Eagle Academy
Merit Badges Offered*
*There will be mandatory Zoom meetings to cover any Merit Badge pre-camp homework which must be completed before camp. Failure to complete the homework will result in a Partial. The Merit Badges which require pre-camp work are identified below. Merit badges offered are subject to change. Sign up for specific Merit Badges will open in Black Pug starting in the Spring of 2026.
Environmental Science
The Environmental Science merit badge includes a great deal of paperwork; some can be done at home. This is a very challenging merit badge and involves a significant amount of writing.
Sustainability
Learn to reduce waste and teach sustainable practices to others so you can help conserve Earth’s resources with the Sustainability merit badge. Scouts will develop and implement a plan to reduce their water usage, household food waste, and learn about the sustainability of different energy sources, including fossil fuels, solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower, and geothermal.
Cooking
Cooking is a great course for those extra-hungry Scouts and represents an excellent experience for any scout. This merit badge requires some cooking on the trail and at home.
Pre-camp work with Zoom meeting is required.
Lifesaving
The Lifesaving merit badge prepares Scouts to assist those involved in water accidents, teaching them the basic knowledge of rescue techniques, the skills to perform them, and the judgment to know when and how to act so that they can be prepared for emergencies.
Personal Management
Personal Management is about mapping a plan for your life that will involve setting short-range and long-range goals and investigating different ways to reach those goals. Education, training, and experience all help make your goals become a reality. To achieve your goals, you will choose the best path and make a commitment to it, while remaining flexible enough to deal with changes and new opportunities.
Pre-camp work with Zoom meeting is required.
Citizenship in Society
Realize the benefits of diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethical leadership with the Citizenship in Society merit badge. Scouts will research any individual who has demonstrated positive leadership while making an ethical decision, explain what options the leader had when faced with a problem, why they believe they chose their final course of action, and the outcome of the leader’s decision.
Citizenship in the Community
In Citizenship in the Community, Scouts will learn how a nation is a patchwork of communities that differ from each other and may be governed differently. But regardless of how local communities differ, they all have one point in common: In the United States, local government means self-government. Good citizens help to make decisions about their community through their elected local officials.
Pre-camp work with Zoom meeting is required.
Citizenship in the Nation
As Scouts fulfill the requirements for the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge, they will learn how to become active citizens are aware of and grateful for their liberties and rights, to participate in their governments and protect their freedom, helping to defend their country and standing up for individual rights on behalf of all its citizens.
Citizenship in the World
Scouts who earn the Citizenship in the World merit badge will discover that they are already a citizen of the world. How good a citizen each person is depends on his willingness to understand and appreciate the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries.