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Specific issues for beavers moving to cubs

Moving from beavers to cubs is an exciting time for the little ones. They can look forward to more adventurous activities as well as going on more challenging camps.

The role of the Beaver Scout Leader

  • Talk to the cub leaders about places in the pack.

  • Agree visits for beavers moving on - discuss best nights/activities for them to join in with.

  • Within the group agree a standard record keeping system to ease transfer when moving sections.

  • Work with the cub leader to perform a moving on ceremony e.g. ‘swimming up’.

The role of the Cub Scout Leader

  • Speak to the beaver leaders about cubs coming to visit a colony meeting and helping the beavers to complete the Moving On Award and work toward the Membership Award.
  • Welcome the visiting beavers, include them in a six, assign a sixer or seconder to buddy up with the group of incoming beavers.
  • Produce ‘welcome packs’ , or use the national parent guides, for young people and  their parents to introduce the cub scout section, the activities and awards available.
  • Arrange to invest the new cubs soon after the have left beavers - you could do this at the swimming up ceremony.

Some more great ideas...

  • As part of the link badge, beaver scouts go to both beavers and cubs for at least three weeks. You could set them a challenge, for example, to meet at least three new cubs and remember their names.

  • If possible, try to move a beaver on to cubs with some of their friends. That way, moving on isn’t as scary.

  • Cub could spend an evening creating welcome invitations for beavers joining their section. This will help to make the new cubs feel more at home.

  • The cub scout leader could bring some or all of the sixers, to a beaver meeting, helping the beaver scouts to get to know some of the more senior cubs in a familiar environment.  Give older cubs the responsibility of supporting a new member - this could go towards their Team Leader Challenge Award.

  • Allowing the older beavers to attend cubs for a few weeks, before they stop attending beavers. This really helps integrate them into cubs

  • Cub leaders could visit the beaver meetings regularly, helping the beavers to become familiar with them before the moving-on process.

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  • The moving-on ceremony is often most important as it provides a clear cut-off from the beavers for the young people.