Cub Scouting is a year-round program that offers fun activities that promote character and leadership development. The Cub Scout program is designed for youth from 5-11 years old. The program is designed to be hands-on, and parents are encouraged to play an active role alongside their children.
Scouting embraces the outdoors through camping hiking and water sports. We also focus on helping our communities through service projects, STEM development and building confident kids through our wide range of activities. The Cub Scout program is designed to develop physical, mental and emotional fitness. Fitness includes the body (well-tuned and healthy), the mind (able to think and solve problems), and the emotions (self-control, courage, and self-respect).
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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 child to do things together.
Your child needs to belong to a group of children their own age. Through this sense of belonging, they build 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. Scouting 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.
Come join the fun of Cub Scouting as a family…It’s fun! You’ll make new friends too, as you work with the parents of your child’s new friends. No task is too difficult when you’re having fun as part of a team of Cub Scout parents, reinforcing each other’s efforts to help your children grow up to be good citizens.
One unique thing about Cub Scouting is that you, as their family, join in on the program with your child and you will help them along the way. Family is the basis of Cub Scouting. It exists to support your family and help enrich your family time together.
The Cub Scouting program takes place at two levels: Den and Pack. Your child will be part of a den, a small group of children in the same grade level who usually meet weekly or twice a month. All dens from grades K through 5, make up a pack. Once a month, the dens, with their families, are 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.
Each Scout will participate in age appropriate activities in their dens on different topics, such as hiking, nature, science, citizenship, first aid, sports and more. As a pack, there will be special events and activities such as banquets, races, and community service projects.
The most important help that you, as a parent, can give your child is to work with them on their Cub Scout activities. And then it is all-important for you to attend the monthly pack meeting with your Scout, so that you can celebrate their achievements. Your role as a parent is the secret to a successful Cub Scouting program!
The den and the pack also rely on parent participation to run a successful program. Consider volunteering as a member of the pack leadership team. By volunteering in Scouting, you are also giving your child the gift of your time. What could be more valuable? Below are some of the ways you could volunteer. For those with less time to give, be sure to fill out the Talent Survey and give to a pack leader.
Den Leader. Leads the den for weekly den and monthly pack meetings. Attends the monthly pack committee meeting.
Cubmaster. Helps plan and carry out the pack program with the help of the pack committee. Emcees the monthly pack meeting and attends the pack committee meeting.
Committee Chair: Presides at all pack committee meetings. Helps recruit adult leaders and attends the monthly pack meeting and pack committee meeting.
Advancement Chair. Maintains advancement records for the pack. Orders and obtains all badges and insignia. Attends the monthly pack meeting and pack committee meeting.
New Member Chair. Manages the transition of new Scouts into the pack and coordinates orientation for new Scouting families.
Secretary/Treasurer. Keeps all records for the pack, including pack bank account, financial records, etc. Attend the monthly pack meeting and pack committee meeting.
