Webelos 2
The Webelos Scout program is a two-year transition program between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. The second year is known as Webelos 2. A Webelos 2 is a boy who has graduated from 4th grade and is entering or attending 5th grade.
The boy starts his trail to Boy Scouting as a Webelos Scout upon graduation from the Bear program in the spring of third grade.
Important Note: Boys new to Cub Scouting can join Webelos if they are 9-10 years old or have completed third grade. Their advancement to the rank of Webelos starts when they join. They do need to earn the Bobcat badge before being granted the rank of Webelos. Previous membership in a Cub Scouts Wolf and/or Bear Den is not a requirement to become a Webelos Scout and they can join at any time of the year.
The end of the Webelos Scout program is when the Webelos Scouts graduate into a Boy Scout Troop, typically in February or March of their fifth grade year. Other groups may graduate at the end of fifth grade when the school year ends.
During these two years, the Webelos Scouts have two badges of rank they can earn and 20 activity badges. These two ranks are: Webelos badge and the Arrow of Light Award. Usually the boys earn the Webelos badge during the first year, and the Arrow of Light during the second year. It is possible for a boy who joins scouting at the start of fifth grade to earn both his Webelos badge and his Arrow of Light award before it is time to graduate into a troop, but it takes a lot of planning and effort to accomplish this. The achievements, as were the Bear and Wolf activities, are primarily done at home. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and signs the boy's book.
Instead of working on achievements and electives, each Webelos Scout works to complete a series of hobby and career Activity Badges. The emphasis shifts from home-centered activities to a series of group-centered activities conducted by the Webelos den.
For more details on WEBELOS Badge Requirements, please see: WEBELOS Badge Requirements
The boy starts his trail to Boy Scouting as a Webelos Scout upon graduation from the Bear program in the spring of third grade.
Important Note: Boys new to Cub Scouting can join Webelos if they are 9-10 years old or have completed third grade. Their advancement to the rank of Webelos starts when they join. They do need to earn the Bobcat badge before being granted the rank of Webelos. Previous membership in a Cub Scouts Wolf and/or Bear Den is not a requirement to become a Webelos Scout and they can join at any time of the year.
The end of the Webelos Scout program is when the Webelos Scouts graduate into a Boy Scout Troop, typically in February or March of their fifth grade year. Other groups may graduate at the end of fifth grade when the school year ends.
During these two years, the Webelos Scouts have two badges of rank they can earn and 20 activity badges. These two ranks are: Webelos badge and the Arrow of Light Award. Usually the boys earn the Webelos badge during the first year, and the Arrow of Light during the second year. It is possible for a boy who joins scouting at the start of fifth grade to earn both his Webelos badge and his Arrow of Light award before it is time to graduate into a troop, but it takes a lot of planning and effort to accomplish this. The achievements, as were the Bear and Wolf activities, are primarily done at home. The book is then shown to the Den Leader who records the progress and signs the boy's book.
Instead of working on achievements and electives, each Webelos Scout works to complete a series of hobby and career Activity Badges. The emphasis shifts from home-centered activities to a series of group-centered activities conducted by the Webelos den.
For more details on WEBELOS Badge Requirements, please see: WEBELOS Badge Requirements