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 Pack 45 Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa United Methodist Church Twin Rivers Council, Saratoga District |
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Cub Scout
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 | Belt loops are awarded to boys who complete the three belt loop
requirements in an academic subject or sport. Academic belt loops are gold,
and Sports belt loops are silver (except for the Archery and BB-gun Shooting
belt loops, which are brass colored)
| Pins are awarded to boys who choose to continue their involvement in an
Academics or Sports area and earn the pin by meeting the appropriate
requirements. In Pack 45 the pins are worn on the Cub Scout's cap.
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The Cub Scout Academics and Sports program is a supplemental program that complements the existing Cub Scout programs. Boys participating in the program will be recognized for enjoying teamwork, developing physical fitness, and discovering and building new talents as they strive to do their best.
The Cub Scout Academics and Sports program is based on the following:
| The program supplements the existing advancement and recognition program
for Wolf, Bear, and WEBELOS Scouts; it does not replace it.
| All Cub Scouts have an opportunity to participate in the Academics and
Sports program.
| Participation may take place at home, with the family, or within a den, a
pack, or the community.
| Adult participation by a parent or adult relative, if possible, is recommended.
| Emphasis is placed on introducing a boy to a sport or academic subject,
allowing him to participate in it and encouraging him to do his best.
The Academics and Sports program focuses on learning and skill development,
not winning.
| The primary focus of the program is on scholarship and sportsmanship.
| Each Wolf, Bear, and WEBELOS Scout will be presented with the
appropriate recognition item for completing the requirements, whether he
does so as an individual Scout, with his family, with his den or pack, or in
his school or community.
| The Academics portion of the program covers a variety of subjects,
including art, chess, citizenship, communicating, computers, geography,
heritages, mathematics, music, science, weather, and wildlife conservation.
| The Sports portion of the program includes summer and winter sports,
indoor and outdoor sports, active and less-active sports, and team and
individual sports.
| Cub Scouts who have disabilities may select their own activities and
design their own fitness or academic program with the help of a physician,
teacher, or parent. | |
The Academic Program is an optional program for all Cub Scouts. It is not part of the normal requirements towards ranks. Its purpose is to assist the Scouts in learning a new skill, or improving one they already posses.
Loops and pins can be are earned by Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts and WEBELOS Scouts.
Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts, and WEBELOS Scouts may complete requirements in a family, den, pack, school, or community environment.
Currently, recognition can be earned for the following 17 academic areas:
| Art | Geology |
| Astronomy | Heritages |
| Chess | Map and Compass |
| Citizenship | Mathematics |
| Collecting | Music |
| Communicating | Science |
| Computers | Weather |
| Language and Culture | Wildlife Conservation |
| Geography |
Most of the Academic belt loops (except Collecting) can be used by WEBELOS Scouts when working on various Activity Badges. To be used for WEBELOS Activity Badges, the belt loops must be earned while a WEBELOS Scout, even if they had already been earned by the Cub Scout while a Wolf, or Bear Scout. The Science belt loop is required for the Scientist Activity Badge, and the Citizenship belt loop is required for the Citizen Activity Badge, which is required for the WEBELOS Badge.. The others are options for other pins, as follows:
| Academics Belt Loop | WEBELOS Activity Badge |
| Art | Artist |
| Astronomy | Scientist |
| Chess | Scholar |
| Citizenship | Citizen (required) |
| Communicating | Communicator |
| Computers | Communicator |
| Geography | Traveler |
| Geology | Geologist |
| Heritages | Family Member |
| Language and Culture | Scholar |
| Map and Compass | Traveler |
| Mathematics | Scholar and Engineer |
| Music | Showman |
| Science | Scientist (required) |
| Weather | Scientist |
| Wildlife Conservation | Naturalist |
Currently, recognition can be earned for the following 23 sports:
The belt loops for the Shooting Sports can be used toward Wolf Electives 20c and 20n. The Swimming belt loop can be used for the Aquanaut Activity Badge, and Sports Belt loops can be used by WEBELOS Scouts when working on the Sportsman Activity badge. In addition to the other requirements for that badge, a WEBELOS Scout must earn two belt loops in individual Sports and two more in team sports to earn the Sportsman Activity Badge. To be used for WEBELOS Activity Badges, the belt loops must be earned while a WEBELOS Scout, even if they had already been earned by the Cub Scout while a Wolf, or Bear Scout.
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Pack 45 thanks our Charter Organization, the
Shenendehowa United Methodist
Church, for their support and use of their facilities for our events.
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Site Last Updated
10/14/2007
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