| In a World Full of Negatives, Scouting is a POSITIVE! |
| What is Cub Scouting? The purpose of the Boy Scouts of America as incorporated February 8, 1910,and chartered by Congress in June 1916, is to provide for boys and young adults an educational program to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness. For more than seventy years the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub Scouting. It is a year-round family program designed for boys in first through fifth grades (ages 7 - 10). Parents, leaders, and organizations all work together to achieve Cub Scouting's main purposes. For more information, visit the BSA's What is Cub Scouting? page. |
| The Cub Scout Promise All Cub Scouts make this promise: "I 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 Law of the Pack says that the Scout follows Akela ("good leader"), helps the pack go, the pack helps the Scout grow, and the Scout gives goodwill. |
| A brief History of Cub Scouting Within it's first decade, the BSA realized there was a great need for a program for younger boys and their families. After a few years of research, study, and planning, the "Cubbing" program was introduced in a limited number of communities on trial. In 1930 the program was launched nation-wide, and in 1933 all experimental restrictions were dropped and the first national director was appointed. Over the years, many slight changes have been made to age and level requirements but the base program stayed the same. |
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