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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · 18h

Check out this great new addition to Notes From The Field from Kimberley Schroder of Nimble Repair. In these posts, educators and repair advocates share about their involvement in teaching youth about repair.

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · 5d

Check out this great addition to our Educator Library from Team Repair.

These hands-on learning kits for the home and classroom enrich science, tech, engineering, and sustainability education through repair.

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · 7d

Check out this great new addition to Notes From The Field from Zoe, Marketing Manager at Team Repair.

Read here: www.cultureofrepair.org/note-from-th...

#RightToRepair #RepairEducation #RepairInTheClassroom #HandsOnRepair #StudentsWhoRepair #RepairCulture #RepairMovement #FixingIsLearning

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · 12d

Check out this great addition to our Educator Library: A terrific resource for teaching youth about repair!

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#RightToRepair #RepairEducation #RepairInTheClassroom #HandsOnRepair #RepairMovement #FixingIsLearning #RepairSkills #MakerEd #TeachingRepair

Berkeley Unified School District STEM / Maker Class Repair Unit — Culture of Repair

Curriculum, lesson plans and slides for teaching a one-week repair unit in a middle school STEM/Maker class. Source — Berkeley Unified School District MakerSpaces & Climate Literacy Initiative Ag...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · 26d

Our September newsletter was just published!

This newsletter includes…
🎒Kits & Carts – Tools for teaching repair
🎒When maker classrooms lean into teaching repair
🎒How learning to repair can happen through play
🎒Makerspace, Climate Literacy, & Science class are all entry points for repair

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 28

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: www.cultureofrepair.org/reference-ma...

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 27

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: www.cultureofrepair.org/reference-ma...

Why Repair Matters — Culture of Repair

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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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 27

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 Educator Resource Library: www.cultureofrepair.org/reference-ma...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 25

🛠️ *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 Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 14

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: www.cultureofrepair.org/reference-ma...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 13

🛠️ *New* Note from the Field⁠

Meet Julie York of South Portland High School in Maine, who partnered with the district’s IT department to launch a repair education program.

Read here: www.cultureofrepair.org/note-from-th...

#spsdme #cstaimpactfellow #fulbrightteacher #AFETeacherAmbassador

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 7

In June, @nytwirecutter.bsky.social 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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The Real Reasons Your Appliances Die Young

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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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Aug 1

🛠️ *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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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jul 30

Explore how schools are integrating e-waste repair into the classroom in our July newsletter.

Read here: www.cultureofrepair.org/newsletters-...

#RightToRepair #RepairEducation #EWaste #RepairMovement #ClimateEducation #RepairSkills #CultureOfRepair #TeachingRepair #FixingForTheFuture

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jul 25

#RightToRepair

📸: Elizabeth Chamberlain, Director of Sustainability of @ifixit.com, and an Oakland Tech Repair Student, Right to Repair Independence Day, 2024. Image credit: Ben Lohrentz

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jul 25

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: www.cultureofrepair.org/newsletters-...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jul 17

We’re thrilled to share that we helped 2 outstanding initiatives secure funds:

1️⃣ @berkeleyunified.bsky.social’s Climate Literacy & Makerspace Programs
2️⃣ Algalita’s in-school and afterschool Repair Program

Go to “Notes from the Field”: www.cultureofrepair.org/notes-from-t...

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jul 14

We’ve loved building our global digital community on here on Bluesky, and now we’re excited to connect with you on LinkedIn.

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Follow along for updates, resources, and insights from the Culture of Repair Project.

Culture of Repair Project | LinkedIn

Culture of Repair Project | 18 followers on LinkedIn. Working to transform our culture into one that repairs more readily than it purchases. | That Repair be an actionable and pervasive value in our c...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jul 2

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: www.cultureofrepair.org/reference-ma...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jun 27

*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:
www.cultureofrepair.org/note-from-th...

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jun 26

*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:
www.cultureofrepair.org/note-from-th...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jun 25

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.

www.cultureofrepair.org/notes-from-the-field

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jun 19

*New* Note from the Field 📝

Ellen McClure, Climate Literacy Coordinator of @berkeleyunified.bsky.social, writes about a two-part program integrating repair into the middle-school STEM / Makerspace curriculum and hosting community repair events.

Full note:
www.cultureofrepair.org/note-from-th...

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The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jun 12

Image Source: "A Stitch in Time", by Written by Himadri Das and Veena Prasad. Illustrated by Ankitha Kini. Full credit: www.cultureofrepair.org/reference-ma...

The Culture of Repair Project @cultureofrepair.bsky.social · Jun 12

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 Resource Library.

Head over to the website to read the full newsletter today: cultureofrepair.org/newsletters-...

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