Arrow of Light Building a Better World Adventure

Adventure Goal: Practice citizenship at the local, national, and world levels.

Adventure Requirements:

Complete Requirements 1-6.

1. Explain the history of the United States flag. Show how to properly display the flag in public, and help lead a flag ceremony.
2. Learn about and describe your rights and duties as a citizen, and explain what it means to be loyal to your country.
3. Discuss in your Webelos den the term "rule of law," and talk about how it applies to you in your everyday life.
4. Meet with a government or community leader, and learn about his or her role in your community. Discuss with the leader an important issue facing your community.
5. Show that you are an active leader by planning an activity for your den without your den leader's help. Ask your den leader for approval first.
6. Do at least one of these:
   1. Learn about Scouting in another part of the world. With the help of your parent, guardian, or den leader, pick one country where Scouting exists, and research its Scouting program.
   2. Set up an exhibit at a pack meeting to share information about the World Friendship Fund.
   3. Under the supervision of your parent, guardian, or den leader, connect with a Scout in another country during an event such as Jamboree on the Air or Jamboree on the Internet or by other means
   4. Learn about energy use in your community and in other parts of the world.
   5. Identify one energy problem in your community, and find out what has caused it.

• Tour of City Hall with the Mayor (super cool)
• Visit with State Assemblyman office, Jordan Cunningham
• Please add to and refine this page as you contribute!
  1. Flag Lesson
     1. Discuss some history of the US Flag
        1. Flag Facts for AOL.docx
     2. Discuss flag etiquette such as:
        1. Flags must be lit at night
        2. How a flag must be retired
        3. What does reverent mean
        4. Weatherproof flags, vs. cloth flags
        5. How a flag must be displayed in the public setting (toward the left)
        6. etc.
  2. Rights and duties as a citizen.
     1. Discuss Bill of Rights - Bill of Rights - First 15.docx
  3. Discuss "rule of law"
     1. Play Rule of Law Jepardy
        1. Print out the categories and tape them to a wall or board, left to right.  Print out the following document and tape all the scores 100-500 below the respective category.  Split the scouts into two teams.  If one team gets too far ahead, let that round be a double score, and each team can bet up to the amount.  First to get the answer right continues.
        2. AOL-Rule of Law Jepardy.pdf, AOL - Rule of Law Jepardy.pages
  4. Meet with a government leader
     1. Pack 6 Activities have included:
        1. Scheduling time with the SLO City Mayor.  Pre-Covid this included a tour of City Hall.  (Thumbs up)
        2. Met with the State Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham's office.  This was not as engaging for the scouts, but a good experience.
        3. Meet the Mayor Questions.pages
        4. In 2021 we met with Dawn Addis (a Morro Bay City Council member) and as a former teacher she was a great presenter.
  5. Leadership activity
  6. Pack 6 Ideas:
     1. Discuss about energy usage with the Mayor.  The City of SLO is a leader with respect to:
        1. Bicycle usage in the city
        2. SLO City energy requirements for new buildings
           1. Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery.
           2. Clean Energy Choice for New Buildings
     2. If the school is open on a federal holiday, volunteer the members to raise the flag. We did this at Old Mission School on Veterans Day 2021 and were able to practice ahead of time with the flag and flagpole. Otherwise it was fun to use a flagpole during a den meeting (we used Kim's neighbor's flagpole).

Arrow of Light Outdoor Adventurer Adventure

Adventure Goal: Expand outdoor skills in anticipation of joining a Scouts BSA troop.

Adventure Requirements:

Complete Option A or Option B.

Option A:

1. With the help of your den leader or family, plan and participate in a campout.
2. On arrival at the campout, with your den and den leader or family, determine where to set up your tent. Demonstrate knowledge of what makes a good tent site and what makes a bad one. Set up your tent without help from an adult.
3. Once your tents are set up, discuss with your den or family what actions you should take in the case of the following extreme weather events:
   1. Severe rainstorm causing flooding
   2. Severe thunderstorm with lightning or tornadoes
   3. Fire, earthquake, or other disaster that will require evacuation. Discuss what you have done to minimize as much danger as possible.
4. Show how to tie a bowline. Explain when this knot should be used and why. Teach it to another Scout who is not a Webelos Scout.
5. Recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory. Talk about how you can demonstrate them while you are working on your Arrow of Light. After one outing, list the things you did to follow the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace.

Option B:

1. With the help of your den leader or family, plan and participate in an outdoor activity.
2. Discuss with your den or family what actions you should take in the case of the following extreme weather events:
   1. Severe rainstorm causing flooding
   2. Severe thunderstorm with lightning or tornadoes
   3. Fire, earthquake, or other disaster that will require evacuation. Discuss what you have done to minimize as much danger as possible.
3. Show how to tie a bowline. Explain when this knot should be used and why. Teach it to another Scout who is not a Webelos Scout.
4. Recite the Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory. Talk about how you can demonstrate them while you are working on your Arrow of Light. After one outing, list the things you did to follow the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace.

• Obviously a campout would be ideal
• As an alternative, one event was to printout a map of the Montana de Oro area (between the estuary and Sandspit Rd. using Google Earth.  Highlight on the map the different trails/routes and on the map place markers where the scouts must get to.  Ahead of time plant at each of the locations on the map an activity (bowline instructions, discussion of the Outdoor Code, etc.).  The scouts must decide on their own how to get to each of the locations on the map.
• 2020-10-24 - AOL Montana de Oro Hike.pdf
• For learning the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace, print and sing these songs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J9MrLm2rXRumILzXZcVggfHhN-dFwpl6/view
• In 2022 the AOL den did the San Simeon trail, which is a loop that starts at the Washburn Day Use parking lot. It goes through a wetlands and up through a pine forest. On a clear day at the top of the hill (next to the San Simeon campground) you would have a nice view of the ocean (it was foggy that day), then it's downhill back to the starting place. It was 3.3 miles long and perfect for both this and Webelos Walkabout. There are picnic tables and rest rooms at the parking lot and several benches along the trail. Careful of poison oak.
• We learned the bowline along with several other knots during a den meeting and did this: https://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/activity/bowline_flood_rescue-366.asp with a long piece of rope. Then during a pack meeting we had each AOL scout take several other scouts to teach them a bowline. (We bought 200 ft of paracord and cut them into 8-foot lengths.) Then we played https://www.boyscouttrail.com/content/activity/bowline_race-935.asp

Arrow of Light Duty to God in Action Adventure

Adventure Goal: Learn about and practice the scout's religious faith.

Adventure Requirements:

Complete Requirements 1 and 2 plus at least two others of your choice.

1. Discuss with your parent, guardian, den leader, or other caring adult what it means to do your duty to God. Tell how you do your duty to God in your daily life.
2. Under the direction of your parent, guardian, or religious or spiritual leader, do an act of service for someone in your family, neighborhood, or community. Talk about your service with your family. Tell your family how it related to doing your duty to God.
3. Earn the religious emblem of your faith that is appropriate for your age, if you have not done so already.
4. With your parent, guardian, or religious or spiritual leader, discuss and make a plan to do two things you think will help you better do your duty to God. Do these things for a month.
5. Discuss with your family how the Scout Oath and Scout Law relate to your beliefs about duty to God.
6. For at least a month, pray or reverently meditate each day as taught by your family or faith community.

Pack 6 Guidance:

• Give these requirements to the parents and have the scouts earn this adventure on their own with their family.  

Arrow of Light Scouting Adventure

Adventure Goal: Introduction to how Scouts BSA patrols and troops work.

Adventure Requirements:

Complete the following Requirements.

1. Prepare yourself to join a troop by completing at least a-c below:
   1. Repeat from memory the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan. In your own words, explain their meanings to your den leader, parent, or guardian.
   2. Explain what Scout spirit is. Describe for your den leader, parent, or guardian some ways you have shown Scout spirit by conducting yourself according to the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout motto, and Scout slogan.
   3. Give the Scout sign, salute, and handshake. Explain when to use each.
   4. Describe the First Class Scout badge, and tell what each part stands for. Explain the significance of the First Class Scout badge.
   5. Repeat from memory the Pledge of Allegiance. In your own words, explain its meaning
2. Visit a Scouts BSA troop meeting with your parent or guardian and, if possible, with your den members and leaders. After the meeting, do the following:
   1. Describe how the Scouts in the troop provide its leadership.
   2. Describe the four steps of Scouts BSA advancement.
   3. Describe ranks in Scouting and how they are earned.
   4. Describe what merit badges are and how they are earned.
3. Practice the patrol method in your den for one month by doing the following:
   1. Explain the patrol method. Describe the types of patrols that might be part of a Scouts BSA troop.
   2. Hold an election to choose the patrol leader.
   3. Develop a patrol name and emblem (if your den does not already have one), as well as a patrol flag and yell. Explain how a patrol name, emblem, flag, and yell create patrol spirit.
   4. As a patrol, make plans to participate in a Scouts BSA troop's campout or other outdoor activity.
4. With your Webelos den leader, parent, or guardian, participate in a Scouts BSA troop's campout or other outdoor activity. Use the patrol method while on the outing.
5. Do the following:
   1. Show how to tie a square knot, two half hitches, and a taut-line hitch. Explain how each knot is used.
   2. Show the proper care of a rope by learning how to whip and fuse the ends of different kinds of rope.
6. Demonstrate your knowledge of the pocketknife safety rules and the pocketknife pledge. If you have not already done so, earn your Whittling Chip card.

Pack 6 Guidance:

• Pack 6 Knots Sheet: Pack 6 Webelos Knots.docx
• Use the patrol method while doing Outdoor Adventure.

Arrow of Light Ceremony References:

1. Arrows for each scout purchased from: https://www.american-indian-art.com/index.htm
2. Neckerchief and Scouts BSA Book from each receiving Troop
3. Plaque (recommended):
   1. 
4. Certificate (https://www.scoutshop.org/cub-scout-arrow-of-light-certificate-646959.html)
5. Patch (must submit advancement report to local scout shop)
6. Advancement pins (as needed)
7. Parent pin (https://www.scoutshop.org/cub-scout-parents-arrow-of-light-pin-115.html)