Webelos Parents Meeting

• Program Goals: the 20 month Webelos program is meant to transition Cub Scouts into Boy Scouts.
  • Increased individual scout responsibility
  • Individual advancement
  • Use of patrols instead of dens
  • New uniforms
• Program Methods: Changes from cub scouting include:
  • Activity Badges: 20 badges to earn, similar to Boy Scout merit badges. Earned individually, not all together as a den. Scouts can earn all or none of them.
  • Outdoor Activities: patrol hikes or outings every month. Try to offer an overnight campout every month, spring through fall. Many of the activity badges have to do with outdoors skills - Naturalist, Outdoorsman, Forester, ...
  • Patrols: Boy Scouts use patrols and "the patrol method". Webelos introduces the scouts to that with a patrol name, yell, and flag. And, the patrol does not follow the pack's monthly themes.
  • Change in Parent Involvement: Parents are requested to act as activity badge counselors. Each family should sign up for 2 badges to lead.
    Hand out your completed Webelos Schedule and have parents select badges they wish to lead.
  • Ranks and Awards: activity badges, webelos badge, belt loops, arrow of light, other awards
  • Uniform: when is the den going to tan shirts?, insignia placement

• Summer Camp: inform parents of when and where it is, and how important it is as an introduction to camping as a patrol.
• Camping: discuss how camping is done for Webelos, let parents know you plan to offer an easy campout each month of the summer.
• Knives: Whittling Chip is required to have knives. Knives are useful tools and scouts need to learn how to properly use them.
• Other Items: