“Novaky” (Cub-Scouts) are boys and
Brownies girls aged 6-12 years of age.
They are organised into separate groups
which we call clusters, 2-3 clusters make
a hnizdo (a nest).
Activities consist of games, singing,
handcraft, story telling, exploring the
outdoor life, organised outings and lots
more. All these activities are organised to
meet the requirements of the badge awards.
Apart from the badge awards there are also
attainments where scouts must be able to
complete certain set tasks helping them to
become confident and self-assured.
In the Ukrainian Scouts there also exists
“Ptasheniata” (little birds) these are for very
small children age 4-6 years old. They
have separate camps, where they camp
together with their mothers and have
separate activities that includes learning
through game play, singing, going for short
walks, drawing, etc. This “head start”
program was found to be very helpful and
useful to introducing them to Cub-Scouts.