Berkeley Unified School District involves students in repairing and refurbishing obsolete Chromebooks for redistribution to under-resourced students and families in the community.
Burke’s School in San Francisco, California, reports on Jimmy Santosa’s repair unit and repair event in his makerspace classroom. Through hands-on fixing, Jimmy’s third graders learned about how things are made, the value of repair, and repair’s role in environmental sustainability.
Gloria writes about hosting Fix It Fests during STEAM class, integrating repair with environmental issues through research, instructional, and hands-on learning, supported by community volunteers.
Algalita’s mission is to eliminate plastic pollution through education and research. Emily writes about how the organization has integrated repair into their in-class and afterschool programming.
