Program

Adventure Awaits...

Cub Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the scouts doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting— promote citizenship, character development, and personal fitness. Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack at weekly den meetings and monthly pack meetings.

Apart from the fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities, the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a child's sense of belonging.

The Pack

Consisting of all scouts from K-5th grade
Lead by the Cubmaster with parent and Den Leader assistance
Meets monthly at Folger McKinsey Elementary
Larger scale, Pack-wide events for the whole family

The Dens

Grade specific groups of boys & girls, typically 2-12 scouts, who complete rank specific adventures targeted to their grade level
Lead by Den Leaders with parent assistance
Meet monthly (at the den leaders's time and location discretion)
Additional family outings/"field trips"

Scout Oath

[On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; to help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout Motto

"Do Your Best"

Scout Law

A Scout is:

Trustworthy

Loyal

Helpful

Friendly

Courteous

Kind

Obedient

Cheerful

Thrifty

Brave

Clean

Reverent

Adventures

Cub Scout Adventures

Cub Scouts earn Adventures that are specific to their grade and rank. Based on different topics such as hiking, nature, science, citizenship, first aid, sports, and more, adventures are earned as a Cub Scout advances toward their badge of rank. A number of Adventures must be completed to earn the badge of rank for each grade level. Adventures may be earned in any order. Completion of adventures is how the aims of character, citizenship, leadership, and personal fitness are developed. Once an adventure is completed, a Cub Scout receives recognition in the form of an adventure loop or adventure pin.

View Scouting.org for more details.

Scouting Adventure Chart from Scouting.org.

Ranks

Advancement

Cub Scout activities are centered around earning badges that are specific to each school grade level. This badge represents a rank. Advancement refers to the progress a Cub Scout makes toward their badge of rank. All of the activities for each rank are in the Cub Scout handbooks.

The Advancement Trail

On the advancement trail, a Cub Scout progresses towards a badge of rank based on their grade. They need not have earned the previous rank in order to earn the next. Each of the ranks in Cub Scouting has its own requirements that are age appropriate, so earning a rank below a Cub Scout’s current grade is not permitted. As a Cub Scout advances through the ranks, the requirements get more challenging, to match the new skills and abilities they have learned.

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