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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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Riot Refurb 2.0

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Riot Refurb 2.0

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

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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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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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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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Books!

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Books!

A short catalogue of books appropriate for different age youth and adults.

Sources — Various authors and publishers
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)

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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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iFixit Edu

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iFixit Edu

Technical writing program

Source — iFixit, California USA and worldwide
Age — Advanced high school and university levels (16 years old and up)
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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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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Organiser Un Repair Café Dans Mon École! (Organize a Repair Café In My School!)

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Organiser Un Repair Café Dans Mon École! (Organize a Repair Café In My School!)

Detailed instructions and supporting materials for establishing a Repair Café in a school context. (French)

Source — Repair Together
Age — High school and up (15 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 (German)

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Netzwerk Reparatur-Initiativen — Repair Initiative Network (German)

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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Retibne

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Retibne

Materials for teaching repair and sustainability topics, including hands-on modules. (German)

Source — Technical Education Working Group / Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
Age — High School and University (14 years old and up)
Cost — Free

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Circular Economy — Ellen MacArthur Foundation Library

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Circular Economy — Ellen MacArthur Foundation Library

An introduction to the circular economy fleshed out with an extensive library of essays, articles, videos and research.

Source — Ellen MacArthur Foundation, UK
Age — All ages, though most materials are appropriate for middle school and beyond
Cost — Free

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Généracion Réparacion / Repair Generation (French)

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Généracion Réparacion / Repair Generation (French)

Introductory guide for teachers and repair workshop facilitators. (French)

Source — ADEME, France
Age — Middle and High School (13 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free