Cub Scouting is a year-round family program
designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade
(or 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age).
Cub Scouts are organized by grade levels into “ranks”
and “dens”, and are led by adult leaders. The “dens
” together with the adult leaders and the committee form the
“pack”. First grade boys are Tiger Scouts, second grade
boys are Wolf Scouts, third grade boys are Bear Scouts, fourth grade
boys are Webelos Scouts, and fifth grade boys are Webelos II Scouts.
Each of the ranks is earned by completing age appropriate
activities and requirements, and by demonstrating a willingness to
behave according to the ideals of Cub Scouting.
When a boy completes the Cub Scouting program he is ready
for the next step, Boy Scouting!
Cub Scouting means “doing”. Everything in Cub
Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are
used to achieve the aims of Scouting- citizenship training,
character development, and personal fitness. Many of the activities
happen right in the den and pack. The most important are the weekly
den meetings and the monthly pack meetings.
Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scouting
advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of
personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family
understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement
projects.
Cub Scout enrollment is open year round, so you can join at
anytime. However, spring and the start of school are usually the most
popular times to sign up.
Instilling Values
Today’s world is complicated. Work, school, family,
sports, religion and extracurricular activities pull parents and
children in several different directions. As a parent, you want your
son to grow up to be a self-reliant, dependable, and caring
individual.
Cub Scouting achieves these out comes by
combining fun with educational activities and lifelong values. It
also helps parents strengthen character, develop good citizenship,
and enhance both mental and physical fitness in young boys.
Additionally, Cub Scouting provides boys with positive peer
groups and tools to shape their future.
In Cub Scouting, boys learn ideals like honesty, bravery, thrift and respect. These values
help boys make constructive decisions throughout their lifetimes and
give them the confidence they need to grow and develop.
In Cub Scouting, boys, families, leaders, and chartered
organizations work together to achieve the following:
- Influence a boy’s character development and
spiritual growth
- Help boys develop habits and attitudes of
good citizenship
- Encourage good sportsmanship and pride in
growing strong in mind and body
- Improve understanding within the
family
- Strengthen the ability to get along with
others
- Help boys foster a sense of personal
achievement by developing new interests and skills
- Provide fun and exciting new things to
do
- Prepare him to be a Boy Scout
