Leader: Daniel Fox
Student Grade: 5th
Arrow of Light award requirements
1.
Be active in your Webelos den for at least six months since
completing the fourth grade (or for at least six months since becoming
10 years old), and earn the Webelos badge.
Show your knowledge of the requirements to become a Boy Scout by doing all of these:
2.
Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath or
Promise and the 12 points of the Scout Law. Tell how you have practiced
them in your everyday life.
- Give and explain the Scout motto, slogan, sign, salute, and handshake.
- Understand the significance of the First Class Scout badge. Know its parts and tell what each stands for.
- Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is different from a Webelos Scout uniform.
- Tie the joining knot (square knot).
3. Earn five more activity badges in addition to the three you already earned for the Webelos badge. These must include:
- Fitness (already earned for the Webelos badge)
- Citizen (already earned for the Webelos badge)
- Readyman
- Outdoorsman
- At least one from the Mental Skills Group
- At least one from the Technology Group
- One more of your choice
See page 74 in the Webelos Handbook for the activity badge groups.
4. With your Webelos den, visit at least
- one Boy Scout troop meeting and
- one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor activity.
(If you have already done this when you earned your Outdoorsman
activity badge, you may not use the same outing to fulfill requirements
for your Arrow of Light Award.)
5. Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
(If you have already done this when you earned your Outdoorsman
activity badge, you may not use the same outing to fulfill your Arrow of
Light Award requirements.)
6. After you have completed all
five of the above requirements, and after a talk with your Webelos den
leader, arrange to visit, with your parent or guardian, a meeting of a
Boy Scout troop you think you might like to join. Have a conference with
the Scoutmaster.
7. Complete the Honesty Character Connection.
a. Know: Say the Cub Scout Promise to your family. Discuss these
questions with them: What is a promise? What does it mean to keep your
word? What does it mean to be trustworthy? What does honesty mean?
b. Commit: Discuss these questions with your family. Why is a promise
important? Why is it important for people to trust you when you give
your word? When might it be difficult to be truthful? List examples.
c. Practice: Discuss with a family member why it is important to be
trustworthy and honest. How can you do your best to be honest even when
it is difficult?