SCOUTING
For Parents
Parents of young boys face a lot of choices in after-school activities. Boys want to have fun, while parents want them to learn positive values and skills that will last a lifetime. If your boy is about to enter first through fifth grade, Cub Scouting may be exactly what you are both looking for.
Generations of American men have participated in and benefited from Cub Scouting, and the experience of serving millions of participants over almost a century has enabled us to make Cub Scouting one of the most exciting and rewarding programs available to your family.
As a parent, you can be assured that Cub Scouting
* involves a variety of family activities
* encourages good behavior
* teaches lifelong values
* strengthens the bonds of family
Why Cub Scouting?
Cub Scouting's Strength is that it is a well-rounded program that positively affects every area of a boy's life.
Cub Scouting encourages boys to achieve a deeper appreciation of others, including peers, parents and other adults. Early in their Scouting experience, boys learn the value of serving others.
Cub Scouting provides boys with a sense that they are important as individuals. They learn that their Scouting family cares about what happens to them. Cub Scouting promotes activities that lead to personal responsibility and high self-esteem. As a result, when hard decisions have to be made, a boy can look to himself, make the right decision and be proud.
How Cub Scouting works
Your boy is a member of a den. A den leader (usually a parent) is in charge of the activities, which include games, crafts, songs, ceremonies and lots of fun. Training and program materials support den volunteers.
Your boy is also a member of a pack. A pack consists of of several dens and meets at least once a month. The Cubmaster leads pack meetings with Scouts and their families in attendance. The pack meeting is made up of fun activities, as well as the presentation of awards that have been earned during the month.
A Cub Scout Pack graduates
boys into a Boy Scout Troop.
Scouts grades 1 through 5 participate in a "Cub Scout Pack". A
Cub Scout Pack is organized a little differently than a Boy Scout Troop.
A Troop is boy run with oversight from Adults. A Pack is completely parent
run.
Boys of the same age are organized into "Dens" of 5 to 8 boys.
Each Den must have at least one registered adult leader (also there must
always be at least 2 adults at any gathering).
Collectively the Dens are called a Pack.
The Pack is overseen by the Committee just like a Troop.
The first badge a boy must earn in a Pack is Bobcat. Bobcat covers things
like personal safety and the sayings & handshake & Scout Sign in Cub
Scouts.
Each Den then works from an age appropriate Handbook to earn that age
groups Badge.
- Tiger - 1st Grade
- Wolf - 2nd Grade
- Bear - 3rd Grade
- Webelos - 4th Grade
- Webelos II - 5th Grade
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