National Jamboree Archives - Aaron On Scouting

If you read one thing today, make sure it’s this article from The Washington Post

August 14, 2023 9

We already know that good things happen when Scouts get together in the great outdoors. After spending a few days at the National Scout Jamboree, a reporter from the fourth-largest daily newspaper in the United States has come to the same conclusion.

The Jamboree is over, but this service project will help people far into the future

August 2, 2023 0

When you get 15,000 Scouts together, good things happen. In addition to the zip lines, mountain biking and patch trading, Scouts at the 2023 National Scout Jamboree assembled 5,000 flood buckets to be used in

A roundup of all the good Jamboree news from this week

July 28, 2023 0

The 2023 National Scout Jamboree is underway, and there’s plenty of good Jamboree news from this week to go around.

On their way to the Jamboree, Scouters stop to save a life in D.C.

July 24, 2023 4

There was something unusual about the way the vehicle moved in front of the bus full of Scouts in the middle of a busy intersection in Washington, D.C. From the view of the adults watching from the bus, it was clear that something was wrong.

Scouts will reach new heights in leadership at the National Jamboree

July 20, 2023 2

The program invites 16 guest speakers who will share their expertise that should inspire Jamboree participants to confidently pursue their own leadership paths.

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Postcards Home program will give youth the opportunity to share their Jamboree experience

July 6, 2023 0

The 2023 National Jamboree is going to be so fun, it’d be a shame to keep it all to yourself. The Postcards Home program is designed to give participants an easy way to share that fun with friends and family back home.

The Jamboree Cultural Showcase needs you to help highlight Scouting’s core ideals

June 29, 2023 1

There are lots of reasons to be excited about the 2023 National Jamboree, happening July 19-28, 2023, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Today, in the first of what will be a series of stories, we look at one of them: the Cultural Showcase.

Want to be at the Jamboree? Here’s how to go as a visitor

February 27, 2023 1

Visitor tickets are now available for certain days of the 20th installment of this flagship BSA event.

National Jamboree looking for security, EMS volunteers

February 2, 2023 20

The BSA is currently recruiting volunteers to serve on the Jamboree’s emergency management team, responsible for providing security and emergency medical services, and otherwise doing what they can to make sure the event runs smoothly.

Another reason to attend the 2023 Jamboree: earning the Theater merit badge from a Broadway producer

January 11, 2023 3

There are lots of reasons to be excited about the 2023 National Jamboree, happening July 19-28, 2023, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve. Today, we look at one of them: the Theater merit badge.