Camping

Fun with a Purpose! This is the foundation which allows the Heart of America Council to provide a superior summer camp experience to the youth members of our council. Each age appropriate camp program recognizes the importance of providing an enjoyable and attractive experience for young people, while at the same time, address the elements that are important to youth development, such as social adeptness, caring relationships, creative use of time and respect for one self and others.

• Camping Resources and Forms - Print health forms, camperships applications and much much more.
• Cub Scout Overnight Family Camping  Overnight camping is not just for Boy Scouts.  As part of the pack's annual plan, each pack should include a well organized Pack Overnighter for the Cub Scouts and families in their unit. Well planned, organized overnighters at the pack level help fulfill the promise made to our Cub Scouts.  For lots of great ideas for Cub Scout camping, download the Cub Scout Camping Guide.
  
• Cub Scout Day Camp, is a day time camping experience held within each district of the council. Tiger Cubs through Webelos will enjoy this camp.
  
• Bear Camp is a Cub Scout Resident Camp designed for Bear Cub Scouts. Held at the Theodore Naish Scout Reservation in Bonner Springs, Kansas, Bear Camp is a theme-oriented overnight camping experience that provides a one-night, two day camping experience with a program that is designed as an introduction to the long-term camping program of the Boy Scouts of America.
  
• Webelos Scout Resident Camp is also held at the Naish Scout Reservation. The program is designed for both first and second year Webelos Scouts, with the first year Webelos program revolving on Activity Badges such as Sportsman, Aquanaut, and Naturalist. The second year Webelos Program is designed to advance the camping skills of a young man as he prepares to enter his next level of scouting, Boy Scouting. The Webelos Camp Program is a two night, three day camping experience.
  
• Boy Scout Resident Camp is a long-term camping experience for all young men in the Boy Scout Program. It is designed to teach independence and interdependence among scouts while at the same time provide opportunities for them to learn leadership and teamwork as they live the patrol method and work on advancement and merit badge requirements. The Heart of America Council offers three long-term camping programs for Boy Scouts. The Theodore Naish Scout Reservation offers a six-day camping program, along with opportunities for young men to be active in the Order of the Arrow. The H. Roe Bartle Scout Reservation is a nine-day Boy Scout camping experience with the opportunity for a young man to become a member the Tribe of Mic-O-Say after he has experienced three years of long term summer camp. The Council operates a five-day Boy Scout Camping experience at Rotary Youth Camp on Lake Jacomo. This program offers the Boy Scout camping program to young men who have a disability, which prevents them from attending either the Naish or Bartle Scout Reservations. Both honor camping programs are a part of Rotary Camp.

• Honor Camping Programs: As a young man advances in the Scouting Program and his camping skills become proficient, he becomes a vital troop resource to teach the younger scouts in his troop. The council offers two honor camping programs, the Order of the Arrow and the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, which are designed to hone the leadership skills of an older scout and encourage them to teach and support the younger scouts within his troop.
  
  

• High Adventure Camping Opportunities: The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America offers several high adventure camping programs which provide continued opportunities for older, more experienced scouts in specific outdoor program areas. Florida National High Adventure Sea Base provides many programs that revolve around the ocean, such as sailing, scuba and snorkeling, while the Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico offers high adventure backpacking trips. Northern Tier National High Adventure Base.

• Summer Camp Staff:  Each year the Heart of America Council employs members to assist in the delivery of programs and services to the thousands of Scouts and Scouters that attend the summer camping programs.  The Naish Scout Reservation, Bartle Scout Reservation as well as, Rotary Camp are  accepting applications for members of Boy Scouts of America that are interested in serving as camp staff members during the coming summer.  Members desiring to serve as Commissioners during the summer must also complete and submit the staff application which is available in the Resources and Forms/Camping Info section of this website.

Interviews are typically held in December/January with letters of agreement and/or employment being mailed in March/April.  For the safety of all adults and youth who attend our camps, the Heart of America Council conducts a background check on all staff who are 18 years of age or older. Because of this, an additional process has been added to the camp staff selection procedure (DISCLOSURE TO EMPLOYMENT APPLICANT REGARDING PROCUREMENT OF A CONSUMER REPORT). 

You may download the application from the Resources and Forms/Camping Info section of this website or request that an application be sent to you by calling (816) 569-4928 or by sending an email to the Program Department.    Additionally, applications are also available at the Council Service Center or from your District Executive.

EEOC Notice N-915.043II states “a pre-employment inquiry on the part of the employer for information such as date of birth or state age on an application form is not, in itself a violation of the age discrimination in employment act (ADEA).  The ADEA of 1967 prohibits discrimination in employment on the base of age. 

To All Applicants: The information requested is used to assist in the completion of a background investigation.  The information will be maintained in a limited access file, detached from your application.  The information will be used for the sole purpose of identification when conducting a background investigation.