Adventure To Eagle
Adventure to Eagle is an extended program designed for Scouts who are in their third or fourth year of attendance at summer camp and need at least 3 or 4 Eagle-required merit badges. The program will encourage Scouts to attain Eagle, provide leadership training, offer Merit Badge instruction, and introduce Scouts to high adventure. Participants should not plan to take any other classes during periods one through six. Program Features
Merit Badge Work
The Adventure to Eagle (ATE) crew members will select three or four Eagle-required merit badges to work on during the week. These may be those offered at camp or any other required badge. Depending on the badge, all requirements may not be completed at camp. Instruction will be provided by the ATE staff in a open, block format at an accelerated pace. MB work will be done in the ATE program, not in regularly scheduled MB classes.
Targeting the Eagle Rank
Adventurers will discuss the benefits of earning the Eagle Scout rank, possible Eagle service projects, and steps for project approval and completion.
Teamwork and Leadership
Participants will practice team work and leadership through initiative games, low COPE-type challenges, and leadership discussion groups.
Introduction to High Adventure
The ATE crew will enjoy a day of rafting on the Nantahala as a highlight of their week.
Requirements
All Scouts must preregister to participate in the Adventure to Eagle program. Participants should be Star rank or above, 14 years old, third- or fourth-year campers, and still need 3 or 4 Eagle-required badges. Adventurers should have leadership potential or be current troop junior leaders. A deposit made for the ATE program is not refundable, but it is transferable to someone else taking the place of the person who cancelled. Otherwise, if one does not participate, he loses his deposit.
Adventure to Eagle participants are asked to have a full list of needed merit badges and any other requirements (troop positions, service project ideas, etc.) in order to better facilitate the program's schedule for the week.