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| =====Serving as a Merit Badge Counselor===== | =====Serving as a Merit Badge Counselor===== | ||
| - | As a merit badge counselor, your mission is to marry fun and learning by acting as a teacher and mentor to Scouts as they learn by doing. Your duty as a merit badge counselor is to satisfy that Scouts meet all the requirements for the merit badge you are coaching. You do this by helping Scouts overcome the challenges inherent in the requirements and teaching them the nuances of the subject through their learning experience. You may relate your own experiences to positively reinforce the subject matter but may not add new requirements or extra work. You guide and instruct Scouts as a merit badge counselor, but they must do the work themselves. | + | As a merit badge counselor, your mission is to marry fun and learning by acting as a teacher and mentor to Scouts as they learn by doing. You do this by helping Scouts overcome the challenges inherent in the requirements and teaching them the nuances of the subject through their learning experience. You may relate your own experiences to positively reinforce the subject matter but may not add new requirements or extra work. You guide and instruct Scouts as a merit badge counselor, but they must do the work themselves. |
| - | The [[http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-MOTO.aspx|Motorboating]], [[http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-SMBS.aspx|Small-Boat Sailing]], [[http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-WART.aspx|Water Sports]], and [[http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb-WITE.aspx|Whitewater]] Merit Badge requirements are located inside the merit badge pamphlets for each badge, which you obtain at your [[http://www.scouting.org/LocalCouncilLocator.aspx|local council's]] store or online at [[http://www.scoutstuff.org|scoutstuff.org]]. | + | The Motorboating, Small-Boat Sailing, Water Sports and Whitewater Merit Badges' requirements are located inside the merit badge pamphlets for each badge, which you obtain at your [[http://www.scouting.org/LocalCouncilLocator.aspx|local council's store]] or online at the [[https://www.scoutshop.org/|Scout Shop]]. |
| - | By becoming a merit badge counselor, you can make it easier for Scouts to complete their aquatics merit badges, provide insight into boating safety, and give Scouts' parents and leaders a reason to consider membership in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. By becoming a Motorboating, Small-Boat Sailing, Water Sports, or Whitewater Merit Badge Counselor, you can capitalize on this exciting opportunity with the Boy Scouts of America. | + | By becoming a merit badge counselor, you can make it easier for Scouts to complete their aquatics merit badges, provide insight into boating safety, and give Scouts' parents and leaders a reason to consider membership in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. |
| =====Counselor and Auxiliary Instructor===== | =====Counselor and Auxiliary Instructor===== | ||
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