I, (say your name), promise
to DO MY BEST
To do my DUTY to GOD and my Country
To HELP other people, and
To OBEY the LAW of the Pack
The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.
DO YOUR BEST
Begin using the Boy Scout Oath, Law, etc...
A raised right hand with the pointer and middle fingers upright and the others curled in (thumb over other fingers). The Sign is used when giving the Promise or when saying the Law or Motto. During activities, a leader gives the Sign with the fingers spread in a V as a request for silence and attention. All present cease their conversations and give the Sign to indicate their readiness to listen.
Tiger Cubs is a program for boys in the first grade and their adult partners. It allows the boy and adult to build strong relationships with each other, the rest of the family, and with other members of the Tiger Cub's Den as they "Search, Discover and Share" together.
The main emphasis of Tiger Cubs is fun for a boy and adult, but many of the activities are suitable for participation by the rest of the family as well. The program is built around seventeen different themes, called "big ideas." These include "Know Your Community," "Fitness and Sports," "Prepare for Emergencies," and "Family Entertainment."
Four to eight boy-adult teams make up a Tiger Cub Den. Each boy-adult team shares in Den leadership. Den activities are home-centered with the family using the big ideas. Den activities are held twice monthly.
Tiger Cub Dens meet with the Pack at monthly Pack meetings and special events such as pinewood or space derbies, raingutter regattas, the annual blue and gold banquet, Tiger Cub graduation ceremonies and other times as planned by the Pack.
Each Tiger Cub Den is part of a Cub Scout Pack. The Pack selects a Tiger Cub Coach (not a member of the Tiger Den) who completes Fast Start and Basic Training. The coach is responsible for communication with and support of the Tiger Cub Den until graduation into Cub Scouting.
Basic literature for the Tiger Cub program includes:
- Family Activity Book used by the boy and adult, and a packet of materials included with the book -- two iron-on decals for the uniform, an activity chart, activity stickers, and "Tiger Track" recognitions;
- Tiger Cub Resource Book with program helps for the "big ideas";
- Tiger Cub Guidebook used by council, district and Pack leaders;
- Welcome to Tiger Cubs, BSA, video No. AV-01V010;
- Tiger Cubs, Yeah!, video No. AV-01V005 for recruiting.
The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America as incorporated on February 8, 1910, and chartered by Congress in June 1916, is to provide for boys and young adults an effective educational program designed to build desirable qualities of character; to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship; and to develop personal fitness. Through chartered organizations, Cub Scouting provides a year-round, home centered program that has helped to strengthen families since 1930.
In Cub Scouting, boys, families, leaders, and chartered organizations work together to achieve the following objectives:
- Influence a boy's character development and spiritual growth.
- Develop habits and attitudes of good citizenship.
- Encourage good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body.
- Improve understanding within the family.
- Strengthen a boy's ability to get along with others.
- Foster a sense of personal achievement by developing new interests and skills.
- Provide fun and exciting new things to do.
- Show a boy how to be helpful and do his best.
- Prepare him to be a Boy Scout.
Wolf (2nd grade), Bear (3rd grade), and Webelos (4th and 5th grade) Dens usually meet weekly in the Den Leader's home and then gather monthly with the Pack to show off their skills, receive advancement recognitions and to participate in special events like pinewood or space derbies, raingutter regattas, the annual blue and gold banquet, graduation ceremonies or other events planned by the Pack. Webelos Scout graduation to Boy Scouting is recommended in February or March, while other graduations usually take place at the end of the school year in May or June.
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Tiger Cubs
is a program for boys in the first grade and their adult partners. It allows the boy and
adult to build strong relationships with each other, the rest of the family, and with
other members of the Tiger Cub's Den as they "Search, Discover and Share"
together.