Merit Badge Days

Want to learn from professionals in the field while earning a Merit Badge? The Atlanta Area Council is pleased to offer multiple opportunities throughout the year!

Upcoming Opportunities

Merit Badge Summits

A quality Merit Badge program that helps Scouts learn about different fields of knowledge. By recruiting experienced professional counselors, Scouts receive an unparalleled experience. Multiple merit badges will be offered each day.

All classes (with a few exceptions) will be 4 hours in length. Classes will be offered either from 8AM–12PM or 1PM-5PM. Saturdays in March, May, August, and October. Find out more.

Allatoona Aquatics Merit Badge Days

Just north of Atlanta, on Lake Allatoona in Woodstock, Camp Allatoona Aquatics Base offers Merit Badge courses through the summer and early fall. Scouts should review the Merit Badge Pamphlet for each badge before attending.

Scouts may only participate in one Merit Badge per day. Most Merit Badge sessions run from 8AM to 5PM. Find out more.

Online Merit Badge Opportunities

Online Merit Badge University was created to help Scouts continue to earn Merit Badges while at home. We have experienced professional counselors who have agreed to help all Scouts receive an unparalleled experience. We are offering these classes at a small charge of $5! Find out more.

Other Merit Badge Days

Class Cost Date Time Location Pre/Post Reqs/Notes
Aviation - FULL $15 5/8/21 9AM-12PM Aviation History & Technology Center Click here for additional information
Construction MBD $25 5/15/21 9AM-4:30PM Batson Cook Age 16+
Aviation $15 6/12/21 9AM-12PM Aviation History & Technology Center Click here for additional information
Automotive Maintiance $30 8/7/21 9AM-12PM Atlanta Area Council Age 16+, at Porsche HQ on 9/11.
Railroading $25 9/18/21 8AM-2PM Southeastern Railway Museum  

 

Other Merit Badge Days Completion Reports and Blue Cards

The instructor of each class will log all completions and submit them to the Council office. Please allow at least a week after the course for the data to be entered into our system.

To pull past reports please log in to your AtlantaBSA.org account, same account you registered for the event, then follow these steps.

  • Select “Events” on the far left of the screen
  • Select "My Past Events"
  • Select "Merit Badge Days"
  • Select "Past"
  • Select the date you attended
  • Scroll down to "Registration"
  • Click on "Reports" button
  • Select "Completion Report, PDF" or you can download the front/back of a blue card