Scouts should read the merit badge pamphlets before the event. Additional badge-specific prerequisites apply. Each merit badge at this event has its own prerequisites and requirements. Check the event page for what each badge needs before class.
Aquatics Day at Camp Strake, with merit badge classes and other aquatics and outdoor activities. The page lists these classes under “2026 Classes,” although the event date shown is in 2027.
Classes may cover only some requirements. Bring a signed blue card and confirm with your unit leader.
Draw and paint using a variety of media, and get an introduction to graphic and industrial design and the principles behind them.
Paddle your way to new skills while building teamwork, communication, and fitness for wilderness trips and fun on the water.
Learn the rules, strategy, and history of one of the world's oldest board games, and play for fun or in competition.
Learn how fingerprints are used to identify people, and how they work alongside DNA and dental records to help find missing persons.
Get on the water and learn recreational kayaking, the base you'll need for later touring, sea, or whitewater paddling.
Learn rescue techniques for water emergencies and the judgment to know when and how to help someone in trouble safely.
Combine running, biking, and swimming into race events, cross-training in new sports to reach your fitness goals.
Oceans cover over 70% of Earth and shape weather everywhere. Study the seas to better understand the whole planet.
Discover how paper is made, from forests to recycling, and why it plays such a big part in everyday life.
Pick up the oars and learn to move a boat by rowing, an activity that grew from basic transportation into a sport and great exercise.
Try your hand at 3D art, shaping materials like clay, stone, metal, or wood to turn what you see and feel into a sculpture.
Get an introduction to finding lost people, helping bring them to safety, and keeping yourself from getting lost in the first place.
Head out on the water to learn how to sail a small boat, with a strong focus on doing it safely.
Build strong swimming strokes and water safety skills so you can enjoy the water with confidence and handle yourself in an emergency.
Study how temperature, wind, and moisture create weather, how forecasts are made, and how to stay safe in severe storms.
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Camp Strake · Coldspring
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Camp Strake · Coldspring
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John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science · Houston
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Lone Star College - Beckendorf Conference Center · Tomball
