Lesson plans
Source — Facing The Future, Western Washington University, USA
Format — Text
Age — High school (14 - 18 years old)
Content — Curriculum / Lessons
Cost — Free
Access — Download pdf
Facing the Future
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
Format — Text, Video / Audio
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Content — Information / Orientation
Cost — Free
Access — unbroken.solutions
“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
Format — Text, Activities
Age — Australian Teaching Levels 7 - 12 (13 - 18 years old)
Content — Curriculum / Lessons
Cost — Free
Access — Toolkit
The Restart Code
Video discussing our relationship with electronics, with a call to commitment to change it.
Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
Format — Video/Audio
Age — All ages
Content — Technology
Cost — Free
Access — Video (< 1 minute) and text about The Restart Code
Six R’s Poster
Design and Technology poster about the 6 R’s — Reduce, Reuse, Refuse, Recycle, Rethink, Repair.
Source — Tes, UK
Format — Poster
Age — All ages
Content — Teaching Tool
Cost — £1
Access — Six R’s Poster
iFixit Edu
Technical writing program
Source — iFixit, California USA and worldwide
Format — Text
Age — Advanced high school and university levels (16 years old and up)
Content — Curriculum / Lessons, Technology
Cost — Free
Access — Begin here
“I Can Imagine a World Where…”
Big picture on technology, design, repair, social justice and the environment, and agency to change.
Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Format — Video/Audio
Age — Upper elementary school and up (8 years old and up)
Content — Technology
Cost — Free
Access — “I can imagine a world where ….” Video (4:28 min)
Fix-it Shops ~ An Endangered Species
Video profiling a general repair shop. Illustrates well the value, challenges and opportunities of local, independent repair businesses.
Source — Concentric Media
Format — Video / Audio
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Content — Information / Orientation
Cost — Free
Access — "Fix-it Shops ~ An Endangered Species" (5 minutes)
"Repair Is Beautiful"
This short video lovingly delves into the artist’s experience repairing broken objects.
Source — Frame Arte
Format — Video / Audio
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Content — Video
Cost — Free
Access — Paulo Goldstein - Repair Is Beautiful” (5:31 minutes)
Community Repair Events
Videos about grass-roots action: community repair events — Repair Cafés, Fixit Clinics, Restart Parties, and many local, independent initiatives
Sources — Various Public Media
Format — Video/Audio
Age — All ages
Content — Information / Orientation, Activity
Cost — Free
Access — Palo Alto Repair Café video (3:28 min)
Access — Berkeley Repair Café video (1:54 min)
Access — Fixit Clinic video (3:23 min)
Access — Restart Parties video (4:19 min)
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
Format — Text, Videos
Age — All ages
Content — Curriculum / Lessons, Activity
Cost — Free
Access — Guide (Spanish pdf)
Access — Didactic guides, videos, games and additional materials (Spanish)
Repair Café International
Classroom materials for a school-based community repair event.
Source — Repair Café Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Format — Text
Age — Elementary / Primary and middle school (6 - 8 year olds)
Content — Curriculum / Lessons
Cost — Sliding Scale, recommended: 25€
Access — Starter Kit
Organiser Un Repair Café Dans Mon École! (Organize a Repair Café In My School!)
Detailed instructions and supporting materials for establishing a Repair Café in a school context. (French)
Source — Repair Together (English)
Format — Program
Age — High school and up (15 years old and up)
Content — Information / Orientation; Activity
Cost — Free
Access — Organiser Un Repair Café Dans Mon École! (French)
RepairKids Manual
Guide for organizing and running community repair events in educational contexts. (German)
Source — Kristina Deselaers, Germany
Format — Text
Age — All ages
Content — Curriculum / Lessons
Cost — Free
Access — Download Manual and Teaching Materials — (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
Format – Text, Video / Audio
Age — All ages
Content – Curriculum / Lessons
Cost — Free
Access — Repair and Education (German)
Practical Action
Lesson and supporting activity sheets.
Source — Practical Action, UK
Format — Text
Age — UK Primary and Secondary (5 - 16 years old)
Content — Curriculum / Lessons
Cost — Free
Access — 6Rs: Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair
Rediscovery Centre
Textile repair and alteration instructional materials.
Source — Rediscovery Centre, UK
Format — Text
Age — 13 years old and up
Content — Curriculum / Lessons; Fashion
Cost — Free
Access — Guide
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
Format — Text, Video / Audio
Age — High School and University (14 years old and up)
Content — Curriculum / Lessons
Cost — Free
Access — Teaching Materials — (German)
Circular Economy — “Re-thinking Progress”
Animated video about the circular economy.
Source — Ellen MacArthur Foundation, UK
Format — Video / Audio
Age — all ages
Content — Information / Orientation
Cost — Free
Access — Video
Circular Economy — Ellen MacArthur Foundation Library
An introduction to the circular economy fleshed out with an extensive library of essays, articles, videos and research.
Source — Ellen MacArthur Foundation, UK
Format — Text, Video / Audio
Age — All ages, though most materials are appropriate for high school and beyond
Content — Repair All
Cost — Free
Access — ”What Is A Circular Economy?”
Access — Teaching Resources Website