 Pack Basics
Typical Activities
Pack Information The Wolf Cub program is based on Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book". It provides a sense of outdoor adventure and fantasy that appeals to a Cub's imaginative mind. The "pack" refers to all members in your child's Cub program. Within the pack, Cubs are broken into small groups called "sixes". A Cub who is asked to lead a "six" is called a "sixer". The Sixer has an assistant called a "second". Cubbing is built around a lively variety of games, crafts, music, storytelling, play acting, spiritual fellowship and the outdoors. The Cub program focuses around six activity areas: The Natural World, Outdoors, Creative Expression, Healthy Living, Home and Community, and Canada and the World. Each Cub learns a promise, law and motto to help guide their personal development. Wolf Cub Promise: Wolf Cub Law: Wolf Cub Motto: Ever wondered what all those badges are about ? Has your child ever come home after the first couple of cub meetings in awe of a third year with his or her sash covered in badges? Badge work is a big part of cubbing. Here's how it works: Throughout your child's 3 years of cubs, he or she will work and participate within 6 activity areas or themes (usually 2 per year) Each theme is represented by a "star". Within each theme there are a number of badges and awards to get. The cub book covers each theme or activity area, it's representational star, and all the badges and awards. Yes, I know there is a lot of stuff in there but there is quite a huge amount that is covered in your family life, school and extra-curricular activities (ie: cubs). Read carefully as sometimes you only have to do a subset of the badge or star requirements. Typically, as you start doing badges, you will eventually meet the star requirements too. Once the star requirements have been met, you're usually a stone's throw away from an award.Go through the cub book and look at each requirement. Check off and date whenever a requirement has been met. Sometimes one might have to bring something in to show a leader, sometimes an explanation will suffice. To receive a badge, your child needs to be tested for that badge. Please arrive prepared, on the designated badge testing night to get tested otherwise leaders will not have time. There are a lot of resources on the web concerning the badge program. No sense re-inventing the wheel. Take a look in the sidebar on the right for links to the various activities. |