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Fixing Things for the Future

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Fixing Things for the Future

Comprehensive handbook for establishing a student-run repair program in schools.
(English, Spanish, German and French)

Source — Rudolf Steiner School, Munich, Germany
Age — 5th - 12th grade (11 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free download (English hardcopy available at cost)

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Make It Work!

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Make It Work!

Teaching packs linking repair with sustainability. Comprehensive instruction — light hands-on.

Source — Djapo, Leuven, Belgium; and Sharepair, the European Union
Age — 10 - 12 years old - Volume 1
Age — 14 - 18 years old - Volume 2
Cost — Free

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Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit


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Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit


Pedagogy, teaching and learning strategies, tools, and classroom materials. Demonstrates the broad scope of teaching opportunities repair offers.

Source — Agency by Design Oakland; Maker Ed, Berkeley, California, USA
Age — K - 12th grade (5 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free download, (hardcopy available at cost)

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Riot Refurb 2.0

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Riot Refurb 2.0

Comprehensive guide for setting up a robust after-school program to teach students how to repair salvaged computers.

Source — Riot Refurb, South Portland High School, Maine, USA
Age — High school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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Berkeley Unified School District STEM / Maker Class Repair Unit

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Berkeley Unified School District STEM / Maker Class Repair Unit

Curriculum, lesson plans and slides for teaching a one-week repair unit in a middle school STEM/Maker class.

Source — Berkeley Unified School District MakerSpaces & Climate Literacy Initiative, California USA
Age — 6th - 8th grade (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free

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Community Repair Events and Schools

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Community Repair Events and Schools

School-hosted community repair events, supported energetically by local repair advocates, advances the objectives of both more than either could do on its own. Outline of rational, structure, how-to’s.

Sources — The Culture of Repair Project
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Repair Advocates in the Classroom

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Repair Advocates in the Classroom

Repair advocates supporting teachers’ in-class instruction advances the objectives of both educators and advocates. Outline of rational, structure, how-to’s.

Source — The Culture of Repair Project
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Fundamentals of Repair -- Toolkit & Instruction

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Fundamentals of Repair -- Toolkit & Instruction

Guide for assembling classroom toolkits, with instructional materials for teaching about repair.

Source — Wayfinder Society - Algalita Marine Research and Education, California USA
Age — 5th - 12th grade (11 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free download
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Introduction to Repair - Algalita's Wayfinder Society

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Introduction to Repair - Algalita's Wayfinder Society

This lesson introduces repair as a strategy for addressing the environmental crisis that supports both people and the planet.

Source — Algalita’s Wayfinder Society, California USA
Age — 6th - 12th grade (12 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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How To Host a Fixit Clinic at School - Digital Toolkit

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How To Host a Fixit Clinic at School - Digital Toolkit

Guide to plan and facilitate a volunteer-led community repair event at school.

Source — Algalita’s Wayfinder Society, California USA
Age — Adults
Cost — Free

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Teaching Lamp Repair

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Teaching Lamp Repair

Teaching slides and kit. Basic concepts, easy to use. Especially valuable for classrooms.

Source — Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic, Colorado USA
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free guidelines; parts must be purchased

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Ligas Menores del Club de Reparadores

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Ligas Menores del Club de Reparadores

Lesson plans and activities - Repair and the environment, creativity and collaboration. (Spanish)

Source — Club de Reparadores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Armá Tu Club en la Escuela!

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Armá Tu Club en la Escuela!

Comprehensive handbook for establishing a school-based community repair event, outline for linking repair concepts with academic subject areas. (Spanish)

Source — Club de Reparadores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Club de Reparadores X Escuelas

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Club de Reparadores X Escuelas

Videos - repair, the economy, the environment. (Spanish and English)

Source — Club de Reparadores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free

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Fixing Fashion Academy

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Fixing Fashion Academy

Comprehensive resource for teaching about fast fashion - conceptual instruction and hands-on repair tutorials.

Source — Fixing Fashion Academy
Age — 9th - 12th grade (14 - 18 years old))
Cost — Free

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Time to Start Fixing Fashion

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Time to Start Fixing Fashion

Video overview: what fast fashion is and why it’s a problem.

Source — Fixing Fashion, Global Community
Age — 5th - 12th grade (11 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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Levi's Wear Longer Project

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Levi's Wear Longer Project

Guides to “repair, refresh, and reimagine clothing”, for teachers and students.

Source — Levi’s Wear Longer Project, USA
Age — 9th - 12th grade (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs

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Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs

Maker-educator pathway: Guide for integrating repair into maker classroom, enriching maker instruction

Source — The Culture of Repair Project
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Fix Forward and the Fix It Cart

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Fix Forward and the Fix It Cart

Lesson plans and activities, as well as building plans and supply lists for the cart

Source — Woodland Hill Montessori School, Robert C. Parker School, Rensselaer Repair Café, New York USA
Age — 1st - 8th grade (ages 6 - 14)
Cost — Free

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Learn About Electric Circuits!

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Learn About Electric Circuits!

A Canva slidedeck to support teaching the basics of the environmental argument for repair, Right to Repair, electric circuits, and how to repair a lamp.

Source — Kimberley Schroder, Nimble Repair, California USA
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free