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78-507: A "Wolf Cub" program between its Koalas' program and Boy Scout . Wolf Cub packs are themed on " The Jungle Book " by Rudyard Kipling , a friend of Baden-Powell . Wolf Cub packs are divided into Sixes, with each six being identified by a coloured triangular patch on the shoulder of the Cub's shirt. Each Six is led by a "Sixer" and a "Seconder", who have their rank indicated by horizontal yellow stripes sewn onto their left arm. In Scouts Australia ,

117-467: A Cub is the Akela Award. It is awarded to Cubs who complete the badge scheme and assessment criteria. The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association operate a "Wolf Cub" program between Beavers and Scouts . Wolf Cub packs are themed on " The Jungle Book " by Rudyard Kipling , a friend of Baden-Powell . Wolf Cub packs are divided into Sixes, with each six being identified by a coloured triangular patch on

156-580: A backup. The Sixer wears two stripes on his/her uniform and the Seconder one stripe. When a Cub is made a Sixer, the Second's badge (with one stripe) should be removed and replaced with the Sixer's badge. The Cubs of a six are distinguished by the colour of the woggle they wear on their Group neckerchief (known elsewhere as a Group scarf). The three points of the fleur-de-lys, Scout salute and Scout sign remind

195-565: A cub program, typically along with other programs for younger kids (Keas) and older Scouts, Venturers and Rovers. Scouts New Zealand Sections Archived 2018-12-13 at the Wayback Machine . In the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association , Cubs and Brownies ' program is called "zuchy" and is open to children ages 6–10. Cubs are organized into packs where they learn to integrate into a collective of friends. Any kind of learning

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273-419: A program following that of its UK parent organization, The Scout Association. Cubs is open to youth of both sexes, ages 8 to 10 inclusive. Sixes wear a coloured triangular patch, rather than a distinctive woggle. (If brown, for example, the six is known as Brown Six.) The Cub motto is "Do Your Best" and the promise, the vow recited in opening ceremonies is: "I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and

312-775: A water-based symbolic framework, and Esta's has a specially developed co-ed symbolic framework. The new Welpen contains elements from all four previous age programs. In New Zealand , the Cubs program largely follows that of the United Kingdom, though it is administered under the main Scouts New Zealand association. The Cubs program is for children aged 8 to 11 years. They meet weekly at their Scout Hall and take part in all sorts of activities. There are approximately 410 scout groups in New Zealand, all of which have

351-527: A watered-down Boy Scout program and recognised that too close of an association between the junior program and the Boy Scouts would detract from both. Baden-Powell wanted a junior scheme with a name, uniform and other identity and program distinct from the Scouts. In 1916, Baden-Powell published his outlines for such a scheme, it was to be called Wolf Cubs. Baden-Powell asked his friend Rudyard Kipling for

390-793: Is a member of Scoutisme Français and through this federation also a member of both the World Organization of the Scout Movement and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts . The bow and arrow were chosen as emblems by the founders of the Eclaireurs de France in 1911. The trefoil is for the girls and women. The four colours (orange, green, red, blue) represent the four age groups. In 1911, two interreligious Scouting organizations were founded in France:

429-431: Is a tight-fitting green felt cap with green felt visor, yellow pipings, and an emblem at the front — although in some countries this has been replaced by more contemporary headgear or dispensed with entirely. Just as Scout troops are subdivided into patrols, Cub packs are divided into small teams. Baden-Powell named the team a Six, which refers to the six Cubs in each team. In most countries Sixes are mixed-age groups with

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468-541: Is accomplished by playing games. They can earn three Cub Stars "Gwiazdki zuchowe" and a lot of individual and group merit badges. In Singapore , the junior program of the Singapore Scout Association was known as the Cadet Scouts (from a junior program pre-dating Cubs) until 2005 when it was renamed to Cubs in line with international practice. The Cubs' age range is from 7–12 and they use

507-601: Is called a Six (小隊). Each Six has a Sixer (隊長) and a Seconder (隊副 or 副隊長). Each Six is distinguished by a colour and is named after it. Each Cub of the Six wears a woggle with the colour of his Six. The Promise and Law for Cubs are simplified. Traditionally, the logo of the Wolf Cub denotes the Cub but it

546-562: Is open to both boys and girls, but Scout Groups can have single-sex units. Starting in 2010, the symbolic framework of the Welpen will be based on a modified version of the Jungle Book with two main characters: the boy Mowgli and the girl Shanti. The new Welpen program will gradually replace the four programs in the age group Scouting Nederland had before Welpen , Kabouters (Brownies), Dolfijnen ("Dolphins") and Esta's . Dolfijnen has

585-466: Is rarely used. In Ireland , the program is known as both Cubs and Macaoimh, depending on the tradition from which the particular Scout troop comes. The jungle theme is the symbolic framework of the Welpen (Cubs). Welpen wear green uniforms. Among a horde (" pack ") of Cubs, the cubs are divided into nesten (" nests "). Each nest has a Gids (Guide) and a Helper . Like all age prorgams, Welpen

624-601: Is the program for children between the ages of 7 to 10. The jungle theme is the symbolic framework. The first pack was started in the autumn of 1920 in Vienna . In the beginning, there were different symbolic frameworks: red Indians (taken from " Kibbo Kift " written by John Hargrave ) and Robinson Crusoe . In the 1930s the Jungle theme was introduced. In 1916, the Wolf Cubs program was introduced as part of Scouts Canada with

663-643: Is white with two blue stripes. They are supported by their Assistant Patrol Leader, who will step into the leadership role if the Patrol Leader is away, and will help at Unit Councils. They wear a white band/ring with one blue stripe. Together, the Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders from every patrol make up the Unit Council. They take a leading role in planning and running activities. In Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs Cubs

702-560: The Brownies were set up as a parallel for young girls in Girl Guides organizations. This remains the situation in some places. Most World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) member organizations admitted girls to Cubs while others have separate co-ed units with a different theme. Most member Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe (UIGSE) member organizations have two single-sex units both named Wolf Cubs and both in

741-479: The Cubs program is open to all children (girls and boys) ages 8–11. The uniform is a navy blue, button-up or polo-style, short-sleeved shirt with a yellow collar, sleeves and shoulders. Patrols are identified by a coloured band/ring (red, yellow, green, orange, blue, black, white, grey, tan, purple) worn around their scarf, above their woggle. Patrol Leaders wear a second band/ring on the other side of their scarf which

780-770: The Eclaireurs de France (EdF) by Nicolas Benoit and the Eclaireurs Français (EF) by Pierre de Coubertin . Three years later, the first Guide groups emerged. They formed the Fédération des Eclaireuses (FEE) in 1921. In the same year the EdF started the Cub Scout section; Rovering followed in 1926. In the 1930s, André Lefèvre , chief of the Eclaireurs de France, set up a training camp for 60 Scoutmasters from all over French Indochina . During World War II,

819-662: The Cub of the three points of the Cub's Promise: "Duty to God and King, Helpfulness to other people, and Obedience to the Cub Law." Cub Scouting is a division of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Starting in 1918, several experiments operated until 1930, when the first official Cub packs were registered. Today, it is a family program for children in kindergarten through fifth grade, with each den admitting boys, girls or coed through 4th grade and single gender for 5th grade. Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve

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858-547: The EdF was among the founding members of the Fédération du Scoutisme Français in 1941. In 1947 some leaders left the EdF for its laical attitude and founded the Eclaireurs Neutres de France with a more positive position to religion. Despite this the membership of the EdF reached 50,000 Scouts in 1948. The Eclaireurs de France and the Fédération des Eclaireuses started a process of mutual approach in 1949. This led to joint national jamborees and finally led to

897-664: The Jungle Book Theme. Each Cub Pack is led by a Cub Leader assisted by Asst. Cub Leaders. Packs are subdivided into small groups of six cubs, called Sixes. Sixes are led by the Sixer and the Asst. Sixer. Most Cub Packs in Singapore are affiliated with schools and the teachers are the Cub Leaders and Asst. Cub Leaders. Some parents are also involved and actively serve as Volunteer Adult Leaders (VAL). The highest Award for

936-623: The King, to keep the law of the Wolfcub pack, and do a good turn every day." The tradition of Cubs in Hong Kong was inherited from the Hong Kong branch of The Scout Association of the United Kingdom. It is the largest program of the Scout Movement in Hong Kong. A Pack is headed by a Cub Leader (團長), with several Assistant Cub Leaders (副團長) and Instructors (教練員). The division within a Pack

975-669: The Wolf Cub Jungle Book theme. Some organizations changed the name to Cubs , Cub Scouts or similar but retained the Jungle Stories and Cub ceremony as tradition—such as the use of Jungle Book names (as described below); and the Grand Howl which signals the start and end of Cub Meetings. Other organizations kept the name but dropped the Jungle Book theme. Originally, Cubs was open only to boys while

1014-498: The Wolf Cub training program and badges, which were published in the second edition. On 16 December 1916, a public display of the Wolf Cubs was held at Caxton Hall , Westminster, to which Kipling was invited; he was unable to attend but sent Baden-Powell a letter of apology, praising his work with the Scout Movement. Vera Barclay co-founded Wolf Cubs with Baden-Powell in 1916. From the 1960s, many organizations varied or abandoned

1053-497: The age programs known as a "Scouting family". Adult leaders of Cub packs take the names of The Jungle Book ' s main characters. In many countries the leader of the Pack is called Akela ; subordinate leaders are named Bagheera , Baloo , Rikki-Tikki-Tavi , etc., by how many sub-leaders the pack has. A few very big packs need so many sub-leaders that their names must extend to include Tabaqui and Shere Khan , but that tends to be

1092-537: The cue for the pack to split into two packs. Cubs have a distinctive two-finger salute according to the Jungle theme, in contrast to the three-finger salute of the Boy Scouts. However, in The Scout Association of the United Kingdom (UK) and some of its overseas branches, the two-finger salute was later replaced by the three-finger salute. Historically, Cubs wear a distinctive headdress, which

1131-503: The establishment of the Boy Scout Movement, to cater to younger boys who were too young to be Boy Scouts. During these first years, many troops had either allowed younger boys to join or had set up an informal junior or cadet Scout troops. In 1916, articles in a Scout leaders' journal, Headquarters Gazette outlined "Junior Scout" and then "Wolf Cub" schemes. However, Robert Baden-Powell wanted something quite different from

1170-625: The few Scouting associations who were allowed to use the Alternative Promise by Robert Baden-Powell . This led to grave turbulences in the 1950s and finally to the introduction of a religious formula which may be used by the Scouts and Guides but is not an integral part of the Scout Promise . Cub Scouts Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with some Scout organizations, for young children usually between 8 and 12 who are too young to be Scouts. A participant in

1209-407: The jungle theme. Cubs has ideals of spiritual and character growth, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Cubs provides a positive, encouraging peer group, carefully selected leaders who provide good role models and a group setting where values are taught to reinforce positive qualities of character. Cubs are organized in packs, which are sometimes linked to a Scout group , providing all

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1248-564: The merger of the EdF, the EF and the FEE in 1964 under the name Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs de France . In 1989, five local groups left the EEdF forming the Fédération des Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs . The EEdF has formulated five core values that are fundamental for the whole association: The association is divided in four sections, distinguished by ages, and a fifth one for leaders: The EdF were one of

1287-452: The name Cubs. Others, including some Traditional Scouting organizations, maintain the original Wolf Cubs program. Originally, Cubs programs were open only to boys, while young girls could join the Brownies . Some Cub organizations are open to both girls and boys, although not necessarily in the same unit. A few organizations also operate a Sea Cub version of Cubs. Wolf Cubs was started by The Scout Association in 1916, nine years after

1326-505: The oldest as sixer ("leader"). In the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), the teams are called dens, with each den serving either boys or girls in the same school grade. Youths from older age programs are actively encouraged to assist as Cub leaders. In The Scout Association in the UK and in its branches such as in Australia , these were originally called Cub Instructors. Scouts Australia now uses

1365-430: The program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a "Pack". The Wolf Cub program was originated by The Scout Association in the United Kingdom in 1916 to provide a program for boys who were too young to be Boy Scouts . It was adopted by many other Scout organizations. Many Scout organizations, including The Scout Association, no longer use the Wolf Cub program and have replaced it with other program but have retained

1404-479: The shoulder of the Cub's sleeve. Each Six is led by a "Sixer" and a "Seconder", who have their rank indicated by horizontal yellow stripes sewn onto their left arm. The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association allows the use of the Wolf Cubs program as an alternative to its Junior Scout program. In the Scout Association, Sixes are led by a "Sixer" and have a "Seconder" (or "Second") as

1443-606: The term Youth Helper for such persons, whilst in the United Kingdom they are called Young Leaders . In Canada, a Scout who assists in the Cub program is designated as a Kim. In the United States, the term Den Chief is used. In many European countries (especially where the Jungle theme still has a strong part in the program), St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of Cubs, because of his relationship with wolves. The Baden-Powell Scouts' Association in Australia operate

1482-450: The title EDF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EDF&oldid=1259717047 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Eclaireurs de France EEdF

1521-563: The use of his Jungle Book history and universe as a motivational frame for the Wolf Cub scheme. The scheme was given a publicity launch at The Boy Scouts Association's Imperial Headquarters in Buckingham Palace Road , Westminster , on Saturday 24 June 1916. Baden-Powell wrote a new book, The Wolf Cub's Handbook , the first edition of which was published in December 1916. He collaborated with Vera Barclay in devising

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