Pack 67

​WHO ARE WEBELOS

Webelos is a 20-month program for 4th and 5th grade Scouts to prepare to join a Scouts BSA troop while learning outdoors skills and participating in 20 different activity badges. A well-run group of Webelos is a gradual change from being an 'adult-run' den to being a 'scout-run' patrol ready to fit right into an adventurous scouting troop. This migration requires the parents and den leaders to give the scouts more and more control, decision-making power, and responsibility as they progress in skills, abilities, and maturity.

 

A good program also provides the scouts with many opportunities to grow in the Webelos Virtues. A scout becomes a Webelos Scout upon graduation from the Bear program in the spring of third grade. Scouts have all summer to get started on Webelos activities. Boys or girls new to Cub Scouting can become Webelos if they are 10 years old or have completed third grade, and have earned the Bobcat badge.

 

The second year of the Webelos Scout program is called the Arrow of Light year. After completing their Arrow of Light Year in 5th grade, Cub Scouts can 'cross over' into a Scouts BSA Troop.