"Cub Scouts (Australia) Cub Scouts is the section of Scouts Australia for boys and girls aged 8 to 10 (inclusive), often known simply as 'Cubs'. The Cub Scout section follows after Joey Scouts and is before Scouts. Cub Scouts wear a uniform shirt with navy blue panels, and yellow shoulders. The Cub Scout section draws largely from the Jungle Book. Leaders are usually given names based on characters from the story, such as Akela, Bagheera or Baloo. The Cub Scout Pack is usually composed of several adult leaders, and several ""sixes"" of approximately six children. The leader of a ""six"""
"who join a pack are assigned to dens with ideally six to eight members, usually based on age: Lion Scouts (kindergarten), Tiger Scouts (first grade), Wolf Scouts (second grade), Bear Scouts (third grade), and Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth grades). Dens meet weekly or biweekly under the direction of the adult den leader. A Cub Scout is elected to the denner position to provide basic leadership to the den. A Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or Venturer holding the den chief position may assist the den leader in activities. Den meetings are planned around a particular adventure being worked on for"
"the Scout Troop above. Most Groups will have one Pack, while some others may be able to support two or even more, depending on the number of Cubs within the Group. This is quite rare, as new Groups would be created in areas of large Scouting populations. Cub Packs have an adult leadership team, which often consists of an appointed Cub Scout Leader (CSL) and Assistant Cub Scout Leaders (ACSLs), and there may also be Section Assistants (also appointed) and often parents or other helpers who help on a semi-regular basis. Although most Packs will have an adult leader appointed"
"is called a ""Sixer"", an older cub scout in the pack. Second in command of a six is a ""Second"". Each week the sixes take turns to be in charge of some of the packs activities, such as selecting some of the games to play, and taking charge of the parade. Each six wears a distinctive colour patch on their uniform based on the six Wolf Cubs from the Jungle Book: Tawney Fur, Black Plume, Grey Brother, Red Fang, White Claw, and Brown Tip. The ""Pack Council"" is an informal meeting of Leaders and the Sixers, and often Seconds (although"
"on a system of progressive leadership, with members being given increasing responsibility depending on age as they advance through the Cub Pack. Cubs are divided into small groups called Sixes led by a Sixer and a Second. The Pack Scouter may appoint the most responsible Cub in the Pack as a Senior Sixer. The head of a Cub Pack is the ""Pack Scouter"" (PS), often nicknamed ""Akela"" after the head wolf in ""The Jungle Book"" by Rudyard Kipling. There may be a number of Assistant Pack Scouters, with nicknames from other Jungle Book characters. The Cub Advancement Programme is based"
"Scout Movement. Baden-Powell based the new programme on the Seonnee Pack, created in ""The Jungle Book"" by his friend Rudyard Kipling. Wolf Cubs still use ""The Jungle Book"" as a basis. A Wolf Cub Pack is a section of the Scout Group aimed at children from 8 to 11 years. The Scout Leader in charge of the Pack will be a Cubmaster, assisted by Assistant Cubmasters and Instructors. All the warranted leaders are given names from The Jungle Book - the CM is normally given the name Akela. Wolf Cub Packs are controlled by the local Scout Group, with each"
"Cub Scout Cub Scouts, Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with Scouting for young children usually between 5 and 12, depending on the national organization to which they belong. A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'Pack'. The Wolf Cub program was originated by The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom in 1916 to provide a program for boys who were too young to be Boy Scouts. It was adopted by many other Scouting organizations. Many Scouting organizations, including The Scout Association, no longer use the Wolf Cub program"
"by a ""Group Scout Master"". In common with ""The Scout Association"", adult leaders are sometimes referred to as ""Scouters"". In the Scout and Senior Scout sections, youth leaders include Senior Troop Leader, Senior Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leaders, Assistant Patrol Leaders, Quartermaster, and Instructor. In the Boy Scouts of America, in all Scouting units above the Cub Scout pack, units serving adolescent Scouts, leadership of the unit comprises both adult leaders (Scouters) and youth leaders (Scouts). In fact, this is a critical component of the program. In order to learn leadership, the youth must actually serve in"
"playing games. They can earn three Cub Scout Stars ""Gwiazdki zuchowe"" and a lot of individual and group merit badges. In Singapore, the junior section of the Scouting movement was known as the Cadet Scouts, until 2005 when it was renamed to Cub Scouts in line with international practice. Cub Scout 's age group is from 7–12, following the Jungle Book Theme . Each Cub Scout Pack is led by Cub Scout Leader assisted by Asst. Cub Scout Leaders. Pack are sub divided to small group in six cubs called Six. Within the Six, is led by Sixer and Asst."
"of the SISCG on the buckle, neckerchief in the color of the unit, and dark blue socks. In international events, all Scouts are to wear a violet neckerchief with the edges colored like the national flag, with the national coat of arms in the lower outward corner. The Cub Scout section is for boys and girls aged seven to ten, and is a coeducational section (boys and girls in the same pack). Most Scout Groups have at least two Cub packs, many of which are led by Senior Scouts. The Cub Scout uniform is commonly just the Group neckerchief. The"
"subdivided into patrols, Cub packs are divided into small teams. Baden-Powell named the team a Six, which refers to the six members in each team. In most countries Sixes are mixed-age groups with the oldest as sixer (""leader""). In the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the teams are called dens, with each den serving either boys or girls in the same school grade. Youth leaders from more senior sections of Scouting are actively encouraged to assist as Cub leaders. In the UK and in Australia these were originally called Cub Instructors. Within Scouts Australia the term Youth Helper is now"
"as CSL, it is not actually mandatory – thus a Pack may be jointly run by ACSLs only. They can also be supported by Young Leaders. All the warranted leaders and Young Leaders are given names from The Jungle Book - the CSL is normally given the name Akela and popular names for the ACSLs include Baloo, Bagheera, Kaa, Raksha, Chil, Shere Khan, Hathi and Rama. The Cubs within the Pack are separated into Sixes, ideally of five to seven members, with a Sixer and a Second. Also obtainable is the 'rank' of Senior Sixer, who helps the leaders and"
"The chartered organization representative is the liaison between the pack, the chartered organization, and the BSA. The pack meets once a month, providing a program for Cub Scouts, leaders, parents and other family members attending. The pack is led by a Cubmaster with one or more assistant Cubmasters. The pack committee is a group of adults, led by the pack committee chair, who plan the pack program and activities and manage record keeping, finance, leadership recruitment and registration. The pack trainer is responsible for ensuring that all of the pack leaders are trained and for maintaining training records. Cub Scouts"
"by Rudyard Kipling, a friend of Baden-Powell. Wolf Cub packs are divided into Sixes, with each six being identified by a coloured triangular patch on the member's arm. Each Six is led by a 'Sixer' and a 'Seconder', who have their rank indicated by horizontal yellow stripes sewn onto their left arm. In Scouts Australia, the Cub Scout program is open to all children (girls and boys) ages 7.5-11. The uniform is a navy-blue, button-up or polo-style, short sleeved shirt with a yellow collar, sleeves and shoulders. Sixes are identified by a coloured round badge (black, white, tawny, brown, red,"
"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 a Six (小隊). Each Six has a Sixer (隊長) and a Seconder (隊副 or 副隊長). Each Six is distinguished by a colour and is named after it. Each member of the Six wears a woggle with the colour of his Six. The Promise and Law for the Cub Scouts are simplified from those for Scouts. Traditionally, the logo of the Wolf Cub denotes the Cub Scouts, but it"
"Cub Scout Meetings. Other organizations kept the name but changed the theme totally. In Cub Scout packs, Akela is a symbol of wisdom, authority, and leadership. Akela is anyone who acts as a leader to the Scout. Akela can be a Cubmaster, Den Leader, parent or teacher depending on where the guidance takes place. In den meetings, it is the Den Leader who is Akela. During pack meetings it is the Cubmaster. At home, the parents fill this role. Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, chose Rudyard Kipling's ""The Jungle Book"" as a source of symbolism and"
"Cub packs, many of which are led by Senior Scouts. The Cub Scout uniform is commonly just the Group neckerchief. The Scout section is for boys and girls aged 11 to 14. While SIS is coeducational, there are separate structures for males and females; these are often simply separate patrols, but in the case of larger Groups they are separate troops. The Scout uniform consists of a khaki shirt and the Group neckerchief for both males and females. The Senior Scout section is for boys and girls aged 14 to 20, and like the Scout Section it has separate structures"
"sex sections both named Wolf Cubs and both in the jungle theme. Cub Scouting has ideals of spiritual and character growth, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Cub Scouting provides 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. Cubs are organized in packs, which are sometimes linked to a Scout group, providing a community with all age sections known as a ""Scouting family "". Adult leaders of Cub packs take the names of ""The Jungle Book"" 's main characters. In many countries"
"pack being divided into a number of Sixes. The Wolf Cub in charge of a six is known as a 'Sixer', who is assisted by a 'Seconder'. Where there is an outstanding Wolf Cub, in the latter stages of the Training Scheme, they may be appointed as 'Senior Sixer'. This is a similar role to that of Senior Patrol Leader in the Scout Troop. The Senior Sixer will assist the Cubmaster. The Wolf Cub promise is a variation of the Scout promise: The Wolf Cub motto is ""Do Your Best."" The Wolf Cub uniform is a green jumper and group"
"Spiritual. The Cub Scout programme is designed to provide adventure, fun and exploration, and to teach responsibility. Cub Scouts are organised into Packs, and then into groups, usually of 6 members, called Sixes. Each Six has one of the Cub Scouts as their leader, a ""Sixer,"" and an assistant leader, a ""Seconder."" The Sixers meet in a Sixer Council, and talk about things that the Cub Scouts would like to do. Cub Scouts are given more responsibility and more say in the running of the programme and as a result can do more than Beavers. They spend more time working"
"formally applied to such persons, whilst in the United Kingdom they are called Young Leaders. 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. In many European countries (especially where the Jungle theme still has a strong part in the programme), Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of Cubs, because of his relationship with wolves. The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association in Australia operate a 'Wolf Cub' section between its Koalas program and Boy Scout. Wolf Cub packs are themed on ""The Jungle Book"""
"on Cubs working towards the Silver Wolf and Gold Wolf badges, each divided into four Challenge Awards: Aptitude, Awareness, Outdoor, and Community; and the Leaping Wolf badge. Cubs proceeding to Scouts complete the Link Badge. The Scout section is open to boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18, and aims at developing Scouting and leadership skills. Scout Troops are divided into Patrols of between four and ten Scouts, with six being a common size. The Patrol Leader and Second have many responsibilities in training younger Scouts and helping plan and run the programme. Patrol Leaders are in"
"more time to concentrate on their studies and on achieving the Springbok award. The adult leader of a Scout Troop is the ""Troop Scouter"" (TS), assisted by Assistant Troop Scouters (ATS) and Junior Assistant Troop Scouters (JATS). Scout Troops often give their adult leaders nicknames related to their branch of Scouting (Land Scout, Air Scout, or Sea Scout). The previous Scout emblem incorporates a springbok. The Scout Advancement Programme is based on a number of advancement badges, culminating in the Springbok Scout badge. Each advancement badge focuses on different levels of development and the programme progresses from basic Scout training,"
"the Boy's Brigade opening their doors to younger children. A Beaver Colony is a section of the Scout Group aimed at children from 5 to 8 years. The Scout Leader in charge of the Colony will be a Beavermaster, assisted by Assistant Beavermasters and Instructors. Beaver Scout Colonies are controlled by the local Scout Group, with each colony being divided into a number of Lodges. The Beaver in charge of a Lodge is known as a 'Leading Beaver', who is assisted by a 'Second Beaver'. Where there is an outstanding Beaver, in the latter stages of the Training Scheme, they"
"identified by a coloured triangular patch on the member's arm. Each Six is led by a 'Sixer' and a 'Seconder', who have their rank indicated by horizontal yellow stripes sewn onto their left arm. The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association allow use of the Wolf Cubs program as an alternative to its Junior Scout section. In the Scout Association, Sixes are led by a 'Sixer' and have a 'Seconder' as a backup. The Sixer wears two stripes on his/her uniform and the Seconder one stripe. When a Cub Scout is made a Sixer, the Second's badge (with"
"Venturing and Varsity. While there is only limited opportunity for youth leadership in Cub Scouting (see den chief), youth leadership takes an even stronger role in providing both service and program in Venturing. The leader of a Cub Scout pack is referred to as ""Cubmaster"" and he or she may be assisted by ""assistant Cubmasters"". Since almost all program leadership at the Cub Scouting level is adult, the Cubmaster is also assisted by any number of ""den leaders"". Varsity Scout teams have a ""Coach"", Venturing crews have an ""Advisor"", and Sea Scouting ships have a ""Skipper"". All of these terms"
"area offers a variety of badges that youth may earn and sew onto their uniform sash: The six activity areas are outlined in separate sections below. The movement has significantly changed since the 1950s and 1960s when it was extremely large in numbers. The original oath is now long-abandoned. Written by Scouting's founder Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, it was ""I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and the Queen, to keep the law of the Wolf Cub Pack, and do a good turn every day."" Recently, the full uniform consists of a grey Cub"
"official Cub Scout packs were registered. Today, it is a family program for children in the first grade through fifth grade, with each den admitting boys or girls only. Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Families are a core part of Cub Scouts and are included in many activities. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three membership divisions. In the Baden-Powell Service Association, the corresponding section for this age group is called Timberwolves. As with the Scout Association, each pack is divided into Sixes led by a 'Sixer' with a"
"""Scout Leader"" is now used. Other adult leaders in the Scout Troop are called ""Assistant Scout Leaders"". Terms used in other sections are ""Beaver Scout Leader"", ""Assistant Beaver Scout Leader"", ""Cub Scout Leader"", ""Assistant Cub Scout Leader"", ""Explorer Scout Leader"", ""Assistant Explorer Scout Leader"", and so on. The Scout Group is led by a ""Group Scout Leader"" and who may be assisted by an appointed ""Assistant Group Scout Leader"". When Rover Scouts existed, there were ""Rover Scout Leaders"" and ""Assistant Rover Scout Leaders"". Collectively all adult leaders are called ""Scouters"". One of the leaders may take on the role of"
"on the 7th of October 2017, taking over from Sibusiso Vilane. Former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela was the patron of Scouts South Africa until 2013. A Scout Group consists of one or more units for different age groups: a Cub Pack, a Scout Troop, and less commonly a Rover Crew. Large Groups may have more than one of each section, or may have separate units for boys and girls. Rover Crews can also be associated with a Region or District. The Group is led by a ""Scout Group Leader"" (SGL) who acts as the liaison between the parents"
"elements of Rudyard Kipling's ""Jungle Book"" series, with the Cubmaster taking the role of Akela and the assistant Cubmaster the role of Baloo. The American program also syncretized American Indian elements, with all Cub Scouts belonging to the Webelos tribe, symbolized by the Arrow of Light and led by Akela. ""Webelos"" was also a portmanteau meaning ""Wolf, Bear, Lion, Scout""; the name was later given a backronym of ""WE'll BE LOyal Scouts"". The initial rank structure was Wolf, Bear and Lion, with ages of 9, 10 and 11. Dens of six to eight Cubs were entirely led by a Boy"
"captain who is guided by the team Coach and assistant team Coaches. The Coach must be at least 21 and is directly responsible for training and guiding boy leaders, working with other adults to bring Varsity Scouting to boys and for using the methods of Scouting to achieve the aims of Scouting. The team is divided into squads of eight to ten Varsity Scouts, led by an elected squad leader. Program managers are assigned as needed to take charge of team activities. New leaders are encouraged to attend training for their position. This training provides the essential information they need"
"Wolf Cubs (Baden-Powell Scouts' Association) Wolf Cubs, usually referred to as Cubs, is the second youngest section of Scouting operated by the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, following on from the Beaver Scouts section. The core age range for Wolf Cubs is eight to eleven, though exceptions can be granted. Individual sections of Wolf Cubs, known as a Pack, are run by the local Scout Group. After reaching the age of ten and a half, a Wolf Cub may move on to Scouts. Wolf Cubs were established by Robert Baden-Powell in 1916, as a response to younger boys wishing to join the"