Children and Family Programs

Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge

Earn your Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge at The Morton Arboretum!

Content Detail

How much do you know about the government where you live? Just as ecosystems within The Morton Arboretum are a complex web, you live in a complex web of government units.

In this merit badge class we will explore local government structures. We will explore government services as well as how to exercise your role in being a good citizen.

This course meets in person at the Arboretum on two dates with required homework between sessions and required reading of the merit badge booklet.

Instructor: Education program guide, The Morton Arboretum

Age: 11 to 17

Course number: M101

Instructor

Education program guide, The Morton Arboretum

The Arboretum’s education program guides are experienced professional educators and naturalists with a deep knowledge of the trails and ecology of The Morton Arboretum.

What to Know

Required Reading: Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge Booklet

This program is held indoors and outdoors.

Dress for the weather and wear comfortable, sturdy shoes.Be prepared to walk on wood-chipped trails.

Bring a notebook and pen.

Program Schedule

This program meets the following two times.

Saturday, April 19, 2025, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Thornhill Education Center (Parking Lot 21), West Side

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