 Cub Scouts in uniform from Hong Kong The Cub Scouts is the section of the Scout Movement for young persons normally aged 8–10. In some countries they are called Wolf Cubs and are often referred to simply as Cubs. Originally, like the Scouts, the Cubs was for boys only; girls were expected to join the Brownies and then the Girl Guides. Since about 1990 the Cubs has been open to both girls and boys in most countries. Image File history File links Portal. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1607 KB) Summary Cub Scouts of Hong Kong at Scout Rally Photograph by en:User:HenryLi Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Cub Scouts Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1607 KB) Summary Cub Scouts of Hong Kong at Scout Rally Photograph by en:User:HenryLi Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Cub Scouts Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera...
Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. ...
For additional meanings of the word Brownies see Brownie (disambiguation) Brownies is the name given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides, and dates back to 1915. ...
It has been suggested that Guides on the Air be merged into this article or section. ...
This article is about the year. ...
Foundation
The Cub Scouts as an organization was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1917, ten years after the foundation of the Scouts, in order to cater for the many younger boys who had not yet reached the age limit for the Scouts but who wanted to take part in Scouting. During these first ten years many troops had either allowed younger boys to join or had set up unofficial Junior or Cadet Scout Troops. These Cadet Troops taught a much simpler form of Scouting, including just the basic knotting techniques, basic first aid and tracking. In 1914, there were articles in the Headquarters’ Gazette (a then regular newsletter to leaders) outlining an official scheme, however this was not what Baden-Powell wanted. Rather he sought something quite different — a movement in its own right, with its own identity and program. Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world scouting movement. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
In 1914 Baden Powell announced a Junior Section for Scouting. In 1916, he published his own outlines for such a scheme, it was to be called Wolf Cubbing. It has been speculated that Baden-Powell may have had a number of reasons to call this section Wolf Cubs. The African Matabele people had given B-P the nickname Impeesa, meaning The Wolf that never sleeps; Wolf was the name of the cannon made in the railway workshops at Mafeking; Wolf was one of the names American Indians gave to their best scouts. So a young boy not old enough to be a wolf or true Scout could be a baby wolf or Wolf Cub. World map showing location of Africa A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second_largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ...
The Matabele are a branch of the Zulus who split from King Shaka in the early 1820s under the leadership of Mzilikazi, a former general in Shakas army. ...
A small Civil War-era cannon on a carriage A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. ...
Mafikeng is the capital of the North West Province, South Africa, 870 miles NE of Cape Town and 492 miles SSW of Bulawayo by rail, and 162 miles in a direct line W by N of Johannesburg. ...
American Indian can refer to: Native Americans in the United States; Any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas; the First Nations of Canada; American Indians, as defined by the U.S. Census. ...
B-P asked his friend Rudyard Kipling for the use of his The Jungle Book history and universe as a motivational frame in cub scouting. B-P wrote a new book The Wolf Cub's Handbook for junior members. In 1917, junior members became known as Wolf Cubs. Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ...
French edition, 1957. ...
The Wolf Cubs Handbook is an instruction handbook written by Baden-Powell (B-P) for Wolf Cubs (present-day Cub Scouts) and pack leaders. ...
1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
In the 1960s, the Wolf Cub section departed from the jungle theme and the section changed their name to Cub Scout. Although they were now detached from jungle theme, the Jungle Stories and Cub ceremony were retained as tradition -- such as the Grand Howl which signals the start and end of the Cub Scout Meetings; and the use of Jungle Books names (as described below).
Originally, Cub Scout membership was open only to boys while the Brownies were set up as a parallel section for young girls. This remains the situation in some places. Most member organisations of World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) admitted girls to the Cub Scouts while others have separate groups, called Packs, for boys and girls. For additional meanings of the word Brownies see Brownie (disambiguation) Brownies is the name given to the junior branch of the Girl Guides, and dates back to 1915. ...
The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the supranational organization which governs most national Scouting movements. ...
Organization Cub Scouts are organized in Packs, which are usually linked to a Scout group, providing a community with all age sections. Adult leaders of Cub packs take the names of The Jungle Book 's main characters. The Cubs are taught that the leader is called Akela. Akela is the Den leader at Den meetings; The Pack Leader at Pack meetings; the Teacher at school, or the parent at home. Cub Scouts have a distinctive two-finger salute according to the Jungle theme, in contrast to the three-finger salute of Boy Scouts. However, in the Scout Association of United Kingdom (U.K.) and some of its overseas branches, the two-finger salute was later replaced by the three-finger salute when they detached from the Jungle theme. Historically, Cub Scouts wear a distinctive headdress, which is a tight-fitting green felt cap with green felt visor, yellow pipings, and a yellow fleur-de-lis emblem at the front — although in some countries this has been replaced by more contemporary headgears. Pack can refer to several things: Look up Pack on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A backpack An organized group of dogs or wolves A complete set of playing cards The verb pack; see packing A group of objects packaged together for sale A pack of cigarettes A pack of simfiles...
Akela (occasionally called The Lone Wolf) is a fictional character featured in Rudyard Kiplings Mowgli stories collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. ...
Note: This article is about the custom of saluting with two fingers. ...
It has been suggested that Sun Run be merged into this article or section. ...
Felt was also the name of a 1980s UK Indie band. ...
Fleurs-de-lys on the flag of Quebec The fleur-de-lis (also spelled fleur-de-lys; plural fleurs-de-lis or -lys) is used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the France monarchy (see King of France). ...
Like Scout Troops, Cub Scouts are assigned to small teams within the Pack. Baden-Powell named the team Six, which refers to the six members in each team. In the United States (U.S.), these teams are each called a Den, and each Den has all boys in the same school grade. Six can refer to: 6 (number), a number Six (cricket), when a batsman in cricket hits the ball to or over the boundary without the ball touching the ground inside the boundary first Six, a character on the television series Blossom (television) Six (television) or Channel 6, a proposed satellite...
Youth Leaders from more senior Sections of Scouting are actively encouraged to assist as Cub Scout Leaders. In the U.K. and in Australia these persons were originally called Cub Instructors. Within Scouts Australia the term Youth Helper is now formally applied to such persons. In Canada, a Scout who assists in the Cub program is designated as a Kim. In the United States, the term Den Chief is used. Scouts Australia is an organisation for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age. ...
Activities Each Pack has a number of annual events such as the Pinewood derby, the Space Derby, and the Boy Scout birthday celebration. The dates of each are generally only consistent state-wide. The emphasis of Cub Scouting is to have fun and learn at the same time. Official Pinewood Derby car kit. ...
Progressive training Cub Scouts, like the Boy Scouts, uses a ranking system. But unlike its older counterpart, the ranks are often dependent upon age or grade level. Scouting is a worldwide youth organization. ...
Cubs in member organisations of WOSM
Canada In Scouts Canada, the Wolf Cubs program is very similar to that of the UK. Sixes wear a coloured patch, rather than a distinctive woggle. The Cub motto is "Do Your Best". Scouts Canada is a Scout association and member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, in affiliation with the French-language Association des Scouts du Canada. ...
Hong Kong The tradition of Cub Scouting in Hong Kong was inherited from the British. It is the largest section of the Scout Movement in Hong Kong.
A Pack is headed by a Cub Scout Leader (團長), with several Assistant Cub Scout Leaders (副團長) and Instructors (教練員).
The division within a Pack is called Six (小隊). Each Six is with a Sixer (隊長) and a Seconder (隊副 or 副隊長). Each Six is distinguished by a color and named after it. Each member of the Six wear a woggle with color of their Six.
The Promise and Law are simplified from Scout's ones for the Cub Scouts.
Traditionally, the logo of Wolf Cub denotes the Cub Scouts, but it is rarely used.
Singapore In Singapore, the junior section of the Scouting movement was known as the Cadet Scouts, until 2005 when it was renamed the Cub Scouts in line with international practice. The Cadet Scouts, formerly known as the Wolf Cubs in the pre-1966 era when Singapore Scouting was still under the jurisdiction of the Scout Association, UK (then known as the Imperial Headquarters), Cadet Scouts in Singapore adopted the present name when the first Policy, Organisation and Rules of the...
United Kingdom In the U.K. Sixes are lead by a 'Sixer' and have a 'Second' as a backup. The Sixer wears six stripes on his/her uniform and the Seconder two stripes. When a Cub Scout is made a Sixer, the Second's badge (with two stripes) should be worn with the Sixer's badge (with four stripes) to produce the six stripes.
The members of a six are distinguished by the colour of the woggle they wear on their Group neckerchief (Known elsewhere as a Group scarf) A woggle is a device to fasten the neckerchief, or scarf, worn as part of the Scout uniform. ...
The three points of the fleur-de-lys, Scout salute, and Scout sign remind the Scout of the three points of the Cub Scout's Promise: "Duty to God and Queen, Helpfulness to other people, and Obedience to the Cub Scout Law."
United States - Main article: Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America)
 Cub Scouts, Boy Scout of America The Cub Scouts are a division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). It is a family program designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade. Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three membership divisions. The Cub Scouts are a membership division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), part of the overall Scouting program. ...
Picture of Cub Scout emblem This work is copyrighted. ...
Picture of Cub Scout emblem This work is copyrighted. ...
This article is about the national organization. ...
Cub Scouting is based on a program of fun, where the Cub gets satisfaction from meeting challenges, having friends, feeling good about himself, and feeling he is important to other people. Cubs learn new things, discover and master new skills, gain self-confidence, and develop strong friendships. Families are a core part of Cub Scouts and are included in many activities.
Cub Scouting has ideals of spiritual and character growth, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Scouting provides the boy with a positive, encouraging peer group, carefully selected leaders who provide good role models and a group setting where values are taught to reinforce positive qualities of character.
See also Rover Scouting is a preparation for life, and also a pursuit for life. ...
External links - Cub Scout Resources
- The Virtual Cub Scout Leader's Handbook
| 
Feeds |
Contact