Cub Scouting is a family program, not a drop-off: a parent or guardian attends every meeting and campout with their Cub, kindergarten through 5th grade. Dens of six to ten kids the same age, and the whole pack together once a month to hand out the awards.
See where your child's first campfire, first knot and first badge will happen.
George Merrick began drawing Coral Gables in 1922 and left a clearing for the scouts in the middle of the plan. Cub Scouts meet in that clearing today, under the chimney of coral rock that survived the 1971 fire. Every badge your child earns here is earned where a hundred years of Coral Gables children earned theirs.
One rank a year, kindergarten to fifth grade. Each badge marks a value your child has practiced, not just a test passed.
What it builds. The courage to try. Lions run, build, sing and take their first turns speaking up in front of a group, with you beside them at every meeting.
Why families love it. It is an hour a week that belongs to the two of you, and the first time your child earns something by doing it themselves.
What it builds. Curiosity. Tigers ask how things work, taste new food, look closely at bugs and stars, and learn to keep themselves safe.
Why families love it. You see them notice the world, and they learn early that a grown-up they trust will always listen.
What it builds. Belonging. Wolves learn that a pack looks after its own: buddies on a hike, a hand for a friend, a job everybody does.
Why families love it. Teamwork and kindness practiced on purpose, not left to the playground.
What it builds. Self-reliance. Bears get stronger, cook and build, care for their own corner of nature, and can earn the Whittling Chip that lets them use a pocketknife.
Why families love it. Real responsibility, handed over a little at a time, with leaders watching. Children rise to it.
What it builds. Readiness. First aid, camping skills and the confidence to look after themselves, and a younger scout, away from home.
Why families love it. The year a child starts to lead. The name comes from a promise: WE'll BE LOyal Scouts.
What it builds. The highest rank in Cub Scouting, and the bridge to a troop. Scouts plan, camp and cook more like the troop they are about to join.
Why families love it. Cub Scouting's top award, and the only one a scout may still wear on an adult uniform decades later.
Every other Wednesday at the Scout House. A parent or guardian attends with their Cub at every meeting, kindergarten through 5th grade; it is the rule, and it is also the fun part.
Once a month, all the dens together: skits, songs, and the awards earned since last time.
Family campouts, three or four a year. Your Cub camps with you, not with the den. Camp Everglades is the big one.
Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, Arrow of Light: one rank a year, then the bridge into Troop 7 or Troop 719.
LionTigerWolfBearWebelosArrow of LightReasonable, and paid once a year.
In all, about $535 for the year.
Why a Scout House fee? Few units anywhere have a home of their own. Ours has stood in Merrick's clearing since scouts, families and friends rebuilt it by hand in 1976, beside the coral-rock chimney of the first cabin. We are lucky, and honored, to keep it, and the Scout House fee goes to its upkeep.
About $45 a month for a full year of Scouting. A uniform and handbook are bought once. If cost is a concern, tell the leader when they call; they will talk it through with you. Children of active-duty, Reserve and National Guard members can have the Scouting America joining fee waived.
Fill out the form and join today. A Pack 7 leader will call or text within a couple of days, or just come by on Wednesday and say hello.
