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)
Go to — Fixing Things for the Future
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
Go to — Make It Work!
2.0 is an updated and expanded version of their 2024 guidebook outlining how to set up an 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
Go to — Riot Refurb Program
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)
Go to — The Toolkit
A storybook for children, focused on the values of repair and reuse. A brilliant example of how repair can be integrated into core curriculum.
Source — Repair Café Collective India and Repair Café Bangalore Foundation, India
Age — Level 4/5 - India (9 - 12 years old), appropriate for older and younger
Cost — Free
Go to — A Stitch In Time
Guide for assembling a kit for teaching about repair. Teaching slide deck. Basic concepts, easy to use. Especially valuable for classrooms.
Source — Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free guidelines; parts must be purchased
Go to — Teaching Lamp Repair Kit
Slide Deck: Basics of the environmental argument for repair, Right to Repair, electric circuits, and how to repair a lamp.
Source — Kimberley Schroder, Nimble Repair
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Electronics Repair Slide Deck
Hands-on learning kits for the home and classroom, enriching science, tech, engineering and sustainability education through repair.
Source — Team Repair, UK
Age — 10 - 14 years old
Cost — Varies by product
Go to — Team Repair
UK only at present (September 2025), international expansion planned.
Hands-on activity. Product disassembly and exploration.
Source — Team Repair
Age — 10 - 14 years old
Cost — Free
Go to — Product Teardown STEM Classroom Activity
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
Age — 6th - 8th grade (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — Berkeley Unified School District Repair Unit
Take a look at Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs to see how you might bring repair into your makerspace, and get in touch if you’d like to help develop and share-out this resource.
Source — The Culture of Repair Project
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Go to — Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs
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
Age — 1st - 8th grade (ages 6 - 14)
Cost — Free
Go to — Fix Forward
Library of essays, articles and videos from a wide range of publications about why repair is important.
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — High school and up (14 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Why Repair Matters
Anthology of well-selected resources addressing core repair issues — environmental, political, economic; citations for further research; practical how-to’s.
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — Middle school and up (12 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Explore Repair
Repair-centered lessons and activities, and supplementary resources.
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — K - 12th grade (5 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — iFixit K-12 Educator Tool Chest
Anthology of resources for teaching about repair — topics addressed: environmental, political, economic, technical. Citations for further research; practical how-to’s.
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — K - 12th grade (5 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — K - 12 Educator Resources
Video — Big picture on technology, design, repair, social justice and the environment, and agency to change.
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — Upper elementary school and up (8 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — “I can imagine a world where ….” Video (4:28 min)
Lesson plan and workshop guide for connecting hands-on repair and environmental awareness by guiding young children through repairing their own stuffed toys.
Source — WNC Repair Cafe, North Carolina, USA
Age — 1st - 4th grade (ages 6 - 10)
Cost — Free
Go to — Stitching Stuffies
Materials to organize and teach an after-school enrichment program, culminating in a school-sponsored community repair event.
Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
Age — 7th - 12th grade (13 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — Restart at School Website
