The Boy Scouts of America is the United
States' foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. Scouting
will continue to offer young people responsible fun and adventure; instill lifetime values, and develop ethical
character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law; train young people in citizenship, service, and leadership; and serve America's
communities and families with its quality, values-based programs
The Purposes of Cub Scouting
Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub Scouting. It is a year-round family
program designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Parents, leaders,
and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's
three traditional membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.)
The 10 purposes of Cub Scouting
are:
Character Development
Spiritual Growth
Good Citizenship
Sportsmanship and Fitness
Family Understanding
Respectful Relationships
Personal Achievement
Friendly Service
Fun
and Adventure
Preparation for Boy Scouts
Membership
Cub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight
boys. Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cub Scouts (second-graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third-graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth-
and fifth-graders) meet weekly.
Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the
direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The committee includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the chartered
organization.
Volunteer Leadership
Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Cub Scout program. They serve in a variety of positions,
as everything from unit leaders to pack committee chairmen, committee members, den leaders, and chartered organization representatives.
Like
other phases of the Scouting program, a Cub Scout pack belongs to an organization with interests similar to those of the BSA.
This organization, which might be a church, school, community organization, or group of interested citizens, is chartered
by the local BSA council to use the Scouting program. This chartered organization provides a suitable meeting place, adult
leadership, supervision, and opportunities for a healthy Scouting life for the boys under its sponsorship. Each organization
appoints one of its members as a chartered organization representative. The organization, through the pack committee, is responsible
for providing leadership, the meeting place, and support materials for pack activities.
Cub Scout Pack 3803 meets at the American International School, Lagos Nigeria
