What is Cub Scouts?
Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub
Scouting. It is a year-round family program designed for boys who are in the
first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Parents,
leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub
Scouting. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three membership
divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.)
The 10 purposes of Cub Scouting are:
Character Development
Spiritual Growth
Good Citizenship
Sportsmanship and Fitness
Family Understanding
Respectful Relationships
Personal Achievement
Friendly Service
Fun and Adventure
Preparation for Boy Scouts
Cub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den,
usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys. Tiger Cubs (first-graders),
Wolf Cub Scouts (second-graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third-graders), and Webelos
Scouts (fourth- and fifth-graders) meet weekly.
Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting
under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The committee includes
parents of boys in the pack and members of the chartered organization.
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Tiger Cubs. A school-year program for first-grade
(or 7-year-old) boys and their adult partners that stresses simplicity, shared
leadership, learning about the community, and family understanding. Each
boy/adult team meets for family activities, then once or twice a month all
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Wolf and
Bear Cubs. A family- and home-centered program for boys in the second
through fifth grade (or 8, 9, and 10 years old). Cub Scouting's emphasis is
on quality program at the local level, where the most boys and families are
involved. 
Fourth- and fifth-grade (or 10-year-old)
boys are called Webelos Scouts (WE'll BE LOyal Scouts)
and participate in more advanced activities that begin to prepare them to
become Boy Scouts. This is a two-year fun-filled program where the boys begin
to participate in Troop activities.
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