About Cub
Scouting
Cub Scouting
means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the
boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of
Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal
fitness. Cub Scout leaders strive to use Cub Scouting's 12 Core
Values throughout all elements of the program—service projects,
ceremonies, games, skits, songs, crafts, and all the other
activities enjoyed at den and pack meetings.
Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack.
The most important are the bi-weekly den meetings and the monthly pack
meetings.
Like most Packs, we
are organized into five smaller age/grade specific groups called Dens
that meet usually from two to four times a month and
are run by a Den Leader, usually a Cub’s parent, most often with the
assistance of a Den Chief (a Troop 113 Boy Scout) and possibly one or
more Assistant Den Leaders. Tiger meetings are also attended by the
Cub’s parent or guardian partner who assists the Tiger Scout. In the
past, Dens have met in leaders’ homes,
MacAfee Road School,
and at
Somerset Presbyterian Church.
Meetings usually last for an hour to an hour and one half. Additionally,
Dens may plan a weekend activity for rank advancement or just for fun.
Each Den is made up of boys of one school grade as listed and since most
Dens have six to eight members, there may be more than one Den per
grade:
    
First grade
Any grade Second grade
Third grade 4th & 5th grade
Tiger
Bobcat
Wolf
Bear
Webelos
Apart from the
fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities,
the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, the Motto, and the Cub Scout
sign, handshake, and salute all teach good citizenship and
contribute to a boy's sense of belonging. |
