Thursday, February 29, 2024

Cub Scout Program Updates March Roundtable Video

 

Learn about the New Cub Scout Program at your March Roundtable

This 15-minute video covers the new program and is narrated by Vinnie Close, Assistant Council Commissioner for Roundtables and Support. You can contact Vinnie at vclose@gtcbsa.org. 

Contents: (click on the time to start your video at that point)

0:00 Cub Scout Program Updates

1:21 Four Areas of Improvement - -Bobcat

1:50 Four Areas of Improvement – Adventures

2:07 Four areas of Improvement – Webelos

2:35 Four Areas of Improvement – Awards

3:18 Fun, Simple, and Easy

3:40 Bobcat Improvement

4:06 Adventures Improvement

7:50 Webelos (4th grade) and AOL (5th grade) Improvement

9:20 Awards Improvement

10:16 Summertime Fun Award – now an individual achievement

10:46 Program Delivery

10:59 Handbooks

12:34 Online Resources on scouting.org for every rank and adventure

14:14 Intentionally Slow Rollout! 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Webelos is for 4th graders, AOL is for 5th graders

The Webelos we knew before as 4th and 5th graders are now separate programs (as of June 1, 2024). 

Webelos is a stand-alone program for fourth graders.

AOL is a stand-alone program for fifth graders who will prepare to crossover to Scouts BSA in January or February.

This 40-minute video is very helpful in understanding all the changes. 



All about the New Cub Scout Program

We are going to post updates to https://www.gtcbsa.org/all-about-scouts/cub-scouts/adult-volunteers-in-cub-scouts

This 75-minute webinar tells you so much. After I watched it, I felt I understood the whole program.