Cub
Scouting is the program established by the Boy Scouts of America for
boys in Grades One through Five. In Cub Scouting, boys, families, and
adult leaders work together to achieve these 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.
Since its origin, the Scouting program has been an educational experience
concerned with values. In 1910, the first activities for Scouts were designed
to build character, physical fitness, practical skills, and service. These
elements were part of the original Cub Scout program and continue to be part
of Cub Scouting today
Character development should extend into every aspect of a boy's life.
Character development should also extend into every aspect of Cub Scouting.
Cub Scout leaders should 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
Cub Scouting's 12 Core Values |
- Citizenship: Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities.
- Compassion: Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well-being of others.
- Cooperation: Being helpful and working together with others toward a common goal
- Courage: Being brave and doing what is right regardless of our fears, the difficulties, or the consequences.
- Faith: Having inner strength and confidence based on our trust in God.
- Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit.
- Honesty: Telling the truth and being worthy of trust.
- Perseverance: Sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult.
- Positive Attitude: Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations.
- Resourcefulness: Using human and other resources to their fullest.
- Respect: Showing regard for the worth of something or someone.
- Responsibility: Fulfilling our duty to God, country, other people, and ourselves.
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12 Core Values and
the Scout Law
Boy Scouts learn and strive to live by the Scout Law:
A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind,
obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent
Many of the core values of Cub Scouting relate directly to the
Scout Law:
| Core Value |
Scout Law |
| Compassion |
Kind |
| Cooperation |
Helpful |
| Courage |
Brave |
| Health and Fitness |
Clean |
| Honesty |
Trustworthy |
| Postiv | | |
For some great information about Cub Scouting, particularly from the perspective of parents, check out the Scout Parents Website. Also, check out the Cub Scout Parent Information Guide
WHAT ARE THE IDEALS OF CUB SCOUTING?
The Cub Scout ideals are expressed in the Cub Scout Promise, the Cub Scout Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout Motto:
The Cub Scout Promise:
I, (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 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.
Cub Scout Motto:
Do Your Best.
