Scouting promises you the great outdoors. As a Scout, you can learn how to camp and hike without leaving a trace and how to take care of the land. You’ll study wildlife up close and learn about nature all around you. There are plenty of skills for you to master, and you can teach others what you have learned.
Young people need to serve. The level of community service is a good indication of the health of any society. Scouting has, from its inception, been deeply rooted in the concept of doing for others. “Do a Good Turn Daily” is a core Scouting precept. Scouting encourages young people to recognize the needs of others and take action accordingly. Scouting works through neighborhoods, volunteer organizations, and faith-based organizations to help young people appreciate and respond to the needs of others.
Why Join Cub Scouting?
- Your time is valuable. More than ever, today’s families struggle to find time to spend together. Cub Scouting helps to support your family by providing ready-made opportunities for you and your scout to do things together.
- Your scout needs to belong to a group of kids their own age. Through this sense of belonging, they builds self-esteem and learn to get along with others. As a parent, you want to be assured that the groups that your child joins will teach values consistent with good citizenship, character development, and physical fitness. The Boy Scouts of America has been weaving these lifetime values into fun and educational activities since 1910.
- In a society where your child is taught that winning is everything, Cub Scouting teaches them to “do their best” and to be helpful to others.
- Scouting teaches family values and works to strengthen your relationship with your child. Scouting activities can bring added value to the time you already have with your child.
- They will learn to live by the code of “On my honor.” But we know that kids do not join Cub Scouting just to get their character built, they join because it is fun.
How Does Cub Scouting Work?
One unique thing about Cub Scouting is that you, as your family, join in on the program with your scout, and you will help them along the way. The family is the basis of Cub Scouting. It exists to support your family and help enrich your family time together. Scouts have a different handbook at each grade level, with suggested activities that are age-appropriate for their developmental level. As your scout advances through these books by working on activities with you, they will earn badges and other recognitions that can be worn on their uniform. Your scout’s success in Cub Scouting depends upon you!
The Cub Scouting program takes place at two levels. Your scout will be a part of a den, a small group of scouts in the same grade level who usually meet one to two times per month. All dens, from grades K through 5, make up the pack. Once a month, the dens, with their families, meet together at the pack meeting, where scouts show off the new skills they have learned during the month and are recognized for the badges they have earned. All scouts, when they join, earn the Bobcat badge first. Your den leader will show you how.