Culture of Repair Project
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Goodbye Twitter. Active on Instagram. — Mission: For Repair to be an actionable & pervasive cultural value. Supporting #Repair in K-12 ed settings.
The East Bay, California, USA
Joined January 2018
Our July Newsletter is now live!. This month: 💻 E-Waste & Secondary School Programs. ~ 3 new “Notes from the Field”.~ New additions to the Library.~ Announce Global repair events. Explore how educators are going after #ewaste through hands-on repair:
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The @ifixit K-12 Educator Tool Chest contains repair-centered lessons and activities. It includes core concepts, lesson plans, and standards making it easy for educators to integrate repair into their curriculum. Check it out in our Resource Library:
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@iFixit And if you're curious about the “why” behind the global repair movement, don't miss iFixit’s “Why We Do What We Do”. another compelling compilation to explore these questions:
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Library of essays, articles and videos from a wide range of publications about why repair is important. Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide Age — High school and up (14 years old and up) Cost — Free...
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This featured resource includes a Resources roundup, created by @IFIXIT in collaboration with global repair organizations, and offers a powerful orientation to the many dimensions of repair. Check it out in the Culture of Repair Resource Library:
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🛠️ *New* Note from the Field. @iFixit is a global repair champion, and their open-source wiki has become an essential tool for schools across the country. In this essay Connor Bassolino, Education Specialist at iFixit, writes about these offerings.
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The iFixit Education Team writes that teaching our youth about repair is a critical channel for advancing repair. iFixit offers considerable support for K-12 educators and runs a robust Technical...
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Riot Refurb’s 2.0 is a much-expanded version of their 2024 guidebook covering how to set up an after-school program to teach students computer repair. Explore this wonderful guidebook:
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🛠️ *New* Note from the Field. Meet @MrsYorkME of South Portland High School in Maine, who partnered with the district’s IT department to launch a repair education program. Read here: #cstaimpactfellow #fulbrightteacher #AFETeacherAmbassador @CSTAMaine
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In June, @wirecutter explored appliance repairability offering recommendations for purchasing, repairing, & maintaining. They conclude the article with “Seven Ways to Make Your Appliance Last”. Our favorite: “Consider making some repairs yourself.”.
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Modern appliances pack in more features and efficiency than ever — but you might need to accept that they won’t last as long as Grandma’s old fridge.
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RT @iFixit: Imagine a future where you can easily swap out broken parts on anything instead of throwing the whole thing out. That's the fut….
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🛠️ *New* Essay. Sam Berg, CompSci Coordinator at OUSD, helped transform a summer internship into a powerful year-round Tech Repair Program. What started as a response to the challenges of remote learning during Covid-19 has now become an ongoing program.
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Explore how schools are integrating e-waste repair into the classroom in our July newsletter. Read here: #RightToRepair #RepairEducation #EWaste #RepairMovement #ClimateEducation #RepairSkills #CultureOfRepair #TeachingRepair #FixingForTheFuture
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#RightToRepair. 📸: @Liz_iFixit , Director of Sustainability of @iFixit , and an Oakland Tech Repair Student, Right to Repair Independence Day, 2024. Image credit: Ben Lohrentz.
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We’re thrilled to share that we helped 2 outstanding initiatives secure funds:. 1️⃣ @BerkeleyUnified Climate Literacy & Makerspace Programs.2️⃣ Algalita’s in-school and afterschool Repair Program. Go to “Notes from the Field”:
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New in our Resource Library: "A Stitch in Time" is a storybook for youth weaving repair & reuse into the classroom. Written by Himadri Das & Veena Prasad, celebrated widely by Repair Café India. Go to:
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*New* Note from the Field 📝. Gloria Harwood, Environmental Literacy Coordinator for Laguna Beach Unified School District, writes about using Fix It Fests during STEAM class to teach environmental issues. “It's about repairing our mindset.". Full Note:.
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Gloria writes about hosting Fix It Fests during STEAM class, integrating repair with environmental issues through research, instructional, and hands-on learning, supported by community volunteers.
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*New* Note from the Field 📝. Algalita’s mission is to imagine a world where plastic pollution is unthinkable. Emily writes about how the organization has integrated repair into their in-class and afterschool programming. Read & share today:.
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We’re excited to launch “Notes from the Field”, a series featuring educators and community repair advocates bringing repair into the classroom. This month: 3 educators share how they have integrated #repair into teaching about the #environment.
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*New* Note from the Field 📝. Ellen McClure, Climate Literacy Coordinator of @BerkeleyUnified School District, writes about a two-part program integrating repair into the middle-school STEM / Makerspace curriculum and hosting community repair events.
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Image Source: "A Stitch in Time", by Written by Himadri Das and Veena Prasad. Illustrated by Ankitha Kini. Full credit:
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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...
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Our June Newsletter has just been published! This month's theme is 🌎 Repair ~ Environment ~ Education. We introduce “Notes from the Field”, a powerful new resource to complement our Library. Head over to our website to read the full newsletter today:
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