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Like Scout Troops, Cub Scouts are assigned to small teams within the Pack. Baden-Powell named the team [[Six]], which refers to the six members in each team. In the United States (U.S.), these teams are each called a Den, and each Den has all boys in the same school grade. | Like Scout Troops, Cub Scouts are assigned to small teams within the Pack. Baden-Powell named the team [[Six]], which refers to the six members in each team. In the United States (U.S.), these teams are each called a Den, and each Den has all boys in the same school grade. | ||
Youth Leaders from more senior Sections of Scouting are actively encouraged to assist as Cub Scout Leaders. In the UK and in | Youth Leaders from more senior Sections of Scouting are actively encouraged to assist as Cub Scout Leaders. In the UK and in Australia these persons were originally called Cub Instructors. Within [[Scouts Australia]] the term Youth Helper is now formally applied to such persons, whilst in the United Kingdom they are called [[Explorer Scouts#Young Leaders|Young Leaders]]. In Canada, a Scout who assists in the Cub program is designated as a Kim. In the United States, the term Den Chief is used. | ||
In many European countries (especially where the Jungle theme still has a strong part in the programme), [[Saint Francis of Assisi]] is the patron saint of Cub Scouts, because of his relationship with wolves. | In many European countries (especially where the Jungle theme still has a strong part in the programme), [[Saint Francis of Assisi]] is the patron saint of Cub Scouts, because of his relationship with wolves. | ||