The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to help young people build character, learn citizenship, develop personal fitness, become effective leaders, and have fun in the outdoors. Cub Scouting is a program of the Boy Scouts of America for children in the first through fifth grades. The Lion pilot is exploring the value of a Scouting program for kindergarten-age children. (Children must be 5 years old or the year before first grade.)
Lion is a family-oriented program. A youth and his/her parent or caring adult partner join Scouting together. A group of six to eight boys or girls and their adult partners meet together in a group called a den. Dens will meet approximately twice per month. They have fun participating in den meetings and outings while making memories together.
Lion Den Leader:
Every Lion Den is required to have a registered den leader whose responsibilities include:
- Work directly with other den leaders to ensure that their den is an active and successful part of the pack.
- Coordinate shared leadership among the Lion adult partners, ensuring that den meetings and outings are planned, prepared for, and conducted by all adult partners on a rotating basis, and that the den activities provide advancement opportunities for the scouts in the den.
- Attend committee meetings.
- Lead the den at meetings and pack activities.
- Ensure the transition of scouts in the Lion den into a Tiger den at the end of the year.
The uniform is an important part of the Scouting program, especially for the youngest scouts just starting their cub scout journey. It identifies the scouts and adults with Lions and gives them a sense of belonging to the den, the pack, and the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts enjoy wearing their Lion uniform. They should wear it to all den meetings, pack meetings, and special pack activities.
The pack provides each NEW scout with one class B t-shirt uniform. We wear these to help identify the group when we are out doing physical activities in our community. We encourage our families to pick up a class B for everyone in the family.