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Thank you for the replies, all.

BlueJacketScouter, yes, I didn't complete a profile. I have been den leader for my son since Tiger Cubs, moved up with him as Wolf, Bear, and Webelos I den leader. I always counted school and other activities when I felt it was appropriate. We moved, and he now has a new Webelos II den leader who is new to cub scouting and never been a den leader before (but is doing a great job).

I've talked to her about the online new leader training and she's working on that, but she's asked for some tips a few times on how to help the boys get through the requirements. She seemed surprised that activities outside of the den meetings would count, so I just wanted to be sure I was giving good info.

Thanks again!

Hello all:

I tried to search for the answer to this, but of the many responses I got from the search, I didn't find what I needed.

I have what should be a fairly simple question: Do activities the boys participate in at school count towards the completion of an advancement requirement?

Some examples:

When my son was in Wolf Cubs, activity 2d was to learn about your state flag and how to display it. When I was showing him the flag and pointing at the various parts and talking about them, he already knew most of the answers! I asked how he knew that and he said they just finished studying the state flag the previous week at school.

There were countless times that year and the next where we were going through the activities in the cub scout handbooks, only to find he was either currently working on them in school, or had recently completed them.

I know if a requirement says "with your den" or "with your pack" or "with your parents" then you have to do the activity with your den, pack, or parent. But what if it doesn't specify?

And what about activities outside school (sports, music classes/lessons, etc.). If what he is working on matches one of the requirements for his current cub scout year, do those count?