How Cub Scouting Works
Scouting is Family Oriented
- Activities are intended for the whole family
- You work with your son on his advancement award requirements
- Many skills he will learn are family oriented
The Cub Scout Den
- Your son is a member of a Cub Scout den
- The den meets once per week
- The den is led by a den leader (usually a parent)
- The den leader usually has an assistant den leader, a den chief (a Boy Scout helper), and a denner (a Cub Scout elected by den members)
- Den meetings have games, crafts, songs, ceremonies, and lots of fun
The Cub Scout Pack
- Your son is a member of a Cub Scout pack
- A pack meets once per month - all Cub Scout families attend
- The pack meeting is led by the Cubmaster
- The pack meeting is the highlight of the month’s den meeting and activities
- Pack meetings have games, song, skits, stunts, ceremonies, and presentations of badges that boys earned during the month
The Pack Meeting
- The pack is run by a committee of volunteer parents
- The pack committee is made up of all den leaders, the Cubmaster, and parents
- The pack committee is led by a chairperson
- The committee plans den and pack meetings around the monthly theme
- The committee selects leaders, performs record keeping, manages finances, finds meeting places, orders badges, maintains pack equipment, helps train leaders, and recognizes leaders
The Chartered Partner
- The pack is "owned" by the chartered partner, usually a school, parent association, religious organization, service club, or other organization interested in helping youth
- The chartered partner approves leaders, provides a meeting place, and operates the pack within their own guidelines and the guidelines of the Boy Scouts of America
- The charted organization selects a representative to serve as liaison between the pack and the organization
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