The Purposes of Cub Scouting

Links for Leaders

Leaders, follow this link for the Scatacook Sponsored Fast Start Online Leader Training

Scatacook District Web Site
Great information about our district activities. Including a calendar of events, contact info and much more!

Connecticut Yankee Council
The Connecticut Yankee Council is the parent association to our district.

Links for Scouts & Parents

The Newtown Bee
Check out Newtown's very own newspaper Web site!

The Cyrenius Booth Library
A great resource for checking on book availability - use the same computer system that is available in the library and teach your scouts how to hunt for good books!

Scouts New England Web Site

 

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, 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 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

    • Character Connections

    Cub Scouting's Character Connections program helps boys know, commit, and practice Cub Scouting's 12 core values while enjoying fun and adventure in their dens. 

    • Citizenship: Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities.

    • Compassion: Being kind and considerate, and showing concern for the well-being of others.

    • Cooperation: Being helpful and working together with others toward a common goal.

    • Courage: Being brave and doing what is right regardless of our fears, the difficulties, or the consequences.

    • Faith: Having inner strength and confidence based on our trust in God.

    • Health and Fitness: Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies clean and fit.

    • Honesty: Telling the truth and being worthy of trust.

    • Perseverance: Sticking with something and not giving up, even if it is difficult.

    • Positive Attitude: Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations.

    • Resourcefulness: Using human and other resources to their fullest.

    • Respect: Showing regard for the worth of something or someone.

    • Responsibility: Fulfilling our duty to God, country, other people, and ourselves.