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Cub Scouts & Outdoor Ethics

The Outdoor Code

Leave No Trace

The Land Ethic

Teaching The Family

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Outdoor Code

As an American, I will do my best to:

Be Clean in my outdoor Manner,

Be Careful with Fire,

Be considerate of the outdoors, and

Be Conservation Minded

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The Outdoor Code

As an American, I will do my best to - 

Be Clean in my outdoor manners. A Cub Scout takes care of the outdoors and keeps the outdoors clean. A Cub Scout knows that putting marks on buildings, trees, or natural objects causes permanent damage. 

Be Careful with fire. A Cub Scout may enjoy a campfire only with adult leaders. A Cub Scout knows not to play with matches and lighters. 

Be Considerate in the outdoors. A Cub Scout shares our outdoor places and treats everything on the land and in the water with respect. 

Be Conservation-minded. A Cub Scout works to restore the health of the land so others may enjoy, live, and learn from it as a part of the Web of Life. 

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Leave No Trace

  • Front Country
  • Back Country
  • Big Foots Playbook
  • PEAK
    • Cub Scouts
  • Activity Specific

Know Before you Go

Choose the Right Path

Trash your Trash

Leave What you Find

Be Careful With Fire

Respect Wildlife

Be Considerate of Other Visitors

7 Principles “Cub Scout Language”

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Incorporation into Cub Scout Program

  • Use Adventures to discuss Ethics
  • Teachable Moments
  • Service Projects
  • Awards
  • Games such as…
    • Web Of life
    • Ok-No Way
    • Surface Hopscotch
    • Trash Timeline
    • Have a Sip
    • Generations
    • Hiker, Biker, Horse

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Retired Cub Scout Adventures

Thankfully there is limited impacts to our application of OE and LNT to the Cubbing program due to these retirements

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Incorporation into Lion Program

Mountain Lion

  1. Gather the outdoor items you need to have with you when you go on an outdoor adventure, and understand how they are used. Also understand and commit to practicing the buddy system.
  2. Learn what SAW (Stay, Answer, Whistle) means. Demonstrate what you can do to stay safe if you become separated from the group when you are outdoors.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of respect for animals and nature when participating in a learning hike.

Pick my Path

  1. Explain that choices have consequences.

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Rumble in the Jungle

2. Choose a jungle animal that you would like to be; describe the animal and why you chose it.

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Incorporation into Tiger Program

  • Tigers in the Wild

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Tiger Rank Requirements

  • Bakyard Jungle
    • The Land Ethic
  • Tigers in the Wild
    • All

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Tiger Rank Requirements

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Incorporation into Wolf Program

  • Call of the Wild

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  • Paws on the Path

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Wolf Rank Requirements

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Wolf Rank Requirements

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Incorporation into Bear Program

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  • Bear Necessities

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Bear Rank Requirements

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Incorporation into Webelos Program

For Rank

  • Webelos Walkabout

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Webelos Rank Requirements

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Incorporation into Webelos Program

Arrow of Light

  • Outdoor Adventurer

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  • Scouting Adventure

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Outdoor Adventurer

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Arrow of Light Requirements

Outdoor Adventurer

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Arrow of Light Requirements

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Arrow of Light Requirements

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Challenges to Teaching OE to the CUBS

- Very young kids & Young parents - Both New to the Scouting

program and in many cases the Outdoors. (Parents often with bad habits

  • Frequently New / Rookie Unit Leaders that may not be all that comfortable in the outdoors or knowledgeable of…
  • The Transient nature of the Cub Scout Pack ( the relatively short stays of families and Leaders due to when they join and then move on to Troops.
  • Many of our program areas for Cubs are in areas that are often heavily impacted - setting a poor example.
  • Anything else?.........

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MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE CUB LEADER

  • Adjusting the principles language to be easier for the elementary aged youth;
  • Writing new support language for the Outside Code (shown at the beginning of this presentation);
  • Introduction to the Bigfoot Playbook;
  • Camp Staff training to help run OE based activities at camp on weekends
  • Several Councils now adding an OE awareness component to their Cub Leader Basic Training;
  • Activity Lesson Plans ; written by our own Cub Initiatives Work Group

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Activity � Templates

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Activity �Lesson Plan;

HANDOUTS COPIES

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Lets Play - Bear Necessities Activity

  • Thanks for Coming; Any Question??????
  • Shawn Spencer; Cubmaster 
  • Cub Scout Pack 255 Queens, NY.
  • Chair GNYC Comm. on Conservation, Outdoor Ethics & STEM
  • GNYC Outdoor Ethics Advocate
  • LNT Lead Master Educator/ TREAD Master Trainer
  • 646-643-9552 / cubpack255@hotmail.com