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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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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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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
Age — Adults
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, games, didactic guides. (Spanish and English)

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

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Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs

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Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs

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

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Explore Repair

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Explore Repair

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

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Stitching Stuffies

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Stitching Stuffies

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

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Restart at School

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Restart at School

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

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Slow Fashion: Mend Don't Spend Teen Workshop

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Slow Fashion: Mend Don't Spend Teen Workshop

Teen-focused mending and clothing mods workshop for libraries and similar organizations. Includes lesson plans, suggested tools and materials.

Source — Rediscover Center, Los Angeles, California USA
Age — 9th - 12th grade (14 - 18th years old), adaptable for 6th - 8th grades (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free

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Fieldston School

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Fieldston School

Video describing an on-campus, student-run repair program.

Source — Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free

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iFixit K-12 Educator Resources

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iFixit K-12 Educator Resources

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

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Repair Café International

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Repair Café International

Classroom materials for a school-based community repair event.

Source — Repair Café Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Age — Elementary / Primary and middle school (6 - 8 year olds)
Cost — Sliding Scale, recommended: 25€

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Alfond Computer Club

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Alfond Computer Club

Lesson plans and quizzes for teaching students how to repair and upgrade salvaged computers.

Source — Alfond Youth and Community Center, Maine, USA
Age — 3rd - 7th grade (9 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free

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Chromebook Reboot Summer Internship Guidebook

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Chromebook Reboot Summer Internship Guidebook

Guidebook for supervising a summer student internship program repairing school district Chromebooks and other devices.

Source — Oakland Tech Repair, Oakland Unified School District, California USA
Age — To support High school and up (14 years old and up)
Cost — Free

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RepairKids Manual

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RepairKids Manual

Guide for organizing and running community repair events in educational contexts. (German)

Source — Kristina Deselaers, Germany
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Netzwerk Reparatur-Initiativen — Repair Initiative Network

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Netzwerk Reparatur-Initiativen — Repair Initiative Network

Catalogue of materials and other resources related to bringing repair into the educational settings. (German)

Source — Netzwerk Reparatur-Initiativen, with links to resources from various other sources, Germany
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Rediscovery Centre

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Rediscovery Centre

Textile repair and alteration instructional materials.

Source — Rediscovery Centre, UK
Age — 13 years old and up
Cost — Free

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Relove Fashion

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Relove Fashion

Relove Fashion is a sustainable fashion program for high school age students.

Source Rediscovery Centre, Ireland
Age — Secondary school (12 - 19 years old)
Cost — Free

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Repair Detectives

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Repair Detectives

Classroom resources and online classes — Interactive, live video, teaching kits

Note: Repair Detectives is taking a sabbatical until early 2026.

Source — Repair Detectives, New Zealand
Age — 3rd - 10th Level (8 - 15 years old)
Cost — Variable