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What Do Scouts Do?
Explore the Outdoors
Scouts hike, camp, and explore the great outdoors, learning outdoor safety, discovering wildlife, protecting nature, and building confidence through fun, hands‑on adventures in all kinds of outdoor spaces.
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The Scouting Programs
Cub Scouts
Youth grades K-5
Hiking
Camping
Rockets
Pinewood Derby
Skills
Service
What Will My Child Do in Cub Scouts?
Cub Scouting activities are designed for Scouting families to get in on the fun, and include exploring the outdoors, building projects, making friends, and developing a lifelong love of learning as Cub Scouts earn patches related to their grades.
What Is the Cub Scouts Program?
Cub Scouts is for boys and girls, kindergarten to 5th grade. It is a program where youth develop the foundations for leadership, citizenship, and personal fitness through fun activities involving parents and legal guardians. Ideally dens are organized by grade.
How Often Do Cub Scouts Meet?
Cub Scouts meet twice a month or once a week depending on what times are convenient for families involved in the program.
Common Activities
Cub Scout Ranks
Lion
Kindergarten
Tiger
1st Grade
Wolf
2nd Grade
Bear
3rd Grade
Webelos
4th Grade
Arrow of Light
5th Grade
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From outdoor adventures to service ideas to brain-bending games, Scout Life magazine delivers Scouting fun straight to your youth’s door.
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Scouts are saying
We have talked with Scouts all over the nation and they are saying
84% have said Scouting has helped them be more honest.
74% say Scouting has improved their ability to work with others.
84% also say Scouting has helped them become stronger team players.
79% have said Scouting helped them better understand and sympathize the less fortunate
