Three short animations address e-waste, the pressure to replace gadgets, and the materials inside them.
Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Go to — Videos
The Restart Project Educational Videos
Regenerational Fashion Repair Series
These workshop materials include educational slides, lesson plans, supply lists, budget forms, templates and videos.
Source — High School of Fashion Industries (HSFI) and Repair Shop, New York, USA
Age — 9th - 12th grade (14 - 18th years old), adaptable for 6th - 8th grades (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — Repair Shop
“How To Reduce Waste”
Very accessible, animated video addressing consumption, the linear and circular economies, and where repair fits into caring for the earth.
Source — Share and Repair Bath, UK
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Go to — Video (2:40 min)
Repair Like a Scientist
A lesson introducing learners to the molecular science behind adhesion, with reflection exercises, bringing repair and sustainability into the science classroom.
Source — Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY USA
Age — Designed for K - 8 ( 5 - 14 years old); adaptable to high school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — Science of Adhesives
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
Go to — Mend Don’t Spend Teen Workshop
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
Go to — Video (4:33 minutes)
Another “R”: Repair!
Teacher lesson plan and student worksheets.
Source — Rethink Waste, California USA
Age — 3rd - 5th grade (9 - 11 year olds)
Cost — Free
Go to — Another “R”: Repair!
Malvern Hills Repair Café Education Pack
Ten lesson plans tied to multiple subject areas. One hour each. Linked to Primary National Curriculum, adaptable to any school context.
Source — Malvern Hills Repair Cafe, UK
Age — Ages 10 - 11; adaptable to 7 - 14 year olds
Cost — Free
Go to — Education Packet
Go to — Outline of Links to English, Science, Geography and History
Repair What You Wear
Lesson plans, learning intentions, materials required, etc. Linkages to UK national curriculum standards, adaptable to any school context.
Source — Repair What You Wear, UK
Age — Ages 6 - 18
Cost — Free
Go to — Fashion and the Environment
Community Repair Events
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€
Go to — Starter Kit
Encounter Edu — Ocean Plastics: 6 R’s
Lesson plans, curriculum links and lesson resources.
Source — Encounter Edu, UK
Age — Ages 11 - 14
Cost — Free trial
Go to — Ocean Plastics
Materials Matter
Resource for students to explore where and how the materials in our phones are sourced.
Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
Age — Upper elementary school and up (8 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Materials Matter
Repair Manifesto
Poster: “We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident…”
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — All ages
Cost — Free (almost)
Go to — Poster
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
Go to — Computer Club Curricula
Facing the Future
Lesson plans addressing repair within the context of environmental sustainability.
Source — Facing The Future, Western Washington University, USA
Age — High school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — Download pdf
unbroken.solutions
A wealth of accessible materials about the impact of over-consumption, repair-based solutions, the repair movement, and opportunities for action.
Source — unbroken.solutions
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — unbroken.solutions
“How Might We … Build a Culture of Repair?”
Lesson plans built around students exploring: “How might we build a Culture of Repair?”
Source — Design Minds - State Library of Queensland, Pimpama State Secondary College; and Relative Creative, a design firm in Australia
Age — Australian Teaching Levels 7 - 12 (13 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — Toolkit
The Restart Code
Video discussing our relationship with electronics, with a call to commitment to change it.
Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Go to — Video (< 1 minute) and text about The Restart Code
Six R’s
Design and Technology poster about the 6 R’s — Reduce, Reuse, Refuse, Recycle, Rethink, Repair.
Source — Tes, UK
Age — All ages
Cost — £1
Go to — Six R’s Poster