What is 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, 10 and 11 years of age). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the ten purposes of Cub Scouting which are:

• Influence character development
• Encourage spiritual growth
• Develop good citizenship habits and attitudes
• Encourage good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body
• Improve understanding within the family
• Strengthen the ability to get along with other boys and respect people
• Foster a sense of personal achievement by developing new interests and skills
• Show how to be helpful and to do one's best
• Provide fun and exciting new things to do
• Prepare them to become Boy Scouts

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 each member to develop and use his potential. It is a movement dedicated to bringing out the best in people. Scouting is one of the few programs left in the world that doesn't emphasize winning as an end result, but rather the far more demanding task of doing one's best.

It's important to remember that Cub Scouting is a year-round family program. Much of the activity happens in the boy's own home, so the family is an important part of the organization. Cub Scouting is for families.