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Skills Classes
The Home Commander (Family Leadership & Life Skills)
A family is a team — everyone has a job, a budget, and a role.
About this class
Inspired by the spirit of the BSA Family Life merit badge. Students learn that a family functions like a team — with shared responsibilities, communication, and a budget. They take on real roles at home, plan and lead a family project, and finish the course as a confident contributor instead of a passenger.
What students learn
- ✓What a family 'team' looks like — roles, responsibilities, and respect
- ✓Communication, conflict resolution, and active listening
- ✓Household chores and time management
- ✓Personal and family budgeting basics
- ✓Planning, shopping for, and cooking a family meal
- ✓Leading a family service or improvement project
- ✓Setting personal goals and tracking progress
- ✓Reflection and presenting your project to the group
What students take home
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A personal Home Commander binder — budget worksheets, chore-and-goals tracker, meal plan, and the completed family-project plan they led — plus a printed certificate of completion.