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Ellen McClure, Berkeley Unified School District's Climate Literacy Coordinator 

Ellen McClure, Berkeley Unified School District's Climate Literacy Coordinator 

Ellen writes about a two-part program integrating repair into the middle-school STEM / Makerspace curriculum and hosting community repair events.

Gloria Harwood, Laguna Beach Unified School District's Coordinator of Environmental Literacy

Gloria Harwood, Laguna Beach Unified School District's Coordinator of Environmental Literacy

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. 

Emily Wanous, Engagement Director for Algalita Marine Research and Education

Emily Wanous, Engagement Director for Algalita Marine Research and Education

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. 

Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit in the K - 12 Setting and Beyond

Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit in the K - 12 Setting and Beyond

New pedagogical tools, grounded in repairing broken objects.

Excerpts from the “Toolkit”, a teaching resource developed by a collaboration among Agency by Design Oakland, Maker Ed, and The Culture of Repair Project.

Fixing Things for the Future

Fixing Things for the Future

The vision underlying the Student-Led Repair Shop.

Excerpts from Fixing Things for the Future, a handbook published by the Rudolf Steiner School in Munich-Schwabing, Germany.