THE ADVANCEMENT PLAN
Your son will join a den consistent with his grade level.  These dens work towards earning a badge – the Tiger, Wolf, Bear or Webelos badge – depending on grade.   Your son need not / does not earn badges applicable to younger boys if he is already in a higher grade.  The only exception is that all boys earn the Bobcat badge regardless of grade.  We will let you know around the start of the school year which den your son will be in and who his leaders will be.
 
 
Bobcat (Earned by ALL NEW Cub Scouts, regardless of grade)
To earn the Bobcat badge, Cub Scouts must learn the Cub Scout Promise, motto, salute, sign, handshake, Law of the Pack, and the meaning of “Webelos”.   The requirements are typically fully met in your son’s
first den meeting.
 
 
Tiger Cub – 1st Grade
Tiger Cubs is a program of indoor and outdoor activities designed for a boy who is in first grade and/or seven years old. Your Tiger Cub and you, his adult partner, are a team. 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. You and your Tiger Cub will be a member of a den. Most dens meet once or twice a month, and sometimes those are local outings.  The den also takes part in the monthly pack meeting. Each den meeting and activity is led by a den leader and an adult partner. This is
called shared leadership.
 
 
Wolf – 2nd Grade
The Wolf program is for boys who have completed first grade and/or are eight years old. To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills. Each boy is a member of a den led by a den leader and assistant den leader(s).  Most dens meet once or twice a month.  Each den also participates in the monthly pack meetings. After the Cub Scout earns the Wolf badge, he may work on electives to earn Arrow Points until he is old enough to advance to the next rank.
 
 
Bear – 3rd Grade
The Bear program is for boys who have completed second grade and/or are nine years old. Each boy is a member of a den led by a den leader and assistant den leader(s). Each den participates in the monthly pack meetings. To earn the Bear badge, a boy must complete twelve out of 24 achievements. After the Cub Scout earns the Bear badge, he works on electives to earn Arrow Points until he is old enough to advance to the next rank.
 
 
Webelos I & II – 4th  & 5th Grade
This program is for boys who have completed third grade and/or are age ten. Fourth graders are Webelos I and fifth graders are Webelos II. Webelos have a choice of twenty activity badges to earn. The Webelos program helps the Scouts to become familiar with the requirements for Boy Scouts – all leading to the Arrow of Light Award, which is the highest award in Cub Scouting.