Cub Scouts or Macaoimh () is the name given to youth members Scouting Ireland and previously Scouting Ireland (CSI), of the Cub Scout age group. The National Team Lead and Programme Commissioner for Cub Scouts is Evan O'Connell of the 49th Cork, Ballincollig Scout group. The terms Macaoimh and Cub are often co-existent though Macaoimh represents a different tradition. Both boys and girls participate in the Cub Scout programme though some Scout Groups are boys only. Its membership is the largest of the four Scouting Ireland Sections. The Cub Scout programme is part of the worldwide Scouting movement and aims to develop the youth member using the SPICE program - Social, Physical, Intellectual, Character, Emotional and Spiritual. Methodology The Cub Scout programme is designed to provide adventure, fun and exploration, and to teach responsibility. Cub Scouts are organised into Packs, and then into groups, usually of 6 members, called Sixes. Each Six has one of the Cub Scouts as their leader, a "Sixer," and an assistant leader, a "Seconder". The Sixers meet in a Sixer Council, and talk about things that the Cub Scouts would like to do. Cub Scouts are given more responsibility and more say in the running of the programme and as a result can do more than Beavers. They spend more time working in small groups and making decisions as a team, with every Cub Scout having a job to do in the Six, and gaining additional responsibility as they develop. Getting out into nature is a focus of Cub Scouting. Cub Scouts gather from time to time on camping events - JamÓige events, big camps for Cub Scouts, with perhaps 2000 Cub Scouts camping together, National Cub Scouting days, National Cub Challenge as well as Pack Holidays. Personal Progression The personal progressive scheme takes the form of badges which use a certain number of stages to determine how far along in the programme the Cub Scout is. The three stages are Turas (bronze needle), Taisteal (silver needle) and Tagann (gold needle). The Aim of Scouting is to develop young people Socially, Physically, Intellectually, Character, Emotionally, Spiritually. These elements are called the SPICES and are deeply integrated into the programme experience via the Scout Method, Personal Progress Awards and Programme designed by young people. The Programme, that the young people have designed with the help and assistance of Scouters follows a simple process; PLAN, DO, REVIEW.