Presentations and discussion among representatives from four educational initiatives and one scholar in the field. The purpose was to share information about what they’re doing and how, and to exchange resources and ideas.
Moderator: Vita Wells — Berkeley, California, USA
The Culture of Repair Project
Presenters:
Transition Berkeley — Repair Training Class, Berkeley, California, USA
12-week, once a week program; grades 8-12, hands-on comprehensive approach to repair; ecology, waste-stream, product design, circular economy, right-to-repair, job/career.
Website
Bonnie Borucki and Linda Currie, Co-directors, Transition Berkeley
Resource to share: In development
Student Repair Workshop - Rudolf Steiner School, Munich, Germany
Year-round class; technical hands-on learning coupled with the environment, social studies, citizenship, values; childhood cognitive development, pedagogy.
Website
Felix Lossin, teacher; Beat Schneiderhan and Carl Mau, students; Walter Kraus, program founder and teacher; Claudia Munz, Society for Educational Research and Career Development Munich
Resource to share: Fixing Things for the Future
PolicyLab Africa — Gifted Hands Training Program, Lagos, Nigeria
Two month / 16 classes, vocational hardware repair program for girls
Website
Charles Ikem, Founder and Executive Director
Resource to share: Curriculum: Gifted Hands Training Program
Agency by Design - Oakland, California, USA
Thinking processes and pedagogy developed out of researching repair practices; classroom materials and pedagogical framing; designed to be integrated into existent maker and non-maker classes.
Website
Brooke Toczylowski, Co-Founder and Former Co-Executive Director
Resource to share: Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit
Janina Klose — Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
With an interest in technology, environmental awareness and entrepreneurship, particularly in socially disadvantaged contexts, Klose is currently investigating implementation models of repair in educational settings. Project coordination and implementation for CaReSo: "Care & Repair - Promoting the care of objects as a new form of taking responsibility and global solidarity."
Website
Go to — FixFest 2022 Repair in K - 12 Educational Settings
Age — Adults — educators and advocates
Cost — Free
Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
“This is a hands-on enrichment programme that teaches students more about how consumer electronics are made, but also how to fix them and prolong their lifecycles. While the programme does help students gain hard skills - such as disassembly, reassembly, and manual dexterity, it will also provide a space for learning of transferable skills such as creative problem solving, teamwork and fault-finding. This programme is designed to culminate in a “Restart Party,” an open, community event where students and community volunteers share their skills, helping people fix their own broken gadgets.”
Based in London, active across the UK and EU, and affiliated with organizations around the world, The Restart Project is powerhouse in multiple repair arenas. This charitable organization operates a large network of community repair events (Restart Parties); advocates for Right to Repair policies; works with schools and local charitable organizations; conducts data collection and research; hosts a repair podcast; hosts biannual international repair convenings; and more. The Restart Project is a vital presence in the global repair movement.
See the Restart resources to do repair on the Practical and Technical Resources page.
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