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I am taking over CM of our Pack and have served the last two years as asst. CM. Our 'tradition' is such that we really don't incorporate the monthly themes into our program planning. Each Den pretty much figures out its own agenda for the monthly Den meetings over the course of the year and the focus is heavy on advancement oriented activities. It is worth noting our Dens only meet twice a month. Thus less time for added activities or prep for the monthly Pack meeting as one might have if Dens meet 3 or 4 times a month. We run ten Pack meetings a year, August to May. Five of these are pretty m

My son has just completed 1st grade and a wonderful year of Tiger Cubs. He is enthralled with Scouting and I am very active as well (serving as Tiger Den Leader and Asst. Cubmaster). His den is very strong and cohesive with 11 boys. Academically, he is quite advanced and the school is evaluating him for entry into 3rd grade (i.e. skipping 2nd grade). If we pursue this, I am inclined to keep him in his Wolf den as this will help mitigate some of the social issues surrounding skipping a grade. I just wanted to inquire of other Scouters whether they had encountered this issue in Cubs and what the