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Arrow of Light Compass Course
A five-leg bearing course across a field or a parking lot. Teams that walk it correctly end up back on the starting cone, which makes self-checking automatic.
Shared by A Tiger Den Leader · August 2026
What this meeting counts toward
The agenda
0:00 · 5 min · Opening Ceremony
Flag ceremony and Cub Scout Promise
Post the colors, recite the Pledge of Allegiance, the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. Rotate the honor of leading each week.
Whole Den
Bring: US flag, Den flag
0:05 · 12 min · Skill Instruction
Parts of a compass
Housing, needle, direction-of-travel arrow, orienting lines. Each scout points to each part on their own compass.
Whole Den
Bring: Baseplate compasses (8)
0:17 · 10 min · Skill Instruction
Bearing practice
Everyone shoots a bearing to the same landmark and compares. Numbers within five degrees of each other means the den is ready.
Whole Den
0:27 · 30 min · Adventure Work
Five-leg course
Teams of three walk five pre-measured legs. A correct course returns them to the cone they started from.
Small Groups · 3 groups Outdoor Adventurer
Bring: Cones (6), Course cards
Safety: Set boundaries before the first team steps off. Buddy system.
0:57 · 5 min · Closing
Closing circle and take-home
Hand out a blank course card for families to try a backyard version.
Whole Den
Bring: Take-home handout
Run this meeting with your den's gaps in mind
Copy the agenda into DenBuddy and each requirement lines up with the Scouts who still need it. Edit any block, print the run sheet, record what got done.
Free for one den. No credit card. Works with Scoutbook Plus.