HMNS Merit Badge Program

HMNS AT HERMANN PARK

5555 Hermann Park Dr.

Houston, Texas 77030

Summer 2025 - Registration Opens March 3, 2025

HMNS offers in person merit badge sessions at both the main location and the location in Sugar Land.

Five-day, four-day, two-day, and one-day classes are scheduled for the summer. Five and Four-day classes include numerous badges, and two and one-day classes focus on one badge. Class hours are 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Extended care is available for an additional fee, before class begins each day, from 8 – 10 a.m., and after class ends, from 3 – 5:30 p.m. 

Please Note: Summer Scouts Extended Day is not available at the Sugar Land Museum.

Virtual sessions are also available through the HMNS Summer Scouts program.

Each Scouts BSA class will cover all requirements for a Merit Badge, although some classes will have prerequisite work or homework. Scouts BSA Merit Badge classes are designed for boys or girls who are 11 to 17 years of age, have earned the Cub Scouting Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have finished the fifth grade.

Please note that this is not a troop event.

Shac merit badge Opportunities

March 1, 2025 - Automotive Maintenance, Fire Safety, Disabilities Awareness, First Aid, Journalism, Plumbing and Surveying (Classes may be at Different Locations)

March 29, 2025 - Welding Law

October 4, 2025 - TBD

December 13, 2025 - TBD

Merit Badge Days are an opportunity for Scouts in troops, crews or ships to work on requirements for one or more merit badges. Classes are taught by career professionals and Scouters with real-life experiences in the field. 

These are not give-away merit badges. In order to receive full credit, Scout are expected to read the merit badge book before the event, participate fully during the class, and complete prerequisites. Learn more about merit badge completions and partials.

The merit badge classes are interactive and require active participation by each Scout. Merit badge class sizes are limited so that each Scout has the opportunity to learn about future careers, trades, citizenship, hobbies, and life skills while working on merit badge requirements.

Registration is completed online using a credit card or electronic check. There is no onsite registration. 

Important: Before registering, check the school and troop calendar for conflicts. Check which merit badges the Scout has already completed. Scouts must obtain approval from their unit leader before participating in the class.

Please note that this is not a troop event.