SUCCESSFUL WEBELOSWe Be Loyal Scouts

Webelos to Boy Scout Transition

A study of the Boy and his Search for Adventure and Fun

Who will search the Heart of a Boy? What motivates a ten year old Boy? Does a Campfire still have the magic to

draw? A Companion to share the sounds &

smells The Den becomes the Patrol.

Identify the Boy & the Parent

The Parent chooses to share their boy. The Parent commits to their son. The Parent delivers their son. The Parent sets the limits on their son. The Parent empowers & enables The Parent releases the son to have fun. The Parent grows independence in the

son’s heart

Ten Points to effect Successful Transition

Know Your Scouts And Have the Scouts Know You Remember: You need them & they need

you Know the Parents & Make sure they know

you Have a Plan Tell them Who Runs the Troop Get Parents Involved Prepare Your Troop for the Cub Scouts

Final Two Points Don’t Skip the Scoutmaster Conferences

(Especially the First One!!!!) Remember the First Point.

Know Your Scouts!

Know Your Scouts Go to Pack Meetings, Den Meetings Blue & Gold Banquets Webelos Klondike Derbies Talk to them Learn their names (as many as you can) Talk to the Younger ones! The more you know them, The more they will know you! Which leads to Point #2.

And Have the Scouts Know You

Attend some of their Den Meetings Sit down at their level and talk to them. Tell them about you, the Scoutmaster Tell them how the Troop Operates. Talk to them how their patrol will be

organized Get them excited about Boy Scouts!

Remember: You need them and they need you

A Troop cannot survive without Cub Scouts crossing over each year.

Therefore, you need them & don’t be afraid to tell them that!!!!!

People like to feel needed & wanted, especially young Cub Scouts.

Work hard to get them to Boy Scouts because, even they may not realize it yet, they need you too.

They need Scouting & we need to make sure they don’t miss that once in a lifetime opportunity!

Know the Parents & Make Sure They know You

By attending the various Cub Scout events & getting to know the Cub Scouts, you will get to know their parents & they will get to know you.

Parents want their children to be a part of a “successful troop” & with someone they know.

This makes for a positive influence on their boy joining your Troop.

They may help out by becoming an adult leader, or committee member.

Have a Plan

When you put together your annual calendar for your unit include a plan for Webelos transition.

Include visits to the pack/dens, campouts with them included, visits to the troop, etc.

Set dates so nothing is overlooked. Don’t just say it, plan it! (Otherwise it

might not happen.

Tell them who runs the Troop:

Boy run Troop that uses the Patrol Method. If you don’t start one now! Remind the Cub Scouts and their parents that

is how it will be when they Join the Troop. Cub Scouts get excited hearing THEY will

elect their Patrol Leader & how they will plan their meals for campouts, hikes etc.

All of this with the help of older scouts! This will help them want to be part of the

Troop.

Get Parents Involved As you get to know the parents; they will

get to know you. They will be more willing to get involved

in the Troop as adult leaders. Make sure you don’t miss that

opportunity. Some will ask to be involved; Others will wait to be asked. Make sure you ask!

Prepare your Troop for the Cub Scouts:

Successful transition is not just getting them to join & come to the first meeting!

But it also is to keep them in the Troop & make First Class in the first year.

Make sure your Troop is set up to make the transition a successful one.

Have some older Scouts be Troop Guides and work with the new Scouts during their first year.

Have an adult be an Asst. Scoutmaster for new Scouts (whose primary responsibility would be to help the Troop Guides help the new Scouts!

Den Chiefs Train Den Chiefs by using E-Training at my

scouting.org Send Den chiefs down into the dens. Troop Guides help the Den Chiefs succeed

in the dens. The Den Chiefs need to serve for two

years. The Den Chiefs can elect a Troop Guide

after a crossover at the B&G.

Don’t Skip on the Scoutmaster Conferences

Especially the First One! Scoutmaster Conferences is a good way

to know them; especially important for Tenderfoot & Second Class ranks.

Take time to talk to them. Listen to what they have to say as well. This will help them to keep them in

Scouting

Remember the First Point Know your Scouts! This is so important it bears repeating. Know Your Scouts!

Arrow of Light Highest Award in Cub Scouting Only Cub Scout Award to be worn on the Boy

Scout uniform! ( Under left pocket) After earning an Arrow of Light and turning

10 years old a Cub Scout is eligible to become a Boy Scout.

The term Arrow of Light is one of the terms in Cub Scouting that reflects the British background of Scouting.

It refers to the Arrow Park World Jamboree in Birkenhead, England in 1929.

First Class Badge Describe the parts Tell their meanings The Mariner’s Compass points the way. The Scout learns to find North by the

North Star & the Scout points the way to Truth & Knowledge.

The Scout seeks the combination of the Tenderfoot & Second Class badges to build the First Class Badge. (On a Star, in your Heart and to fly like an Eagle!

The Transition has many ceremonies

What you do is up to you. Get them outdoors quickly! Plan a campout or a hike or both! The Troop should : Welcome the Webelos

on the other side of the Bridge. Help out where possible; uniforms, etc.

Parents are the Key The Parent brings a Scout to meetings

and events. Without Parents there is no Scouts. Encouraged Parents to get Involve. A parent sleeping in a tent means a boy

is most likely having fun. Our why is FTB. YIS and always FTB!

Story of Akela Some know of Akela as the Leader Some see him as a wolf with a Cub Scout

hat. Others see him as an Indian Scout! Akela is the Leader developing in all of

us. Akela had the heart of the first Scout. A Scout means: Spirit commands our

understanding Truth Akela seeks out those who be seeking

truth & knowledge.