WEBELOS is an acronym that stands for "WE'll BE LOyal Scouts."
The Webelos Badge is for boys who have completed 3rd grade, or who are
10 years old. As with all Cub Scout ranks, the Scout must first earn the
Bobcat Badge
to be eligible to work for this award.
The Webelos Cub Scout program is a 20-month program for 4th
and 5th grade boys filled with challenging activities and
outdoor fun to prepare them for the advancement to a Boy Scout program.
Webelos are gradually given
more control,
decision-making power, and responsibility as they progress in skills,
abilities and maturity.
ADVANCEMENT
The Webelos program has two
major milestones - the
Webelos Badge
is typically earned by February of the 4th grade year, and the
Arrow of Light
is earned around February of the 5th grade year. The final part of
Webelos is the Scout bridging over into a Boy Scout troop.
The Scout advances by earning Activity Badges.
There are 20 Activity Badges sorted into five discipline-related groups:
Physical Skills, Mental Skills, Community,
Technology and Outdoor.
Click on a group below to see the activity badge
requirements and helpful worksheets.
The Activity
Badges are small pins displaying the icon of
the activity completed. They are pinned on the Webelos cap
or on the
Webelos Colors, which are three ribbons – gold, red and green –
fastened together at the top by a pin with the word Webelos on
it. Webelos Colors are worn on the right shirt sleeve just
below the U.S. flag.
Refer to the handbook for instructions on completing
each requirement.
Have
an adult member of your family read and sign the Parent Guide in the
front of the Webelos Scout Book.
Be
an active member of your Webelos den for 3 months.
Know
and explain the meaning of the Webelos badge.
Point out and explain the three parts of the Webelos Scout uniform.
Tell when to wear the uniform and when not to wear it.
Earn
the
Fitness and
Citizen activity badges and
one other activity badge from a
different activity badge group.
Plan
and lead a flag ceremony in your den that includes the U.S. flag.
Show
that you know and understand the requirements to be a Boy Scout.
Demonstrate the Scout salute, Scout sign, and Scout handshake.
Explain when you would use them.
Explain the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout
slogan.
Explain and agree to follow the Outdoor Code.
Faith
After completing the rest of requirement 8, do these (a, b, and c):
Know:
Tell what you have learned about faith.
Commit:
Tell how these faith experiences help you live your duty to God.
Name one faith practice that you will continue to do in the
future.
Practice:
After doing these requirements, tell what you have learned about
your beliefs.
And do one of these (d
OR e):
Earn the religious emblem of your faith*
Do two of these:
Attend the mosque, church, synagogue, temple, or other
religious organization of your choice, talk with your
religious leader about your beliefs. Tell your family and
your Webelos den leader what you learned.
Discuss with your family and Webelos den leader how your
religious beliefs fit in with the Scout Oath and Scout Law,
and what character-building traits your religious beliefs
have in common with the Scout Oath and Scout Law.
With your religious leader, discuss and make a plan to do
two things you think will help you draw nearer to God. Do
these things for a month.
For at least a month, pray or meditate reverently each day
as taught by your family, and by your church, temple,
mosque, synagogue, or religious group.
Under the direction of your religious leader, do an act of
service for someone else. Talk about your service with your
family and Webelos den leader. Tell them how it made you
feel.
List at least two ways you believe you have lived according to your
religious beliefs.
The
Arrow of Light is Cub Scouting's highest award. The
badge displays a symbol of a sun and, below it, an
arrow. The seven rays of the sun stand for
each day of the week. They remind the Scout to
do his best every day as he follows the arrow that
leads to Boy Scouting.
REQUIREMENTS
Refer to the handbook for instructions on completing
each requirement.
Be active in your Webelos den for at
least six months since completing the
fourth grade (or for at least six months
since becoming 10 years old), and earn
the Webelos badge.
Show your knowledge of the requirements
to become a Boy Scout by doing all of
these:
Repeat from memory and explain in
your own words the Scout Oath or
Promise and the 12 points of the
Scout Law. Tell how you have
practiced them in your everyday
life.
Give and explain the Scout motto,
slogan, sign, salute, and handshake.
Understand the significance of the
First Class Scout badge. Describe
its parts and tell what each stands
for.
Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is
different from a Webelos Scout
uniform.
Tie the joining knot (square knot)
Earn five more activity badges in
addition to the three you already earned
for the Webelos badge. These must
include:
Fitness (already earned for the
Webelos badge)
Citizen (already earned for the
Webelos badge)
Readyman
Outdoorsman
At least one from the Mental Skills
Group
At least one from the Technology
Group
One
more of your choice
With your Webelos den, visit at least
one Boy Scout troop meeting
one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor
activity. (If you have already done
this when you earned your
Outdoorsman activity badge, you may
not use it to fulfill requirements
for your Arrow of Light Award.)
Participate in a Webelos overnight
campout or day hike.
(If you have already done this when you
earned your Outdoorsman activity badge,
you may not use it to fulfill
requirements for your Arrow of Light
Award requirements.)
After you have completed all five of the
above requirements, and after a talk
with your Webelos den leader, arrange to
visit, with your parent or guardian, a
meeting of a Boy Scout troop you think
you might like to join. Have a
conference with the Scoutmaster.
Complete the Honesty Character
Connection.
Know: Say the Cub
Scout Promise to your family.
Discuss these questions with them.
What is a promise? What does it mean
to keep your word? What does it mean
to be trustworthy? What does
honesty mean?
Commit: Discuss these
questions with your family. Why is a
promise important? Why is it
important for people to trust you
when you give your word? When might
it be difficult to be truthful? List
examples.
Practice: Discuss with
a family member why it is important
to be trustworthy and honest. How
can you do your best to be honest
even when it is difficult?
After the Scout has earned the
Webelos Badge,
he can earn the Compass Points Emblem. It is
awarded after he earns seven activity badges:
four more in addition to the three earned for
the Webelos Badge. The emblem is attached to
the button on the right pocket of the Webelos
uniform shirt.
After he earns the Compass Points Emblem, he
will receive a metal compass point for each four
additional activity badges he earns. These are
pinned on the emblem in the "E," "W," or "S"
positions, in any order. He can earn the emblem
and all three compass points by completing 19
activity badges.
* If you
earned your faith's religious emblem earlier in
Cub Scouting and your faith does not have a
Webelos religious emblem, you must complete
requirement 8e. Completion of 8e does not
qualify a youth to receive the religious emblem
of his faith.
Webelos Scout religious emblems are listed on
pages 68-69 in the Webelos Handbook.
