Effective January 1st, 2027, my Girl Scout Digital Movie Maker badge class will be retooled. All scheduled classes from that date onward will be affected by the following changes:
TIME: Reduced to 60 minutes (from 75)
PRICE: Reduced to $8 per girl (from $10)
CONTENT: The core class content stays the same, but what is being removed is me teaching the girls how to edit their movies using a specific app.
WHY THE CHANGE?
For the past seven years I’ve had Scouts download a free video editor app that works in both Android and iOS. Over the past year specifically, that app has become unwieldy to use as they’ve layered nag screens, ads, annoying AI features, and other unwanted things into it. On top of this, the design and layout of the app is no longer cohesive between both operating systems. Before now there were little differences here and there, but now features are in completely different places and that confuses the Scouts when I’m attempting to show them my phone on screen.
Unfortunately, there is nothing out there that I can use to replace it, so it’s easier to cut out the editing portion and retool the class. The content learned in that segment will move into a PDF handout, that way they still get something from it. As I stated the rest of the content remains unchanged, so the quality of the class will not diminish. What WILL diminish is the confusion and aggravation the girls experienced while I tried to teach them the app. Thank you for understanding!