Cub Scout - Prof Badge Syllabus
Cub Scout - Prof Badge Syllabus
Cub Scout - Prof Badge Syllabus
Cub Scout
Proficiency Badges
1. Animal Study 3
2. Artist 3
3. Astronomer 4
4. Athlete - stage 1 5
5. Athlete - stage 2 5
6. Athlete - stage 3 5
7. Book Reader 6
8. Camper 6
9. Collector 7
10. Communicator 7
11. Community 8
12. Computer 8
13. Cook 9
14. Craftsman 9
15. Cyclist 10
16. Entertainer 10
17. Explorer 11
18. First Aid 11
19. Fisherman 12
20. Gardner. 12
21. Guide. 13
22. Handyman. 13
23. Health Fitness 14
24. Hobbies. 14
25. Home Help 15
26. Home Safety. 15
27. Local Historian. 16
28. Musician 16
29. Naturalist 17
30. Navigator 17
31. Personal Safety 18
32. Photographer 18
33. Scientist. 19
34. Sportsman 20
35. Swimmer - stage 1 20
36. Swimmer - stage 2 21
37. Swimmer - stage 3 21
38. World Conservation 22
39. World Friendship 23
40. Writer 24
41. My Faith 24
Animal Study
1. Choose any three of the following alternatives and make a booklet on their
behaviour and food habits and how to take care of them. Give an oral test on the
information given in the booklet.
a. Aquarium fish
b. Cat
c. Parrot
d. Pigeon
e. Chicken
f. Goat
Artist
1. Know the primary and secondary colours and how to combine them to produce
other colours.
2. Choose three activities from the list below. One of these activities is to be done
in the presence of the examiner.
Astronomer
3. Identify and find the Pole Star and at least three other constellations.
4. Find out and present some information about two of the following:
a. Comets
b. Northern Lights
c. Eclipses
d. Meteorites
e. Sun spots
f. Black holes
g. Asteroids
h. Light years
i. Space exploration
5. Observe the moon, if possible using binoculars or telescope, and describe some
of its feature.
Note: Never look at the sun with binoculars or telescope as it will damage you
eyes.
You must gain the following points: 4 points for stage 1, 8 points for Stage 2,
12 points for Stage 3. You should add up the scores from your best four events.
Note:
When requirement 3 is undertaken, special regard must be given to the nature of the
jump, and the landing facilities required. Unless expert tuition and supervision is
available, the Fosbury Flop must not be attempted.
When requirement 6 is undertaken, the limits of the run are marked on the ground
and the runnerís hand or foot must touch on, or above the mark at the end of the run.
Book Reader
1. Produce a list of at least 6 books you have read during the last 3 months. Name
the authors of these books and be able to tell the examiner something about 3 of
the books. The three books to be chosen by the Cub Scout are to include at least
one story and at least one factual book.
Note: The three books must be of a reasonable standard, taking the Cub Scoutís age
and development into account.
4. Explain to the examiner how the books in a library are set out and how you would
find fiction and non- fiction books.
Camper
1. With the other Cub Scouts, camp under canvas in another island for one night.
3. Help to pitch and strike a tent and know how to take care for it.
4. Know the basic health and safety rules for camp and how to dig drains to prevent
water entering your tent.
5. At camp, cook and prepare a simple meal for six and clear away.
a. Camp fire
b. Organize a game with the other cub scouts
c. Tree planting.
d. Cleaning up the beach nearest to your camp
Collector
1. Make a collection over a period of three months of a number of similar items (e.g.
Stamps, postcards, coins, matchboxes or stickers etc.)
2. Arrange your collection neatly and in a suitable order, labeling items correctly and
clearly.
Communicator
2. Make three minute a verbal or taped report of a local event either past or present.
a. Environment
b. Public Health
c. Caring for the elderly
Community
1. Prepare a booklet by visiting one of the following places and find out.
2. Know what information you should give to the emergency services over the
telephone and make sure you know how to make an emergency call.
3. Know some precautions you can take to protect home and possessions against
crime and fire.
4. Draw a picture or write a slogan which still encourage children to respect the
property of their people and discourage vandalism.
Computer
4. Describe at least five uses which a computer could be put in everyday life.
Cook
1. Know why you should wash your hands before preparing food.
2. Discuss with the examiner the importance of balance diet and prepare a menu of
a balance diet.
Craftsman
You must complete three activities to a high standard including number 5. Number 5
must be completed in the presence of the examiner.
2. Make a decorative article from cane, raffia, wool, leather, wood or any other
suitable material approved in advance by the examiner.
3. Design a print on fabric or paper, e.g. Screen printing, fabric print, lino print, etc.
Cyclist
4. Draw in your Log Book the traffic signs in the Maldives and explain them.
5. Draw a diagram of your bicycle and name the important parts of it.
6. With the examiner go for a short ride, showing the proper use of signals and
knowledge of the local traffic rules.
Entertainer
7. Perform a puppet play or shadowgraph using puppets which you have made.
Explorer
1. Know the preparations required for a one day expedition in an uninhabited island.
Eg. Costs, correct clothing, footwear, first aid kit and food.
3. Build and light a fire outdoors and use it to make a hot drink.
5. Find your way along a route, using one of the following methods.
First Aid
3. Put on an arm sling using a triangular bandage. What else could you use if you
donít have a triangular bandage.
4. Know hour to stop nose bleeding and how to treat somebody who has fainted.
a. Smoking,
b. Drinking alcohol.
9. Know and show how to help a child who appears to have drowned.
Fisherman
2. Keep a log book for a period of 3 months of fishing trips you have taken (your cub
log book can be used) The log should contain a note of weather condition of the
day, number and types of fish caught and type bait used.
3. Name six types of reef fish and six types of deep sea fish caught locally.
4. Tell the examiner major 4 items used in the Dhoani for deep sea fishing.
Gardner
a. 6 Garden Flowers
b. 6 Garden Vegetables
c. 6 Common native trees
d. 3 Friends of the Garden
e. 3 Enemies of the Garden
Guide
a. Nearest mosque
b. Telephone booth
c. Post Office
d. Hospital or health center.
Handyman
2. Demonstrate the safe use of, and how to take care of, tools such as hammer,
saw, screwdriver, spanner.
3. Under the supervision of the examiner complete two projects from the following
list:
a. a nesting box
b. a shoe rack
c. a towel rack
d. a picture frame
e. a notice board
Health Fitness
2. Collect information about 6 common diseases, their causes, symptoms and cure
for them.
Hobbies
1. Show a continuing interest and progress over at least three months in any non
sporting activities for example: - board games, calligraphy, composing, acting,
story telling, advertising, making and flying kite sailing, snorkeling, surfing etc.
The activity must not have a relationship with the activities of any other
badges in this syllabus.
2. Demonstrate the examiner how you pursue your activity and what materials,
equipment and background information you have used.
3. Discuss with the examiner how you plan develop your hobby in the future.
4. Tell and if possible, show the examiner the safety rules you need to know for your
activity.
Home Help
1. Prepare breakfast for 3 persons that would include roshi, masíhuni and tea.
2. Lay a table correctly for 3 persons to have the breakfast and wash up afterwards.
3. Make a bed.
Home Safety
2. Know what to do in the even of a burst water pipe, gas leak or electricity power
failure in your home.
3. Know what precautions you need to take and what to do if fire breaks out in your
home.
4. Be able to identify the common causes of accidents in the home and how they
can be prevented.
Local Historian
2. Select a national hero and collect information about the person and answer the
questions the examiner asks about the hero. Make a presentation of these
information in your log book.
3. Mark on a map of the country the islands on which the important historical places
and located.
Musician
1. Sing a song and play a piece of your choice. The song and the music piece must
be of different style and tempo.
B. Listen to a piece of music and name some of the musical instruments heard.
Naturalist
Do any THREE of the following: Record the work done, to achieve this badge, in
your log book.
1. Start a scrapbook on any 3 of the following and find out as much as you can
about each one:
3. Take part in any environmental project. E.g. Cleaning the harbour, Planting trees,
and protecting endangered species.
Navigator
1. Find the easiest and shortest route between two given places by the examiner
and mark the route on the map.
3. From a point the examiner instructs mark on the map the places of interest in the
island and the easiest route to follow to go to these places.
Personal Safety
1. Tell your examiner five things that you would not do when you are alone
2. Show how to use a public telephone and know emergency telephone numbers.
4. Know some of the hazards you may find when you are in at lease one of the
following
a. walk on the beach.
b. walking bare foot
c. crossing the road
d. near a construction site
e. near the garbage dump
Photographer
1. Understand the features of the camera you are using and how that you know
about lens focusing and apertures and their use in taking good pictures.
3. Use the above skills and make a set of 6 pictures on a theme of your choice and
display them on a scrap book or an album.
Scientist
Choose two experiments from each section (four in total) of the badge and explain to
and or Show the examiner what you have done. Record in your log book the
experiments and work done to achieve this badge.
1. Make a simple compass and show the effects of metallic and magnetic
materials upon it.
2. Keep simple weather records over a month (e.g. Rainfall, temperature, cloud
cover, Wind direction and speed)
4. Make a simple switch from household items and demonstrate how it could be
used to control a light bulb and battery.
1. Grow a bean or pea. When the root and shoot are visible investigate what
happens the seed is turned upside down and left to continue growing.
2. Make a simple compass and show the effects of metallic and magnetic
materials upon it.
3. Investigate what happens to your pulse rate before and after exercise.
4. Find out what soil is made of, how much water it contains in different samples
and figure out what kind is best to grow plants in.
Sportsman
4. Show that you know the equipment and clothing necessary for the sport selected
from the following list:
a. Cricket
b. Hockey
c. Badminton
d. Table Tennis.
Swimmer - stage 1
1. Explain the examiner the safety measures to be taken while in water and where it
is safe to swim locally.
2. A jump or a dive from the side of the swimming pool or into the sea at least 1.5
meters in depth.
3. Breathing exercise
4. Front glide
5. Back glide
Swimmer - stage 2
Swimmer - stage 3
2. Swim 400 meters, surface diving once during the swim and swimming at least 5
meters completely submerged
World Conservation
Carry out these projects as a member of a group of Cub Scouts and not by yourself.
This group may be your Pack, Six or other small group.
1. Find some examples showing how man has damaged nature and other examples
showing how man has improved nature.
a. Tidying up a cemetry
b. Cleaning up the beach or inner lagoon.
c. An anti-litter campaign.
d. A tree planting activity.
7. With your group find out about the fragility of the Maldives reef system and what
steps are being taken to protect it.
World Friendship
1. Be a pen friend to a child from another country and write or send tapes to him/her
for at least three months.
2. Recognize the flags from ten countries in the world, SIX of which must be from
SAARC countries.
3. Collect at least 3 coins, stamps and postcards from 3 different countries in the
SAARC region and discuss with the examiner what you know about the SAARC
Countries.
Writer
1. Make and present a collection of stories and/or poems you have written on a
variety of themes.
2. Write a report on a recent cub Scout event for use in a newspaper or magazine
and read it to others.
My Faith
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