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Cub Scout Pack 1162 is based in Purcellville, Virginia and is part of the Goose Creek District and National Captial Area Council. We currently have 1 Webelos 2 Den (Fifth Graders), 2 Webelos 1 Dens (Fourth Graders), 2 Bear Dens (3rd Graders), 2 Wolf Dens (2nd Graders) and one Tiger Den (1st graders). Pack 1162 is always welcoming new scouts.
Pack Meetings
Pack meetings are usually held the third Wednesday of every month at Emerick Elementary School, children do not have to attend Emerick to be a cub in our pack.
Den schedules
Den meeting times vary by den leader, but are usually held twice a month at our charter organization St. Andrew Church.
Activities
Pack 1162 holds our annual wooden model car race called the Pinewood Derby. We also have a large `Happy Birthday Scouting` dinner called the Blue and Gold. At then end of the scouting year (June) we all get together for a picnic, and the kids race their sailboats down a gutter using lung power. There are usually some summertime activities, like a pool party, and participation in the Purcellville Fourth of July Parade. In addition to these traditional events, the pack also has had other activities, such as camping trips and the bike rodeo. But being a scout is about more than just fun activities, we also participate in community service projects like Scouting for Food. Pack 1162`s leadership is all volunteer parents. Although these folks are great at making the pack work, we could always use more help. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the scoutmaster by clicking here
If you are interested in joining scouts please contact our recruiting chair by here
About Cub Scouting
The Scouting Foundation
The Scout Movement, originally designed for teenagers, was founded by Robert Baden-Powell in 1907. A lot of boys who had not yet reached the Scout age limit asked to join the movement. At first, some leaders refused their request but eventually they were allowed to become junior members. Due to the widespread acceptance of junior members, Baden Powell decided to extend the movement to younger children and planned a new theme and training scheme suitable for younger children. Baden Powell asked his friend Rudyard Kipling for the use of his The Jungle Book history and universe as a motivational frame in cub scouting. Baden Powell wrote a new book, The Wolf Cub`s Handbook for junior members. In 1917, junior members became known as Wolf Cubs. In the 1960s, the Wolf Cub section departed from the jungle theme and the section changed their name to Cub Scout. Although the section detached from jungle theme, the Jungle Stories and Cub ceremony are retained as tradition. In the US, Cub Scout membership is open to boys in first through fifth grade.
Organization
Cub scouts are organized in Packs, which are usually linked to a sponsoring organization, providing a community with all age sections. Adult leaders of Cub packs take the names of The Jungle Book`s main characters. The Cubs are taught that the "leader" is called Akela. Akela is the Den leader at a Den meeting; The Pack Leader at the Pack meeting; the Teacher at school, or the parent at home. Cub scouts have a distinctive two-finger salute, in contrast to the three-finger salute of Boy Scouts. Like Scout Troops, Cub Scouts are assigned to different small teams within the Pack. These teams are each called a Den, dens are grouped by school grade.
Progressive training
Cub Scouts, like the Boy Scouts, use a ranking system, but unlike its counterpart, the ranking is dependent upon age or grade level. In the US, the entry-level rank is Tiger Cub. From 1982 to 2001 this was considered a separate entity from Cub Scouts. As of 2002, Tiger Cubs are members of the pack like all other Cub Scouts. The next ranks, in successive order, are Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos. The Webelos rank is unusual because a boy will usually spend two years as one before receiving the Arrow of Light Award, the highest honor given to a Cub Scout and the only patch from Cub Scouts worn on the Boy Scout uniform.
The Purposes of 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
Membership
Cub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys. Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cub Scouts (second-graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third-graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth- and fifth-graders) meet weekly.
Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The committee includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the chartered organization.
Cub Scout membership is:
| 885,341 |
Cub Scouts |
| 725,383 |
Webelos Scouts |
| 517,449 |
Pack Leaders |
| 265,028 |
Tiger Cubs |
| 52,966 |
Packs |
As of December 31, 2004
Volunteer Leadership
Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Cub Scout program. They serve in a variety of positions, as everything from unit leaders to pack committee chairmen, committee members, den leaders, and chartered organization representatives.
Like other phases of the Scouting program, a Cub Scout pack belongs to an organization with interests similar to those of the BSA. This organization, which might be a church, school, community organization, or group of interested citizens, is chartered by the local BSA council to use the Scouting program. This chartered organization provides a suitable meeting place, adult leadership, supervision, and opportunities for a healthy Scouting life for the boys under its care. Each organization appoints one of its members as a chartered organization representative. The organization, through the pack committee, is responsible for providing leadership, the meeting place, and support materials for pack activities.
Who Pays For It?
Groups responsible for supporting Cub Scouting are the boys and their parents, the pack, the chartered organization, and the community. The boy is encouraged to pay his own way by contributing dues each week. Packs also obtain income by working on approved money-earning projects. The community, including parents, supports Cub Scouting through the United Way, Friends of Scouting enrollment, bequests, and special contributions to the BSA local council. This financial support provides leadership training, outdoor programs, council service centers and other facilities, and professional service for units.
Advancement Plan
Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scouting advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects.
Tiger Cub. The Tiger Cub program is for first-grade (or age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade.
Bobcat. The Bobcat rank is for all boys who join Cub Scouting.
Wolf. The Wolf program is for boys who have completed first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass 12 achievements involving simple physical and mental skills.
Bear. The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are age 9). There are 24 Bear achievements in four categories. The Cub Scout must complete 12 of these to earn the Bear badge. These requirements are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for Wolf rank.
Webelos. This program is for boys who have completed third grade (or are age 10). A boy may begin working on the Webelos badge as soon as he joins a Webelos den. This is the first step in his transition from the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop. As he completes the requirements found in the Webelos Handbook, he will work on activity badges, attend meetings led by adults, and become familiar with the Boy Scout requirements—all leading to the Arrow of Light Award.
Activities
Cub Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness.
Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack. The most important are the weekly den meetings and the monthly pack meetings.
Cub Scout Academics and Sports
The Cub Scout Academics and Sports program provides the opportunity for boys to learn new techniques, increase scholarship skills, develop sportsmanship, and have fun. Participation in the program allows boys to be recognized for physical fitness and talent-building activities.
Camping
Age-appropriate camping programs are packed with theme-oriented action that brings Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts into the great out-of-doors. Day camping comes to the boy in neighborhoods across the country; resident camping is at least a three-day experience in which Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts camp within a developed theme of adventure and excitement. "Cub Scout Worlds" are used by many councils to carry the world of imagination into reality with actual theme structures of castles, forts, ships, etc. Cub Scout pack families enjoy camping in local council camps and other council-approved campsites. Camping programs combine fun and excitement with doing one's best, getting along with others, and developing an appreciation for ecology and the world of the outdoors.
Publications
Volunteers are informed of national news and events through Scouting magazine (circulation 900,000). Boys may subscribe to Boys' Life magazine (circulation 1.3 million). Both are published by the Boy Scouts of America. Also available are a number of youth and leader publications, including the Tiger Cub Handbook, Wolf Handbook, Bear Handbook, Webelos Handbook, Cub Scout Leader Book, Cub Scout Leader How-to Book, Cub Scout Program Helps, and Webelos Leader Guide.
Character Development
Since its origin, the Scouting program has been an educational experience concerned with values. In 1910, the first activities for Scouts were designed to build character, physical fitness, practical skills, and service. These elements were part of the original Cub Scout program and continue to be part of Cub Scouting today.
Character can be defined as the collection of core values possessed by an individual that leads to moral commitment and action. Core values are the basis of good character development. In helping boys develop character, Cub Scouting promotes the following 12 core values.
Cub Scouting's 12 Core Values
- Citizenship
- Compassion
- Cooperation
- Courage
- Faith
- Health and fitness
- Honesty
- Perseverance
- Positive attitude
- Resourcefulness
- Respect
- Responsibility
Character is "values in action."
Cub Scouting Ideals
Apart from the fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities, the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, the Tiger Cub motto, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a boy's sense of belonging.
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Purcellville's Cub Scout Pack 
