Balboa Activity Arc's

Over 100,000 Arc's earned by Scouts at Camp Balboa weekends.

Arc's are earned at Camp Balboa for participating in weekend camp activities, Wood Tool Safety & Use, Knots & Rope Making, Compass, No To Drugs, Cooking, Campfire, Skits, Songs, and 40 more.

Units camping at Balboa for 3 weekends and participate in the activities available can earn Arc's to circle the Balboa patch twice and make a colorful patch that is 6 1/2" in diameter.

What do Activity Arc's do for "YOU"?

When you come to Camp Balboa the Arc program will make it easy to get your Scouts to work on some of their advancement and activity requirements because of that little patch they can earn for doing the requirements. Several of the Arc's parallel those activities. i.e.; Knife Safety, Camping, Scouts Own, Knots, and Fire Safety.

The Arc's are done by each unit by the unit leaders. The weekend staff is always available to assist the unit with any of the weekend program as necessary. Each weekend usually has available Wood Tool Safety, Rope & Knots, Compass, and any others that you are not comfortable with.

The entire weekend program including the Arc's is set up at the leader meeting on Friday night in Baden-Powell Lodge. The program is scheduled to best benefit all units at camp. Over 100,000 Arc's sold have proven the program to be a success.

"Scouts will do almost anything for a patch."

Two or three active outings at Camp Balboa will usually create a vest patch 4.5".

San Diego-Imperial Council Camp Balboa Activity Arcs

Weekend Camping/Activity Activity-Arc segments to circle the Balboa Camp Patch

	Balboa Camp Patch
Americanism	Discuss what it means to be a good American citizen
Archery	Learning technique and shooting skills with the bow & arrow
Arrowhead	Second campout at Camp Balboa & Service Project
Astronomy	Identification of various constellations
Bear Scout	Discuss what is a good Bear Scout to you
Brave	Third campout at Camp Balboa & service project
Campfire	Participate in a campfire with another unit in camp
Camping	Camp at Camp Balboa with your unit
Ceremony	Unit Awards or Flag Retirement Ceremony at Camp Balboa
Chief	Forth campout at Camp Balboa & service project
Compass	Learn to find your way with a compass
Cooking	Cook one of your patrol/den meals
Craft	Work on a Craft while at a Balboa weekend campout
Ecology	Discuss things that will clean up the world
Fight Hunger	Bring a Can, Box, or Bag of food, Give your reason for helping
Fire Safety	Attend a class on fire building, use, & safety
Fitness	Demonstrate four exercises for 15 minutes (total)
Flag Ceremony	Participate in a flag ceremony with your den/patrol
Fleur-de-lis	Discuss the Scout Oath and Law in your own words
Friendship	Friendship with Scouts from another country/council
Games	Play a game other than Football, Soccer, Baseball, with another unit
Handicap Awareness	Go through the Handicap obstacle course
Hiking	Take the hike from camp to Balboa Park and back
Kites	Make a kite and fly it in camp
Knots	Learn and demonstrate knots at your rank level
Lashing	Demonstrate two types of lashings (Boy Scouts)
Music/Songs	Participate in songfest or lead 2 songs at campfire
Overnighter	Get the camping patch, camp over at least one night
Pine Tree	Identify four plants or trees around the camp
Recycle	Identify four recyclable items brought to camp
Recruiter (FREE)	Bring a friend and sign him up for Scouting while at camp
Red Cross	Show emergency first aid for your rank
Safe at Home	Discuss things to make your home safe and secure
Say No to Drugs	What do you think about drug problems & abuse
Scouts Own	Participate in a Religious Service (Scouts Own)
Service Project	Give a hour of service to make the Camp better
Air Rifle	Learning technique and shooting skills with the air rifle
Skits	Make or remake a skit and show it at campfire
Sports	Play a sport in the field with another unit
Swimmer	Do the safe swim requirements for your rank
Three Finger	Explain the Scout Sign to the Campmaster
Tiger Scout	Explain what is a good Tiger Cub
Two Finger	Explain the Cub Scout Sign to the Campmaster
Webelos Scout	Discuss what is a good Webelos Scout to you
Wolf Scout	Discuss what is a good Wolf Scout to you
Wood Tools	Participate in the Knife, Ax, and Saw safety course
Zoo	Visit the Zoo or take the behind the scenes tour