What is Space Jamboree?

The Space Jamboree Workshop (or just Space Jam for short), is the midwest's largest technology oriented gathering of all Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. Put on by Crew 272 of Fountain County, IN, and Troop 17 of Champaign, IL, Space Jam is about fun with a purpose: we would love to see Scouts go on to become scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, teachers, musicians, technicians, and much more. We want to continue and develop excellence in teaching and share what we learn. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Webelos are all welcome.

Space Jam 6 takes place August 3-5 at the Chanute Air Museum in Rantuol, IL. Here's a list of the activities planned for this year. This year's featured merit badge will be Aviation in honor of our theme "The History of Aviation". New activities are in bold:

Offical Merit Badges
Archery
Aviation
Chess
Cit. in the World
Computers
Disabilities Aware.
Electronics
Emergency Prep.
Energy
Environmental Sci.
Fingerprinting
Pioneering
Geocaching
Geology
Inventing
Medicine
Metalwork
Pulp & Paper
Radio
Robotics
Scholarship
Soil & Water Cons.
Space Exploration
Textiles
Truck Trans.
 American Culture
Woodwork
Scouting Heritage
Cit. in the Nation
Nuclear Science

Webelos Activity Pins
Traveler
Outdoorsman

Geologist

Readyman
Scientist

 


Other Activities
International Space Station Radio Contact
Live NASA Digital Learning Network Video Contact
High Altitude Balloon Launch
Amateur ("Ham") Radio
Search and Rescue Demonstration
Archery & BB Gun Range
Inflatables
Movie Night
Chanute Air Museum Self-Guided Tours
Live Chess
Discover SCUBA
Duck Tape!

Note that some merit badges do have prerequisites that cannot be fulfilled at Space Jam. You can downlaod information about those prerequisites here: Merit Badge Prerequisites

See the "Register" tab for class and event schedules.

Included in the cost of of attendance is access to a campsite area. Groups are welcome to camp Friday and Saturday night.

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