Cub Scouting


join cub scouts.jpgCub Scouting is where most boys join the Scouting program, but boys may join at any level.

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The Purposes of Cub Scouting

Cub Scouting is a year-round family program designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting.

  1. Character Development
  2. Spiritual Growth
  3. Good Citizenship
  4. Sportsmanship and Fitness
  5. Family Understanding
  6. Respectful Relationships
  7. Personal Achievement
  8. Friendly Service
  9. Fun and Adventure
  10. Preparation for Boy Scouts


Cub Scout Values


As a Cub Scout, you do your best and you help others. You learn the Cub Scout Promise and the Law of the Pack. You also learn what they mean.


The Cub Scout Promise

I promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.


The Law of the Pack

The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.


Cub Scouting's Core Values

  • Citizenship: Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities.
  • Compassion: Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well-being of others.
  • Cooperation: Being helpful and working together with others toward a common goal
  • Courage: Being brave and doing what is right regardless of our fears, the difficulties, or the consequences.
  • Faith: Having inner strength and confidence based on our trust in God.
  • Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit.
  • Honesty: Telling the truth and being worthy of trust.
  • Perseverance: Sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult.
  • Positive Attitude: Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations.
  • Resourcefulness: Using human and other resources to their fullest.
  • Respect: Showing regard for the worth of something or someone.
  • Responsibility: Fulfilling our duty to God, country, other people, and ourselves.


The family is the basis of Cub Scouting


It exists to support your family and help enrich your family time together. Boys have a different handbook at each grade level, with suggested activities that are age-appropriate for their development level. As your boy advances through these books by working on activities with you, he will earn badges and other recognition that he can wear on his uniform. Day Camp opportunities, Cub Scout Overnight Camp, and Webelos Adventure Camp are available at this level.


The Cub Scouting program takes place at two levels

  • Den - A den is a small group of boys in the same grade level who meet weekly.
  • Pack - All dens, from grades 1-5 make up a Pack. Once a month, the dens, with their families, come together for a Pack meeting, where boys show off their skills and are recognized for the badges they've earned.

 

 

 

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