advancement report non advancement recognitions and awards. Girl scout troop camping patch outdoor program progressive patch polar bear patch. Fun patches for girl scouts shop these girl scout fun patches for every girl scout adventure. This patch is awarded to a scout, varsity, venturer or adult leader who fulfills all the chilly requirements during a winter campout. Advancement and awards simon kenton council boy scouts.
Button loops are great way for the scout to immediately show off the patch on his uniform. I understand that the camping only has to occur within certain months of the year. Are you trying to build your pinewood derby race track on a time crunch. Camp lazarus, camp falling rock, chief logan reservation, camp oyo, camp otter run or camp madison lake 2. Scouts must remain in below freezing temperatures a minimum of twentyfour hours, prepare three meals as a patrol, and take part in a. A daytime or overnight campout with your pack or family b.
Sales tax exemption form scouting forms from the national council. If your packtroop meets the requirments below, stop in and pick up your patches. The polar bear award is a councillevel award to honor those scouts and scouters who extend their camping experience through the winter months. The patrol leaders council should make sure every scout will be prepared with proper. The award cub scouts may earn the cub scout outdoor activity award in each of the program years as long as the requirements are completed each year. Believing most of our scouts and explorers would enjoy the challenge of rugged winter camping, we hope to stimulate participation with these requirements for the polar bear. Polar bear award vulcan district greater alabama council. There is nothing we take more seriously than the safety and wellbeing of our girls, volunteers and council staff. The polar bear award can be earned by any buckeye council registered boy scout, venture scout, explorer or adult leader. There are several other patches that can be earned or completed while at camp. Polar bear award the polar bear award is a councillevel award to honor those scouts and scouters who extend their camping experiences through the winter months. Scoutbook does not currently support council or district awards.
The requirements below were taken from the lpc pdf. The polar bear camping award is available to any registered cub scout, boy scout, venturer and scouter who meet the following requirements. This award is not available at the cub scout level. Award must be earned between december 1 and march 15.
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