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New Albany Cub Scouts
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Webelos stands for "WE'll BE LOyal Scouts".
The Webelos rank is for boys who have completed third grade or are 10 years old.
Webelos Scouts are Cub Scouts
preparing to be Boy Scouts. The Webelos Scouts learn about Boy Scouts and may
participate in Boy Scout meetings and activities. Their den meetings are
typically held on evenings or Saturdays. They may or may not follow the monthly
theme of the Pack. Webelos may
develop their own programs. They are the oldest Scouts in the Pack and as such
carry the
responsibility of being good role models to the younger Cub Scouts. It falls
upon the Webelos Scouts to help explain what exciting activities await the
younger Cubs and to help the Cubs during Pack activities.
The den is central to Webelos Scouting. Webelos
Scouts take more responsibility for the running of their den. And they do more
things as a den. The emphasis shifts from home-centered activities to
group-centered activities similar to those they will encounter in Boy Scouting.
The major goal of Webelos Scouting is to give the
Scouts a taste of what it is like to be a Boy Scout and to get them use to how
Boy Scouting is structured. Webelos Scouts learn that it is their responsibility
to earn their activity badges. They are helped by their den leaders and Activity
Badge Counselors (adults who volunteer to host an activity badge) and it is the
den leaders who pass the Webelos Scout on the requirements. Parents play a new,
more supportive, and less directive role with Webelos Scouts.
The den conducts some projects that can be credited
towards the ranks and activity badges that the boys earn, but not all of the
requirements are addressed at den meetings. This is deliberate. The Webelos
Scouts learn that if they wish to advance, they are responsible for meeting the
requirements outside den meeting times. This is patterned after the merit badge
and advancement process in a Boy Scout Troop. The activities, themselves, are
designed to appeal more to the older boy and are patterned after Boy Scout merit
badge requirements.
It is in Webelos that the world of outdoor Scouting
begins to open up. With their parents, the Webelos are able to camp and go on
other outdoor activities with their den and with Boy Scout Troops. They also may
participate in Boy Scout Troop meetings and other Scouting events.
In short, Webelos Scouting is the transitional
program between Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting. Webelos are still under the
direction of the Cubmaster, but hold their own activities and do many things too
advanced for younger boys.
At the end of the Webelos program, the Scouts truly
have a taste for what Boy Scouting is all about and have a head start in
proceeding through the Boy Scout program.
Webelos
Requirement
As with all Cub Scout ranks, you must first earn the
Bobcat Badge to be eligible to work for this award.
Also, your Webelos Den Leader will now sign off your
activities (your parent or guardian does not sign off the activities as they did
when you were a "http://www.pack867.org/ or Bear).
WEBELOS
BADGE REQUIREMENTS
1. Have an adult member of your family read and sign the Parent
Guide in the handbook.
2. Be an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months
(attendance, den dues, den projects).
3. Know and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.
4. Point out and explain the parts of the Webelos Scout uniform.
Tell when to and when not to wear it.
5. Earn Fitness and two other activity badges - one from each of
two different activity badge groups.
6. Plan and lead a flag ceremony in your den.
7. Show that you know and
understand the requirements to be a
Boy Scout.
a. Understand and intend to live by the: Scout Oath or
Promise, Scout Law, Scout
Motto, Scout Slogan.
b. Know the following and when to use them: Scout salute,
Scout sign, Scout handclasp.
c. Understand and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.
8. Earn the religious emblem of your faith.- OR - do TWO of the
following:
a. Attend the church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious
organization of your choice, talk with
your religious leader
about your beliefs, and tell your family and Webelos den
leader about what you learned.
b.
Tell how your religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath
and Scout Law, and discuss with your family and Webelos
leader what character-building traits your beliefs and the
Scout Oath and Scout Law have in common.
c. With your religious leader, list and do two things you think
will help you draw nearer to God.
4. Pray to God daily as taught by your family, church, synagogue, or other religious brotherhood. Do this for at least 1 month.
5. Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of service for someone else. Talk about your service with your family and Webelos leader. Tell them how it made you feel.
6. List at least two ways in which you believe you have been a
good example and lived in accordance with your religious
belefs.
Compass Points
After earning the Webelos badge, a Webelos may earn
the compass points emblem. It is awarded after the Webelos earns four more
activity badges in addition to the three he had earned for the Webelos badge.
This is a total of seven activity badges. The compass points emblem is worn
attached to the button on the right pocket of the Webelos uniform shirt.
After the compass points emblem is earned, the
Webelos Scout may earn a metal compass point for each four additional activity
badges he earns. There is a maximum number of 3 metal compass points that may be
earned. (This makes a total of 16 activity badges beyond the 3 required for the
Webelos badge to earn all parts of the compass points emblem and its 3 metal
compass points.)
Arrow of Light Award
This is the highest award that you can earn in the
Cub Scout program and it is one of only TWO awards that may be worn on your BOY
SCOUT uniform when you become a Boy Scout. (The only other item that may be
carried over to the Boy Scout uniform is the RELIGIOUS EMBLEM if you
received that as a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout.)
ARROW OF LIGHT AWARD REQUIREMENTS:
1.
Be active
in your Webelos den for at least 6 months since completing the fourth grade (or
for at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the
Webelos Badge.
2. Show your knowledge of the requirements to become a Boy
Scout
by doing ALL of these:
a. Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the
Scout Oath or Promise and the 12
points of the Scout Law.
Tell how you have practiced them in your everyday life.
b. Give and explain the Scout Motto, Slogan, sign, salute, and
handclasp.
c. Understand the significance of the Scout badge. Know its
parts and tell what each stands for.
d. Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is different from a Webelos
Scout uniform.
3. Earn five more activity badges for a total of eight. (You already
earned
three for the Webelos badge. The total of
eight must
include
Citizen, Fitness, Readyman, and at least one from the
Outdoor group, one from the Mental Skills group, and one from
the
Technology group.)
4. With your Webelos den, visit at least one Boy Scout troop
meeting, and one Boy Scout-oriented
outdoor activity.
5. Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
6. After you have completed all five of the above requirements, and
after a
talk with your Webelos leader, arrange to
visit, with your
parent
or guardian, a meeting of a Boy Scout troop
you think you
might
like to join. Talk to the Scoutmaster. Then get an
"Application to Become a Boy
Scout", fill it out and have your
parent
or guardian sign it. Show it to your Webelos
leader and
talk
about your interest in becoming a Boy Scout.
Webelos
Badge
