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
A Stitch In Time
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
Stitching Stuffies
Restart at School
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 - 18 years old), adaptable for 6th - 8th grades (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free
“How To Reduce Waste”
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
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
Books!
Team Repair
Hands-on learning kits for the home and classroom, enriching science, tech, engineering and sustainability education through repair.
Source — Team Repair, UK
Age — 10 years old and up, varies by product
Cost — Varies by product
UK: subscription, purchase and classroom kits
USA and EU: for-purchase kits only
