How the den works
They learn the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and how their Bear den works. This is the Bobcat adventure, and it comes first.
3rd grade
Bear
Your child starts at the rank for the grade they are in now. The year is built from short adventures, not a textbook. Every den begins by learning the Scout Oath, the Scout Law, and how their den works.
Old enough to take a bigger part
A parent does not have to attend every Bear meeting. You are welcome, and the den still needs families to help in a way that fits.
Bears meet on a time those families choose. Email us and we will tell you when they get together.
What Bears do and learn
Getting stronger
Bear Strong is fitness. Bears try activities that build strength, balance, and the habit of moving.
Standing up for people
Standing Tall is personal safety and courage. Bears practice standing up for themselves and for someone else.
A one-mile hike
Bear Habitat is a hike of about a mile. They look for signs of animals and plants, and they learn how to leave a place as they found it.
Family and reverence
Fellowship is time with your family's own traditions and faith. That stays your decision, done your way.
Citizenship through service
Paws for Action is how a community works and how a Scout can help it. The den takes on a service project.
The den also picks at least two extras, such as camping, fishing, building, a race, or another outdoor skill. Those are chosen by the families in the den. They are not a set pack calendar.
Visit a Bear den
Tell us you have a 3rd grader. We will write back with when that den meets. No uniform and no registration for the first time.
Email join@cubpack85.com