This page will be updated as more and better information comes in. Last updated March 1, 2024
We are really excited about the changes. (Attention: Scoutmasters - click here)
The four areas of improvement are the (1) Bobcat badge, (2) Cub Scout Adventures, (3) Webelos, and (4) Cub Scout Awards.
Bobcat will no longer be a badge earned once when a Cub Scout joins. It will become a required adventure for each rank and earned each year. The requirements for the Bobcat Adventure are different for each grade to make them age-appropriate.
Contents: (click on the time to start your video at that point)
0:00 Cub Scout Program Updates
1:21 Four Areas of Improvement - -Bobcat
1:50 Four Areas of Improvement – Adventures
2:07 Four areas of Improvement – Webelos
2:35 Four Areas of Improvement – Awards
3:18 Fun, Simple, and Easy
3:40 Bobcat Improvement
4:06 Adventures Improvement
7:50 Webelos (4th grade) and AOL (5th grade) Improvement
9:20 Awards Improvement
10:16 Summertime Fun Award – now an individual achievement
10:46 Program Delivery
10:59 Handbooks
12:34 Online Resources on scouting.org for every rank and adventure
14:14 Intentionally Slow Rollout!
Everything we currently know is in this 75-minute webinar.
The 4th and 5th-grade programs are changing dramatically.
Read about it here