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| What
is Cub Scouting ? |
Cub
Scouts are aged 8 to 10½ years and both boys
and girls can join. Because of the
Childrens Act a young person
should only come in to
the Pack at age 8 years. They can
move to the next Section,
Scouts,
between
10½ and
11 years. There
are 5 Cub Packs
in the District.
These are:
1st Dunster 1st
Exmoor (Minehead) 1st Porlock
1st
Watchet Sea Scouts 1st Williton
There
are loads of fun things that you can do as a Cub Scout. You will get
a chance
to try lots of different
activities like swimming, music, exploring, computing and
collecting. If you
do them properly you will get a badge
which you can wear on your
uniform.
Cub Scouts also get to go on trips and days out, to places
like the zoo, theme parks
or a farm. Sometimes you
will be able to go camping with the rest of your Pack. This
will mean you sleeping in a tent and doing loads of outdoor
activities.
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| The
Balanced programme |
The
key to programme planning in Cub Scouts is the Balanced Programme.
The philosophy underpinning the programme is that every Cub Scout should
participate in a Balanced Programme
over a period of time. The emphasis
has shifted from a badge and award driven culture to one that ensures that
all young people experience a quality programme covering a wide range of
subjects. To help, the Balanced
Programme is divided into a number of Programme
Zones, methods and underlying ways of working.
Programme Zones split the whole programme into manageable areas. Each Zone
represents a different development
area in a young person's life. There
are seven Programme Zones in Cub Scouting. They are:
Outdoor
Scouting Fitness Discovering
the World Around You
Creative Beliefs and Attitudes Caring
and Community Global
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| Badges and Awards |
There are lots of Awards and badges available
to Cub Scouts.
Membership and Joining In Badges
(The Membership and Joining-In
Awards signify that a Cub Scout has made their
promise and has participated
in the programme
for a period of time.)
The Moving on Award (Cub Scout to Scout)
Challenges
(The Challenges complement the
balanced programme. These have been developed to
extend Cub Scouts' skills
and experience.
The Challenges are optional
and continue
throughout the Sections providing continuity from age 6 to
25.)
- The Outdoor Challenge
- The
Creative Challenge
- The
Fitness Challenge
- The
Global Challenge
- The Caring Challenge
Chief Scout's Silver Award
(This badge is the highest award available in the Cub Scout Section.
It is gained by
completing:
the
Outdoor Challenge, plus two other challenges, plus
a personal challenge )
(If a Cub Scout has not quite
completed the requirements for the top award before
they move on to
the Scout Troop, they may complete it in their
early weeks in the
Scout Troop.)
Activity Badges
(There are 32 Activity badges specially designed for the Cub Scout section,
along
with the four Staged badges.
Additionally there are three awards to be completed in association with
other sections of your Groups.)
The International Award
The Faith Award
The Environment Award
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| The
Cub Scout Promise |
The Cub Scout Promise is:
I promise that I will do my best
To do my duty to God and to the Queen,
To help other people
And to keep the Cub Scout Law
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| The
Cub Scout Law |
The Cub Scout Law is:
Cub Scouts always do their best
Think of others before themselves
And do a good turn every day.
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| The
Cub Scout Motto |
The Cub Scout Motto is:
Be Prepared
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