About

Troop Academy was formed to solve a problem a few families were discussing during a weekly scout meeting. How can we get our scouts exposed to more opportunities and interests than our local troop is able to provide? We searched the web and found a few local places that offered merit badge workshops and even a few that offered online classes. What we didn’t find was a platform that offered counselors / troops / districts / councils the ability to easily provide mentorship and guidance to scouts from anywhere.

Thus Troop Academy was born. The idea to create an online platform for merit badge classes was conceived in January of 2020 before the nation started self-quarantining and Scouting online took off. The idea was serendipitous but we are kicking ourselves for not working to bring our idea to fruition before quarantining began.

However, Troop Academy is now a reality and we are so very pleased to be able to offer a platform for counselors to reach scouts that were not reachable yesterday. Thank you for your interest. We hope Troop Academy will be a meaningful tool in your Scout’s career.

-The Troop Academy Team