FAQ

Where do we meet?

Fishcreek Elementary School


What are the aims of Scouting?

Helping boys and young adults build character, train in the responsibilities of citizenship, and develop personal fitness. These methods are incorporated into all aspects of the program. Through these methods, Cub Scouting happens in the lives of boys and their families.


How do we meet the aims of Scouting?

The Ideals

The Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, the Tiger Cub motto and Promise, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a boy's sense of belonging.

The Den

Boys like to belong to a group. The den is the place where boys learn new skills and develop interests in new things. They have fun in den meetings, during indoor and outdoor activities, and on field trips. As part of a small group of six to eight boys, they are able to learn sportsmanship and good citizenship. They learn how to get along with others. They learn how to do their best, not just for themselves but also for the den.

Advancement

Recognition is important to boys. The 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.

Family Involvement

Family involvement is an essential part of Cub Scouting. When we speak of parents or families, we are not referring to any particular family structure. Some boys live with two parents, some live with one parent, some have foster parents, and some live with other relatives or guardians. Whoever a boy calls his family is his family in Cub Scouting.

Activities

In Cub Scouting, boys participate in a wide variety of den and pack activities, such as games, projects, skits, stunts, songs, outdoor activities, and trips. Also, the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program and Cub Scouting's BSA Family program include activities that encourage personal achievement and family involvement.

The Uniform

The Tiger Cub, Cub Scout, and Webelos Scout uniforms help build pride, loyalty, and self-respect. Wearing the uniform to all den and pack meetings and activities also encourages a neat appearance, a sense of belonging, and good behavior.


What are the 12 core values of Scouting?

  • 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.