Welcome to the Webelos 1 Den!

Leader-Katie Sutherland

Welcome to Webelos Cub Scouting

WELCOME TO CUB SCOUTING: EARNING THE WEBELOS RANK

A boy or girl who is 10 years old or is in the fourth grade is a Webelos Scout, and his adventures are found in the Webelos Handbook.

Like all other new Cub Scouts, a Webelos must first earn his Bobcat rank. After completing the requirements for Bobcat he may go on to complete the requirements for the Wolf rank and the many electives that are offered for his rank.

The den meeting plans for the Webelos rank adventures are found in the Webelos Den Leader Guide along with other tips and hints for running a fun Cub Scout Program.

Webelos Badge Requirements

• 1. Be an active member of your Webelos den for three months. (Being active means having good attendance, paying your den dues, and working on den projects.)

  2. Complete each of the required Adventures with your den or family:

     • Cast Iron Chef

     • Duty to God and You

     • First Responder

     • Stronger, Faster, Higher

     • Webelos Walkabout

  3. Complete at least one elective Adventure of your den or family's choosing.

  4. With your parent, guardian, or other caring adult complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide, and earn the Cyber Chip award for your age.*

*If your family does not have Internet access at home AND you do not have ready Internet access at school or another public place or via a mobile device, the Cyber Chip portion of this requirement may be waived by your parent or guardian.

There are 5 Core (Required) Adventures in the Webelos program:

1. Cast Iron Chef

2. Duty to God and You

3. First Responder

4. Stronger, Faster, Higher

5. Webelos Walkabout

There are 18 Elective Adventures in the Webelos and Arrow of Light programs:

1. Adventures in Science

2. Aquanaut

3. Art Explosion

4. Aware and Care

5. Build It

6. Build My Own Hero

7. Castaway

8. Earth Rocks!

9. Engineer

10. Fix It

11. Game Design

12. Into the Wild

13. Into the Woods

14. Looking Back, Looking Forward

15. Maestro!

16. Moviemaking

17. Project Family

18. Sportsman

A parent, guardian, or other caring adult acknowledges the completion of each achievement part by signing the boy’s handbook (Akela’s OK). The den leader also signs each boy’s handbook (Den Leader’s OK) and records progress in the den’s advancement records. The Webelos Scouts also keep track of their own advancement using the Adventure Tracking section in the back of their handbooks, and under the guidance of the den leader, they can also keep a record of their individual progress on a den advancement chart and den doodle.

The pack should encourage each den to deliver a year-round program, drawing from both required adventures to support rank advancement and elective adventures to support program enrichment. Elective adventures may be earned during den activities, by a boy with the participation of his family, and during council and district sponsored program opportunities. There is no required order in which adventures must be earned.