Learn the Lingo

• Sections – Scouting is made up of six sections: Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Network.  S child/young person moves up the sections as they get older, and the activities and opportunities provided reflect that age range.  All Sections earn badges, take part in sleepovers and outdoor activities.
• Woggle – this is a device used to loosely secure the scarf around the neck.
• Necker – this is the scarf that your child will wear when in uniform.
• Packs – when at their weekly meeting, your child may be split into smaller groups, to carry out activities and tasks together.  These smaller groups are referred to as Sixes in Cubs.
• Sixes/Sixer – A Cub Pack is usually organised into smaller groups called sixes, each headed up by an older Cub called a Sixer, and often with a Seconder as well.  Sixes can be used in several ways to facilitate the organisation of the Cub Scout Pack.  They may provide a ‘home’ are for Cub Scouts to gather at points at the start, during or at the end of the Pack meeting.
• The Cub Scout Promise – each section has a “Promise” which is a simple way to help young people (and adults) keep the Fundamentals of Scouting in mind.  The promise is the commitment made by all members as they join Scouting.