Approval
7.0.4.9. Incidental: permitted, and not a Scouting activity
Required
A recreation centre or school may run a computer camp to teach coding, charge for it, and mention that participants may fulfil some Programming merit badge requirements. That some requirements might be met does not make it a Scouting activity, so it needs no Scouting America approval.
Notes and warnings
Note. The Guide's worked example is worth keeping: a computer camp run by a school or recreation centre, teaching coding, charging a fee, mentioning in its publicity that participants may fulfil some Programming merit badge requirements. Permissible, and not a Scouting activity.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 7.0.4.9 · Programmes where fulfilling merit badge requirements is incidental are permissible and are not Scouting activities.