Bear

Bear Dens

The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are 9). There are
twenty-four Bear achievements in four different categories. He must complete twelve
of these to earn the Bear badge. These requirements are somewhat more difficult
and challenging than those for Wolf.

Den Schedules

Friday, October 26th 5:15 P.M. at S.C.O.R.E on Great Neck Road opposite

Waldbaum's Shopping Center ("The Gardens") Computer Badge Night.

We will have a brief scout meeting followed by 45 minutes of Educational

Computer training to earn the Computer Badge!

Weakest Link Game: Topic: Critters, Cubs and Campfires

Sunday, Nov. 18th 11:00 a.m. ARCHERY badge day at Big Apple Archery

170-20 39th Ave. Flushing, NY 11358 -718-461-1756

Weakest Link Game: Topic: Our Native Peoples

Tuesday, December 11th 7:30 p.m. Bear Book Review Night. Parish House

Weakest Link Game: Topic - Works of Art Theme

Monday, January 21st 11:00 a.m. Pine Car Derby Building Day. Parish House

Weakest Link Game: Topic - Facts about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Tuesday, February 18th 11:00 a.m. - Bear Book Review.

Weakest Link Game: Topic - American Presidents

Sunday, March 10th 10:30 - Vanderbilt Planetarium Trip

Weakest Link Game: Topic - Forces of Nature

Sunday, April 28th - FLOUNDERMANIA Fishing Trip!

Weakest Link Game: Topic - Down on the Farm

Tuesday, May 14th - 7:30 p.m. Parish House Final Review Bear Book!

Sunday, June 9th - or 23rd (Rain Date) Baseball Game..(probably Mets or

Ducks)

When he has earned his Bear badge, he may work on electives in the Bear book for
credit toward Arrow Points - first gold, then silver, as in the Wolf rank. He may also
complete additional elective credit requirements from the twelve achievements he
did not use in earning his Bear rank. His parent approves his work and signs his
book.

Check out the roster and achievements of our current Bear dens!

The bear achievements are divided into four sections:

1.God

2.Country

3.Family

4.Self

To receive his Bear rank, a Cub Scout must complete a set number of
achievements under each section. Each individual achievement has a set
number of activities that must be completed. For some achievements, all the
activities must be done. Most of the achievements require a certain number
of activities be done out of several listed. After the Cub Scout has earned
his Bear rank, he may use the unused activities for elective points toward an
arrow point. But, he cannot reuse an activity that he had already used
toward his Bear rank.

There are two achievements under the section titled "God." To earn his Bear
rank, your son must complete one.

There are five achievements under the section titled "Country." To earn his
Bear rank, your son must complete three.

There are six achievements under the section titled "Family." To earn his
Bear rank, your son must complete four.

There are eleven achievements under the section titled "Self." To earn his
Bear rank, your son must complete four.

Please refer to pages 22 and 23 in your Bear book for a complete list of all
four sections and the achievements under each section. You can then turn
to a particular achievement to see how many activities are listed for that
achievement, and how many are required for completion of that activity.

Our Den activities will focus first on completing the requirements for Bear
rank. Some are designed and intended to be done at home and with the
family. Others can easily be done in Den activities. Following is a list of the
Sections, the achievements, and the activities under those achievements that
we plan to cover as a Den. When you do "homework" please mark the
pages for the activities you completed so they can be found easily and give
your Bear book to one of your Den Leaders so we can record your
competed work. Periodically, we will meet with a boy's parent to review the
progress made toward his Bear rank.

For Bear Rank

God

- (One required for Bear rank)

Done by the Family

Country

- (Three required for Bear rank)

Den will do Achievements 3, 4 and 7.

For Achievement 3

- ("a" and three more activities required)

a. Write it at home, then tell about it at a Den meeting.

e. Den will do.

f. Will be covered in September 28 Pack meeting.

C or d may be covered as a field trip.

For Achievement 4

- (All activities required)

a. Den will do.

b. Den will do.

c. Den will do.

For Achievement 7

A guest will cover in a Den meeting.

Family

- (Four required for Bear rank)

Den will do Achievements 8 and 11 - The Cub Scout and his family will
need to complete two other achievements.

For Achievement 8

- (Three activities required)

a. Plan a field trip to a Newspaper office.

b. Was covered in the September 12 Den meeting.

c. Den will do.

f. Will need to be done at home.

For Achievement 11

- (First four activities required)

a. Den will do.

b. Den will do.

c. Den will do.

d. Den will do.

Self

- (Four required for Bear rank)

Den will do Achievements 19, 20, 22 and 24.

When Achievement 19 is covered by the Den, a parent's presence will be
required. Achievement 19 covers the use, care and rules governing a Cub
Scout and knives. He will earn his whittling chip upon completion of this
Achievement. For a Cub Scout to carry a pocket knife, he must earn his
whittling chip first. Part of earning the whittling chip is learning the rules of
knife safety and promising to follow them. Any Leader can at any time ask a
Cub Scout to produce his whittling chip to show he has earned the right to
carry and use his pocket knife. If a Cub Scout cannot produce his whittling
chip - the Leader then has the right to take the pocket knife and hold it until
it can be returned to the boy's parent. It is, therefore, important for the
parents to understand and know the rules that will govern their son's use of
a knife in Cub Scout activities. So, for the Den meeting when we cover this
Achievement, we will require a parent to be present to learn and help teach
his son Cub Scout use and rules for knives.

For Achievement 19

- (All activities required)

a. Den will do.

b. Den will do.

c. Den will do.

d. Den will do.

For Achievement 20

- (All activities required)

a. Den will do.

b. Den will do.

c. Den will do.

For Achievement 22

- (Five activities required)

a. Den will do.

b. Den will do.

c. Den will do.

d. Den will do.

e or f, Den will do.

For Achievement 24

- (Three activities required)

Den will do.