“Explore how repair serves as a meaningful environmental solution by reflecting on your own experiences with broken items and then examining the diverse people and roles that power the broader repair movement.”
“In this activity, students reflect on their personal experiences with a broken item in their past and their attempt to repair it. The second part of the lesson then deepens their understanding by connecting different actors in the repair economy to the unique role they can play in the larger movement.”
This lesson introduces repair as a strategy for addressing the environmental crisis that supports both people and the planet.
No hands-on.
Go to — Introduction to Repair
Age — 6th - 12th grade (12 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Source — Wayfinder Society for Environmental Education; Powered by Algalita, Long Beach, CA, USA
“Algalita is an internationally known environmental nonprofit that started the movement to end plastic pollution nearly 30 years ago. We were the first to discover, and bring attention to, the swirling soup of plastic pollution in the Pacific – now known by many as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Since then, we’ve worked to revolutionize the plastic pollution conversation by building a web of connections between researchers, activists, industry leaders, educators, and young people across the globe.”
Emily Dekin, Algalita’s Engagement Director also shared with us about how the organization has integrated repair into their in-class and afterschool programming. Read her Note from the Field: “Algalita Brings Repair Into Schools” to learn about the project.
The Culture of Repair Project helped secure funding for this the development and publication of this resource.
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