Webelos Scout Program

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The Webelos Scout Program prepares boys who have completed third grade or are age 10 but have not yet completed fifth grade or reached age 11 1/2 to bridge into a troop. Pronounced "WEE-buh-los", the word "Webelos" means WE'll BE LOyal Scouts. After earning the Bobcat badge, a boy may earn the Webelos Badge and Arrow of Light Award. Shorter Webelos Scout Programs are available for Webelos who start in fifth grade to earn their Arrow of Light in as little as six months.

The Webelos Program is more challenging than Tiger, Wolf, and Bear programs for younger Cub Scouts. Webelos Scouts take part in Cub Scout pack meetings and activities as well as Webelos den meetings, activities, and outdoor fun. Webelos Scouts can earn Webelos Activity Badges/Webelos & Arrow of Light Adventure Pins and Belt Loops and Pins at any time. The Webelos uniform has six parts.

Webelos Den Meeting

Webelos Camping

Webelos Scouts camp as dens, at joint den-troop campouts, and at Webelos Resident Camp (See: Outdoor Program}:

• Webelos Scout-and-parent overnight den campouts are under the leadership of the Webelos den leader.
• Den-Troop campouts strengthen ties between the pack and a troop.
• Webelos Resident Camp is a summer camp tailored for their program.

Webelos Program Notes

• The Webelos Activity Badge Worksheets let the Den Leader verify that each Webelos Scout completed each requirement.
• The worksheets also allow families to track homework requirements for badges such as: Family Member, Fitness and Handyman.
• The Webelos Badge requires at least 3 month active participation, Fitness, Citizen, and one other activity badge.
• The Webelos Arrow of Light Award can be earned in December of the Fifth grade year allowing cross over that month to Boy Scouts.
• By bridging (transferring to a Troop) in 18 months, boys have the chance to participate in troop activities and fundraising before their first Boy Scout Summer Camp.
• The Bridging Ceremony (or "Cross over") is typically held later, often in February at the Pack's Blue and Gold Banquet.
• Webelos Scout can earn Cub Scout Belt Loops & Pins even if they had earned them previously.

Webelos Who Start in Fourth Grade

See: Fast Tracks for 4th grade Webelos Scouts

Adapted from the Webelos Leader Guide

These plans allow active Webelos who start in the fourth grade to:

• Earn the Webelos Badge in as little as 3 months
• Earn the Arrow of Light in as little as 6 months
• Earn to all 20 Webelos Activity Badges in either the 18- or 15-month program using the Fast Tracks.
• Bridge (transfer) into Boy Scouts in December of their fifth grade year.
• Earn Activity Badges (pins) by also working on their own.

The Bridging Ceremony (or "Cross over") is typically held later, often in February at the Pack's Blue and Gold Banquet.

Fourth and Fifth Grade Webelos in One Den

Smaller Packs may not have enough Webelos 1 (fourth-graders) or Webelos 2 (fifth-graders) to have two separate Webelos Dens. In this case, the recommendation is to have a single Webelos den but offer two programs at the same time. The fourth-graders complete their Webelos 1 content as shown above while the fifth-graders complete their Webelos 2 content.

Webelos Who Start in Fifth Grade

See: Fast Tracks for 5th grade Webelos Scouts

Adapted from the Webelos Leader Guide

This plans allows active Webelos who start in the fifth grade to:

• Earn the Webelos Badge in as little as 3 months
• Earn the Arrow of Light in as little as 6 months
• Bridge (transfer) into Boy Scouts in December of their fifth grade year.
• Also earn Activity Badges (pins) by working on their own.

The Bridging Ceremony (or "Cross over") is typically held later, often in February at the Pack's Blue and Gold Banquet.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

While this plan is for a pack chartered by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, any Webelos Den can use this plan to cover all 20 Webelos Activity Badges in 12 months.

The plan for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allows 10-year-old Scouts to:

• Bridge (transfer) into Boy Scouts when they turn 11.
• Also earn Activity Badges (pins) by working on their own.

See your leader for details.

See also

Webelos Den Leader portal

• Webelos Scout
• Webelos Transition (Bridging)
• Webelos Activity Badge Workbooks (Webelos Pins)
• Cub Scout Academics and Sports Belt Loops and Pins

MeritBadge.Org is your online Scouting University with everything from Getting Started to Bridging:

• Advancement: Bobcat, Lion (Pilot Program), Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos

• Awards: Outdoor Activity, Summertime, Leave No Trace, Recruiter, Religious

• Den Meeting Plans: Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos Program: Webelos I, Webelos II

• Leader Awards: Tiger, Wolf/Bear, Webelos, Cub Scouter, Cubmaster, Trainer

• Program Helps: 2009, 2010, & 2011, Recruiting, & CubTrax Spreadsheets

• Activities: Day Camp, Resident Camp, Whittling Chip, Guide to Safe Scouting

• Worksheets: Cub Scout Worksheets and Webelos Activity Badges (Pins)

• Key Leaders: Denner, Den Chief, Tiger Leader, Den Leader, Webelos Leader, Cubmaster

• Pack Meeting: Opening, Skits, Songs, Cheers, Closing, Pinewood Derby, Blue & Gold, Roundup

• Training: Youth Protection, New Leader, BALOO, Webelos Outdoor, Wood Badge, Philmont

• Fundraising, Popcorn, and the importance of Individual Youth Accounts

• Nameplates - Official BSA Name plates for your uniforms.

See the Cub Scout Leader Resources for the Pack Organization Chart and much more.

External links

• Schedules
• Webelos Scouts