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Fixing Things for the Future

Fixing Things for the Future

Comprehensive handbook for establishing a student-run repair program in schools.
(in English, Spanish and German — French is forthcoming)

Source — Rudolf Steiner School, Munich, Germany
Age — 5th - 12th grade (11 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free download (English hardcopy available at cost)
Access Page — Fixing Things for the Future

Make It Work!

Make It Work!

Teaching packs linking repair with sustainability by way of repairing electrical and electronic devices.

Source — Djapo, Leuven, Belgium; and Sharepair, the European Union
Age — 10 - 12 years old - Volume 1
Age — 14 - 18 years old - Volume 2
Cost — Free
Access — Make It Work!

Regenerational Fashion Repair Series

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
Access — Repair Shop

Riot Refurb

Riot Refurb

Comprehensive 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
Access — Riot Refurb Program

Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit


Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit


Pedagogy, teaching and learning strategies, tools, and classroom materials.

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)
Access Page — The Toolkit

Repair What You Wear

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
Access — Fashion and the Environment

Team Repair

Team Repair

Hands-on learning kits for the classroom, tied to science, tech, and sustainability education. Streamlined home kits.

Source — Team Repair, UK
Age — 8 - 15 years old
Cost — Varies by product — UK only at present (September 2024)
Access — Team Repair

Restart at School

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 (7 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Access — Restart at School Website

Facing the Future

Facing the Future

Lesson plans.

Source — Facing The Future, Western Washington University, USA
Age — High school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Access — Download pdf

iFixit K-12 Educator Tool Chest

iFixit K-12 Educator Tool Chest

Repair-centered lessons and activities, and supplementary resources.

Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — K - 12th grade (5 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Access — iFixit K-12 Educator Tool Chest

iFixit Edu

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
Access — Begin here

Club de Reparadores X Escuelas

Club de Reparadores X Escuelas

Comprehensive handbook for establishing a school-based community repair event, outline for linking repair concepts with academic subject areas, didactic guides and games. (Spanish)

Source — Club de Reparadores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Access — Guide(Spanish pdf)
Access — Didactic guides, videos, games and additional materials(Spanish)

Netzwerk Reparatur-Initiativen — Repair Initiative Network (German)

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
Access — Repair and Education (German)

Practical Action

Practical Action

Lesson and supporting activity sheets.

Source — Practical Action, UK
Age — UK Primary and Secondary (5 - 16 years old)
Cost — Free
Access — 6Rs: Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair

Rediscover Fashion

Rediscover Fashion

Textile repair and alteration instructional materials.

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

RepairKids Manual

RepairKids Manual

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

Source — Kristina Deselaers, Germany
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Access — Download Manual and Teaching Materials(German)

Retibne

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
Access — Teaching Materials — (German)

Circular Economy

Circular Economy

Teaching Resources

Source — Ellen MacArthur Foundation, UK
Age — All ages, though most materials are appropriate for high school and beyond
Cost — Both free and pay-for
Access — Teaching Resources Website

“How Might We … Build a Culture of Repair?”

“How Might We … Build a Culture of Repair?”

Lesson plans.

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
Access — Toolkit

Repair Detectives

Repair Detectives

Online Classes — Interactive, live video.

Source — Repair Detectives, New Zealand
Age — 3rd - 10th Grade (9 - 16 years old)
Cost — Variable
Access — Repair Detectives