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Webelos I Dens are for boys who have completed third grade (or reached age 10)
and are just starting their transition to Boy Scouts.
The Webelos den program is different from the Cub Scout den program. Everything in the Webelos Scout program is more challenging than what younger boys in the pack do.
The Webelos Achievement Trail is a transitional period that shifts the emphasis from the home-centered activities of Tiger Cub and Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts to group-centered activities. This prepares him for his later participation in the great adventure of Boy Scouting. If your son has been in Cub Scouting before, he already knows a little about how dens work from his earlier experiences. He may be surprised, though, to see how different it is! You’ll find that your part in his experience is different, too. You’ll still be involved in his Cub Scouting activities, but it will be different from your role when he was a Tiger Cub, Wolf Cub Scout, or Bear Cub Scout. In the Webelos den, the emphasis is on having fewer Cub Scouting activities to do at home and more to do with the den.
Families are encouraged to work with the boys at home on projects begun at the Webelos Den meeting, but completed projects are submitted to the Webelos Den Leader for approval. No longer is the parent involved with tracking his achievements. This step which focuses on communication between a boy and an adult other than his parent, is a part of the program that helps prepare Webelos scouts for their Boy Scouting experience.
Webelos Scouts get to work on the following 20 Webelos activity badges:
Physical Skills: Aquanaut, Athlete, Fitness, Sportsman
Mental Skills: Artist, Scholar, Showman, Traveler
Community: Citizen, Communicator, Family Member, Readyman
Technology: Craftsman, Engineer, Handyman, Scientist
Outdoor Activity: Forester, Geologist, Naturalist, Outdoorsman
Webelos Scouts work on requirements during their weekly den meetings. Once a boy learns a skill, he practices it at den meetings and at home on his own. His family can help him at home. Webelos Scouts bring the projects they do at home to the den and pack meetings to show others, and to have the Webelos den leader approve their projects.
When a boy has done the requirements for an activity badge, the Webelos den leader approves and records his accomplishments by reviewing his completed workbook.
It takes three activity badges, including Fitness and Citizen, to earn the Webelos badge.