March 20, 2026

Don’t miss out on this amazing event! Scouts from all over Massachusetts are invited to participate in the 2026 Scouting Report to the Commonwealth. On Thursday, April 23rd, Scouts will meet at Nurse’s Hall at the State House in Boston at 9:30am. Scouts will parade into the Senate Chamber, State-wide statistics will be shared with our state officials, and a group photo will be taken. Tours of the State House afterwards are also available. This is a FREE event! There will be an optional Freedom Trail hike following the ceremony.

Camps Just for Older Kids

Brownsea 22

Brownsea 22 is a unique and exciting hands-on residential camp program design to teach youth leadership skills through the practice of Scout skills. Brownsea concentrates on camping, hiking, nature study, pioneering, and cooking. Held at New England Base Camp, Milton, MA - June 28-July 4

Brownsea

NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training)

NYLT is a week-long outdoor leadership training program for youth leaders. A highly trained youth staff under the supervision of adult advisors set the example in modeling the core learning and leadership messages of the National SA NYLT syllabus. Scouts must be 13 or completed 8th grade and have reached the rank of 1st class or have unit leader's recommendation to attend. Held at T.L. Storer, Barnstead, NH - June 28-July 3

NYLT

Climbing Camp

What better way to learn climbing than… to climb? That’s right, participants will be climbing and rappelling before lunch on day one! This program is great for adventurers interested in working on climbing skills. Participants will get a taste of bouldering, top-rope climbing, rappelling, and more. Get strong like a climber using rock-rings, balance like a climber with slack-lining, and problem-solve like a climber by stacking milk crates as high as you can!!!

Climbing Day Camp

Bicycle Camp

Get ready for an active, adventurous week with New England Base Camp’s Bicycle Adventure, designed specifically for youth ages 13-17! This five-day, instructor-led program will take participants on exciting cycling tours through some of Eastern Massachusetts' most beautiful areas. This program offers an opportunity to explore the great outdoors while building skills, making new friends, and having fun. Some previous riding experience required.

Bicycle Day Camp

Aquatics Camp

Spend the week using canoes, kayaks, paddle boards and more. Campers will spend time on a variety of different waters located around Base Camp and the surrounding areas plus activities at Base Camp.

Aquatics Day Camp

Maker-Space Camp

Have you ever built anything cool with tools before? If you join our trained staff at NEBC’s newest program area, the “Magee Maker-Space'' workshop, you’ll get to dream big, and build… well, almost as big!!! We’ll help get you started with the dreaming, designing, and problem-solving processes required for the projects that catch your mind’s-eye.

Maker-Space Day Camp

Eagle Week

Eagle Week is a week long summer camp adventure designed to focus on a Scout's path to Eagle. Scouts will have the opportunity to work on Eagle-required merit badges. Swimming Merit Badge and other Merit Badges are decided on based on the participant's needs.

Eagle Day Camp

Crossover Camp

For Arrow of Light Scouts Crossing Over and All Scouts Working Towards First Class

Friday, May 1st- Sunday, May 3rd.

The program provides a comprehensive plan to all campers, leading to completion of many of the outdoor requirements for Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class ranks. Scouts who have just crossed over, or may be new to Scouting, will find this program ideal. The goals: to give all campers confidence in their newfound outdoor skills, and to develop a strong beginning along the Scouting trail for advancement.

Crossover Camp

New Program Registration System

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the registration experience, Spirit of Adventure Council is transitioning to a new event and registration system called CouncilWare. This system will streamline the process for camp rentals, district events, summer camp sign-ups, and other council programs. It will provide a more efficient experience for both customers registering for events and for council reporting on the back end.

You can help us begin this transition by creating an account at:

https://mycouncil.scoutingboston.org/ Once you have created your login, go into your account and complete the information in your Profile, especially adding your Member ID to your profile. This will help with registration for future events – the system will allow you to pull information into the registrations directly from your profile. That way you don’t have to remember and/or lookup your Member ID each time you register for an event.

Once your account is created, you will be able to view events you have registered for and, for those involved with District operations, events you are helping to manage.

One important change involves how Spirit of Adventure Council member discounts are applied. During registration for programs such as merit badge classes or summer camp, you will be asked to enter the member ID for the youth you are registering. This ID can be found in your (or their) my.scouting.org account.

As with any new software rollout, there may be some initial issues as we work through the transition. We appreciate your patience and support as we implement this new system.

A special thank you to all the volunteers and staff that made this day such a success, as well as the Explorers from Post 911 Methuen Police Department.