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The Purposes of Cub Scouting
Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger
boys through Cub Scouting. It 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. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three
membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.)
The ten purposes of Cub Scouting are:
- Character Development
- Spiritual Growth
- Good Citizenship
- Sportsmanship and Fitness
- Family Understanding
- Respectful Relationships
- Personal Achievement
- Friendly Service
- Fun and Adventure
- Preparation for Boy Scouts
Membership
Cub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned
to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys. Tiger Cubs
(first-graders), Wolf Cub Scouts (second graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third
graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth graders) meet weekly.
Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for
a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The
committee includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the chartered
organization.
Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scout
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.
The Tiger Cub program is for first grade (or
age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement
areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements
within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub Badge. These requirements consist of an
exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the
first grade..
The Wolf program is for boys who have
completed first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass
twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills.
The Bear rank is for boys who have completed
second grade (or are age 9). There are 24 Bear achievements in four categories.
The Cub Scout must complete 12 of these to earn the Bear badge. These
requirements are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for Wolf
rank.
This program is for boys who have completed
third grade (or are age 10). A boy may begin working on the Webelos badge as
soon as he joins a Webelos den. This is the first step in his transition from
the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop. As he completes the requirements found
in the Webelos Scout Book, he will work on activity badges, attend meetings led
by adults, and become familiar with the Boy Scout requirements—all leading to
the Arrow of Light Award.