Cub Scouts (8-10.5)

A Quick History

Cub Scouts has moved on quite a bit since our founding in 1916 but the core values have remained the same! Watch the Video below to get a quick overview of the history of Cubs and where we came from!

Akela we will do our best!
As our Founder Lord Robert Baden Powell was good friends with Rudyard Kipling, the author of The Jungle Book, he decided to base the Cub Scouts around that theme. All around the world you will tens of thousands of leaders holding the name ‘Akela’, this is just the name associated with the Cub Scout Leader as they are the leader of the ‘Wolf Pack’.

Normally other leaders in the section would be given names from the Jungle Book to use instead of real names, such as Chil, Bagheera, Rikki ect. However, at 2nd we struggle just remembering “who is who” ourselves so we just use our own names to avoid confusion…apart from Akela! (they are referred to both Akela and their own name and used interchangeably)

Grand Howl is the opening ceremony of every cub meeting, this is used to show that we have all come together to do our best and to make the most of our time in cubs. It is called the Grand Howl as Cubs, formally Wolf Cubs, all crouch down like wolfs and call up to Akela saying they will do their best…and it can get a bit loud…very much a grand howl!

Cub Scout Law
Cub Scouts always do their best, think of others before themselves and do a good turn every day.

Silver Award

This is the highest award you can achieve in Cubs and should be the goal for every aspiring Cub Scout.