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)
Go to — Fixing Things for the Future
Teaching packs linking repair with sustainability. Comprehensive instruction — light hands-on.
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
Go to — Make It Work!
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)
Go to — The Toolkit
Two anthologies of well-selected resources addressing core repair issues, from environmental to political to economic; citations for further research; practical how-to’s.
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — Middle school and up (12 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Explore
Go to — Educator Resources
Very accessible, animated video addressing consumption, the linear and circular economies, and where repair fits into the transition can caring for the earth.
Source — Share and Repair Bath, UK
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Go to — Video (2:40 min)
Lesson plans
Source — Facing The Future, Western Washington University, USA
Age — High school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free
Go to — Download pdf
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
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
Go to — Toolkit
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
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
Video profiling a general repair shop. Illustrates well the value, challenges and opportunities of local, independent repair businesses.
Source — Concentric Media
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — "Fix-it Shops ~ An Endangered Species" (5 minutes)
Comprehensive handbook for establishing a school-based community repair event, outline for linking repair concepts with academic subject areas, didactic guides, videos and games. (Spanish)
Source — Club de Reparadores, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Age — All ages
Cost — Free
Go to — Guide (Spanish pdf)
Go to — Didactic guides, videos, games and additional materials (Spanish)
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
Go to — Repair and Education (German)
An informative and engaging podcast addressing multiple dimensions of repair. Includes interviews with significant actors in the global repair movement.
Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
Age — High school and up (14 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Restart Radio
This short video lovingly delves into the artist’s experience repairing broken objects.
Source — Frame Arte
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Paulo Goldstein - Repair Is Beautiful” (5:31 minutes)
Video about a business model incorporating repair reduces the environmental impact of the outdoor gear and apparel industry.
Source — The Story of Stuff
Age — Middle school and up (11 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Video (3 minutes)
Do not be misled by “Coloring Book”! This is sophisticated material, designed for high school students.
Source — The Maintainers, USA and worldwide
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free
Go to — Coloring Book
