(kindergarten - 5th grade)

Join a Cub Scout Pack

Cub Scouting is fun for the whole family. In Scouting, boys and girls start with their best right now selves and grow into their very best future selves. It’s fun, hands-on learning and achievement that puts kids in the middle of the action and prepares them for today – and for life.

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(ages 11 - 18)

Join a Scouts BSA Troop

Scouts BSA is the traditional Scouting experience for youth (boys and girls) in the fifth grade through high school. Service, community engagement and leadership development become increasingly important parts of the program as youth lead their own activities and work toward earning Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout.

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(ages 14 - 20)

Join A Venturing Crew

Venturing is a program for young men and women who are 13 and have completed the eighth grade, or age 14 through 20. Venturing is based on a unique and dynamic relationship between youth, adult leaders, and organizations in their communities. The result is a program of exciting and meaningful activities that helps youth pursue their special interests, grow, develop leadership skills, and become good citizens. Venturing crews can specialize in a variety of avocation or hobby interests.

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(ages 14 - 20)

Join a Sea Scout Ship

Sea Scouts is a program of the Scouting America for young men and women ages 14 to 20. Sea Scouting promotes better citizenship and improved members’ boating skills through instruction and practice in water safety, boating skills, outdoor, social, service experiences, and knowledge of our maritime heritage.

Sea Scout units–called ships–are established all across the country on oceans, bays, rivers, and lakes. They provide limitless opportunities and exciting challenges that you won’t find anywhere else. Sea Scouts is a place to grow and learn, find adventure, and build long-lasting friendships. 

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Find a Unit Near You! 
Go to BeAScout.org to search by zip code. 

If you need help finding a program in your area, call us at (713) 756-3349.

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Scouting America is an annual program that has incredible value for youth and families. Compared to the cost of sports and many other activities, there is no doubt that Scouting delivers great value to its members! These costs may be offset by fundraising and other available scholarship funds.

National Scouting America Fee
(collected upon joining)
There is an $85 annual fee + $6/yr insurance that is renewed on a 12-month membership cycle. 
*Local Unit Fee
(collected after joining)
Fees differ based on what activities are provided; contact the pack leadership for details. These costs may be offset by unit fundraising (e.g., popcorn). Additional costs are uniforms, handbooks and activities not covered by the pack fees (e.g., den dues, campouts, field trips, and day camps). These costs differ based on several factors. For only $15 for the year, Cub Scouts may subscribe to Scout Life magazine. 

Why Scouting?

Scouting is hands-on learning, fun and achievement that prepares kids for life.

 

• Fun for the whole family • Improved school performance
• Compatible with sports and other activities          • A sense of belonging
• Proven character development • Success later in life


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Boys and girls start with their best right-now selves and grow into their very best future selves.
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Scouting is for families like yours with character education that puts kids on the path to success.

 

Scouting makes the most of the little time we have with our kids as they grow into adults.

Cub Scouting...

Cub Scouting is fun for the whole family.  In Scouting, boys and girls start with their best right now selves and grow into their very best future selves. It’s fun, hands-on learning and achievement that puts kids in the middle of the action and prepares them for today – and for life.

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Aims and Methods

The mission of Scouting America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

There are four aims of Scouting: citizenship, character, personal fitness, and leadership. 

The methods of Cub Scouting are: living the ideals, belonging to a den, advancement, family involvement, activities, serving the community, and the uniform.

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Benefits

Scouting works! Over the past several years Scouting has partnered with colleges, universities, and foundations to study the impact of the program. Scouting activities contribute to the academic development of the children who participate. In the elementary grades, the program is built around a series of theme-based explorations. As a Cub Scout advances, the requirements get more challenging, to match the new skills and abilities they have learned. Cub Scout advancement supports over 120 elementary TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills), the standards which outline what students are to learn in each grade in the state of Texas.

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Costs

BSA is an annual program and has incredible value for youth and families. When compared to the cost of sports and many other activities, there is no doubt that Scouting delivers great value to its members! These costs may be offset by fundraising and other available scholarship funds.