 Tiger
Cub Program
A school-year program for first grade 7-year-old boys and their adult
partners that stresses simplicity, shared leadership, learning about
the community and family understanding. Each Boy / Adult team meets
for family activities then once or twice a month all these teams meet
for Tiger Cub group activities.
The Tiger Cub program evolved in 2001 with a new look, while retaining
the most important elements. The Tiger Cub program remains the fun-filled,
age-appropriate introduction to Cub Scouting. Tiger Cubs still participate
in dens with an adult partner, and those adult partners share leadership
in the Tiger Cub den.
Effective June 2, 2001, a Tiger Cub den leader is required if a pack
registers Tiger Cub youth. A complete description of the Tiger Cub program
can be found in "Tiger Cub Program,"-chapter 19 of the revised
Cub Scout Leader Book.
As part of our effort to remove barriers from Tiger Cubs participating
fully in Cub Scouting and to create additional fun and excitement for
first-grade boys, key elements have been placed in the program. These
elements are:
- Tiger Cubs and adult partners participate in den and pack activities
together.
- A Tiger Cub den leader coordinates shared leadership among adult
partners in the den. A Tiger Cub den leader is required if a pack
registers Tiger Cubs.
- Tiger Cubs wear a blue Cub Scout button-up shirt, #84092, along
with an optional, newly designed blue and orange cap, #83892.
- The Tiger Cub badge, #80369, is earned after completing five achievements
grouped in three areas: den activity, family activity, and a Go See
It. After completing the rank of Tiger Cub, boys may earn one Tiger
Track bead when he completes 10 electives. There is no limit to the
number of Tiger Track beads a boy can earn.
- Advancement is displayed on a Tiger Cub totem, which is worn on
the Tiger Cub belt.
- The recommended monthly meeting pattern consists of den, family,
Go See It activities, and participation in the monthly pack meeting.
Suggested den meeting plans are included in Cub Scout Program Helps.
- Tiger Cubs and adult partners use the Tiger Cub Handbook, #34713,
to complete achievements and electives and plan activities.
- Each pack should have one or more Tiger Cub dens; each consisting
of five to nine boys and adult partners.
- The Tiger Cub den leaders are members of the pack leadership team
and receive support and coaching from the pack committee, which includes
the pack trainer and Cubmaster or assistant Cubmaster.
- Tiger Cub badges should be presented in meaningful pack meeting
ceremonies; the Tiger Cub badge is a badge of rank.
- Tiger Cubs dens actively participate in pack meetings and activities.
- Tiger Cubs and their adult partners are the future of your pack.
- To begin his path to the Tiger Cub rank, the Tiger Cub must learn
the Tiger Cub motto (Search, Discover, and Share), the Cub Scout sign,
and the Cub Scout salute. When he has accomplished these tasks, he
will be awarded his Tiger Cub belt totem.
- The Tiger Cub Promise has been eliminated. Tiger Cubs must now learn
the Cub Scout Promise.
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