MANUAL

CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 13
3. Volunteer Hours
Cub Scouts are required to complete 15 volunteer service hours. These hours do
not have to be completed within Scouting and do not have to be completed as
part of one activity or event. Although volunteer service activities completed as
part of the Section’s program do count towards this requirement, youth should be
encouraged to find their own opportunities to give back to the community in a way
that has special meaning to them.
4. Seeonee Award Project
During the second half of their Howler year, Cub Scouts plan and complete an
individual or small group project that makes a positive difference in the local,
national or global community. The Cub Scout proposes a project to a Scouter
who then guides the Cub Scout to develop a project that is challenging as well as
relevant and meaningful. The Scouter uses best judgment in determining if the
project meets the criteria. The project should provide an opportunity for the Cub
Scout to continue his or her personal journey and extend learning. The Cub Scout
should feel committed to the project because of its importance to the youth.
Through completion of the project, the Cub Scout develops more confidence in his
or her ability to take on a challenge and to achieve it. There are no set time limits
or requirements for the project other than those agreed upon between the Cub
Scout and the Scouter. The duration of the project is determined by the Cub Scout.
It should be completed before moving up to Scouts.
If Cub Scouts want to collaborate on a project, that’s fine. The Scouter needs to
ensure that each Cub Scout is contributing to the best of his or her ability.
The final project follows the Plan-Do-Review cycle. The Cub Scout plans and
proposes the project and action plan. The project plan is followed. The Cub Scout
reviews the project with the Scouter, who guides the Cub through SPICES questions
as well as project-related questions.
The project is to be shared with the other Cub Scouts, either at the Lair or Pack
level. The sharing should be short and engaging for the audience. The intent is to
inspire other Cub Scouts.
The completion of the Seeonee Award is to be approved by the Howler Council.
MOVING UP TO SCOUTS
Youth who are journeying from one Section to the next are presented with a Canadian
Path “Footprint” Link badge appropriate for the completed Scouting Section. (Cub
Scouts who were in Beaver Scouts have “Beaver Paw” Canadian Path Link bages on
their Cub Scout uniforms.) Cub Scouts who have participated in a Cub Pack, and are
ready to move up to Scouts, will receive a Wolf Paw Canadian Path Link badge to
wear on their Scout uniform. The Canadian Path Link badge may be presented at an
important occasion which involves other Sections. It is an acknowledgement and
celebration of a youth’s personal journey.
Prior to the presentation of the badge, Cub Scouts will have opportunities to:
• Meet with youth from the next Section and hear about what they do in
that Section
• Take part in linking activities with other Sections, including Beaver Scouts
and Scouts
• Discuss with youth and Troop Scouters, or with their Pack Scouters, what they are
looking forward to doing when they move to Scouts
Cub Scout Ceremonies
Ceremonies are among the important traditions of a Cub Scout program. As
structures, they give a format to mark the significant accomplishment and events in
the life of the Cub Scout and the Pack. Each ceremony has basic components that
are essential to the consistency of the Cub Scout program from one Pack to another.
Packs may individualize the ceremonies, as long as the basic components are retained.
Through the ceremonies, particularly the Grand Howl, the Jungle theme is reinforced
on a regular basis.
Jungle variations on other ceremonies tend to evoke the mysterious language of
The Jungle Book, require planning and take much longer to run. They are wonderful
opportunities for Cub Scouts to engage in drama, while reconnecting with
The Jungle Book.
Some ceremonies allow for more input from the Cub Scouts, but some, such as the
Grand Howl, are standard across Canada.
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