1. Program Planning and New Pack Meeting Plans
April 2015
Program Planning and New Pack Meeting Plans
Planning with the new advancement adventures and Themes and Points of the Scout Law

2. Training Objectives What is new?
The structure of the pack meeting plans
Awarding adventure loops at pack meetings
How to use the pack meeting plans to plan pack meetings
Adventures and pack meetings

3. What is New?
New Program starts June 1, 2015, for all except current Webelos I (4th graders)
Transition program
Do all new program for school year (Arrow of Light)
Continue on old program (Webelos II year)
Do a mix of both
Arrow of Light is own rank (5th Grade)
Do not need to earn Webelos Rank first
Although can earn rank by Blue and Gold, not encouraged

4. What’s New?
Belt Loop program discontinued officially June 1, but will continue until supplies run out
Best of Belt Loop program has been incorporated into new program
Can buy Adventure loops and pins without paperwork
More emphasis on active learning vs passive learning
Over 75 professional and volunteer Scouters have worked over 2-years

5. Annual Unit Program Planning
FUN of Cub Scouting is still there!
Pack program events can help support adventure requirements.
Outdoor adventures, Pack campfire and Pack overnight camping.
Using the Cub Scout Adventure Analysis Worksheet in planning your annual program.

6. Adventure Yearly Planning
Will be in each Leader Guide
Use to plan out required adventures and electives
Easier to coordinate with pack program

7. Cub Scout Adventure Analysis Worksheet
Handout

8. Den Leader Program Planning
Coordinating your planning – Pack, District, Council
Audience for requirements
Requirements for Rank and Electives
Read through the new requirements – What works when for your location and climate
Recognition
Preparing to Lead the Adventures – Den Meeting Notes

9. Planning Pack Meetings
Pack meeting plans that support the new program and the 12 points of the Scout Law will be posted April 1 to .
While the points of the Scout Law are not in the order as members of the BSA recite them, it is important to cover each of them over a 12-month period in the pack meetings.

10. Planning Pack Meetings
HANDOUT

11. Planning Pack Meetings
Cubs in Shining Armor

12. Adventure Requirements Supported at Pack Meetings
Review the leaders’ den meeting plans.
Some requirements will benefit from pack meeting coordination. For example:
“Grin and Bear It” adventure
Pack Carnival

13. Pack Meeting Structure
The Seven Pack Meeting Steps:
Before the Meeting
Gathering
Opening
Program
Recognition
Closing
After the Meeting

14. Recognition at Pack Meetings
Recognizing Adventure Loops and Pins Earned at Pack Meetings
Have the den stand and be recognized for the adventure loop to be awarded. (Award should have been presented at the den meeting where it was earned.)
Adapt the advancement ceremony for the month’s theme into an adventure loop presentation if no rank badges are being presented.

15. Recognition at Pack Meetings
Other Options
By den, call the names of those Cub Scouts who have completed the month’s adventure to come forward.
Have the den leader pass out the awards to the boys while the Cubmaster gives them a Cub Scout handshake.
If time allows, invite the den leader or den chief to speak about the adventure work done for that month, and have the den stand and be recognized.
Use a positive cheer/song to recognize their accomplishments.

16. Additional Planning Tools
CubScouts/Leaders/ProgramPlanning.aspx

17. Resources Updated to reflect the changes. Available May 1st:
Cub Scout Den Leader Guides
Cub Scout Youth Handbooks
Cub Scout Leader Book
How To Book
Ceremonies for Dens and Pack
Additional resources still available with no changes made:
Cub Scout Songbook
Group Meeting Sparklers

18. Upcoming Other materials coming out soon include:
“What’s New” training module on E-Learning
Updated position-specific training on E-Learning
New youth handbooks and den leader guides in Scout shops by May 1 and available as e-pubs on Amazon.com

19. Closing
For ongoing updates: