Cub Scout Pack 370
What is Cub Scouting?
Cub Scouting is designed for boys who are in the 1st through 5th grades (or 6-10 years of age). Parents and leaders work together to achieve the following aims:
 | Influence the development of character and encourage spiritual growth. |
| Help boys 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 boys’ ability to get along with others and respect people. |
| Foster a sense of personal achievement by helping boys develop new interests and skills. |
| Show how to be helpful and do one’s best. |
| Provide fun and exciting things to do. |
| Prepare the boys for Boy Scouting. |
Cub Scouting uses seven specific methods to achieve these aims. First, we bring the program to boys all over the world in their own communities. It is a hands-on program that is run by the people in the community itself. Second, family involvement is an integral part of a boy’s Cub Scouting experience. The more a Cub Scout’s family is involved in the program, the more he benefits! Third, the advancement plan, or earning awards for achievements, provides a fun way to give the boys a sense of personal achievement and recognition for their accomplishments. Fourth, the concept of the den creates a group in which the boys can learn sportsmanship and how to get along with others. It is small enough to foster friendships but large enough to have opportunities for conflict resolution. Fifth, the ideals taught through the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout sign all teach good citizenship and build a boy’s sense of belonging. Sixth, the Scout uniform helps build pride, loyalty and self-respect. And seventh, the activities in each den and pack provide adventure and help to develop interests and skills.
Pack Organization
The boys are divided into “dens” which each have 8-12 members. Each den is age specific – Tigers are 1st graders or 6 years old; Wolves are 2nd graders or 7 years old; Bears are 3rd graders or 8 years old and Webelos, a two-year program, are 4th and 5th graders or 9 and 10 years old. Boys typically stay with the same den throughout their Cub Scout career. Most meetings take place in a den which might meet one, two or four times a month depending on the leader’s and members’ wishes. The dens meet in different locations and times depending on the group’s preference. Some meet at elementary schools; some at St. James in the Activities Building and some in the den leader’s home. All the dens together make a “Pack”. Currently, Cub Scout Pack 370 has 11 different dens.
Cub Scout Pack 370 meets once a month, usually on the third Thursday, at 6:30 in the Fellowship Hall at St. James. This is the time when all of the boys in every den get together to share what they have learned in their dens, to sing songs and perform skits, and to be honored with the awards they have earned through the scouting program. The pack also sponsors special events like the Pinewood Derby, a Family Campout in the spring and at least one pack-wide service project that changes every year. Our boys also take advantage of events that are planned by the North Atlanta Council, such as Advancement Days and Webelos Encampment at Bert Adams Scout Camp.
Family Involvement
Family involvement is an essential part of Cub Scouting. All of the leaders for each den and for the pack are volunteers, usually parents of the boys in the pack. Other parents get involved by serving on the pack committee or planning a pack event or leading programs within a den that teach the boys new skills or concepts. All parents can help their son earn awards by reading his scout book with him and telling his den leader when he accomplishes any of the requirements at home. Scouting is a family affair, and the more parents are involved, the more the boys benefit!
The Scouting Brotherhood
As a worldwide brotherhood, Scouting is unique. It is based on the principles of loving and serving God, of human dignity and the rights of individuals, and of recognizing the obligation of members to develop and use their potential. It is a movement dedicated to bring out the best in people. Scouting is one of the few programs left that doesn’t emphasize winning as an end result, but rather the far more demanding task of doing one’s best. Helping a boy to learn the value of his own worth is the greatest gift we can give him.
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