Repair Together is also committed to increasing citizens and future generations awareness by offering educational activities adapted to various audiences.

Duration : 30 minutes

Materials :

• Tables and chairs
• Projector + screen (optional)

Public : general, from 12 years old

Course of the session :

• In subgroups : disassembly of broken smartphones
• Observation time and identification of major components and critical metals
• "Basics of the smartphone" : using a world map : exploration of environmental, social and political issues, from resource extraction to landfills

Duration : 30 minutes

Materials :

• Chairs
• Projector + screen

Public : general

Course of the session :

• Presentation of the history, concept, functioning, positive impacts, state of affairs
• Quiz

Duration : 30 minutes

Materials : 

• Tables and chairs
• Writing materials for the participants
• Board or flip chart

Public : general, from 12 years old

Course of the session :

• In subgroups : tracing of the life cycle of a simple object (e.g. a t-shirt) from raw material extraction to landfill; sharing of ideas
• In subgroups : identification of solutions that would prevent the object from ever reaching the landfill stage; sharing of ideas
• Development of the main concepts of the circular economy : recycling, revaluation, reuse, functionality economy, ecodesign, repair
• Identification of local initiatives active in these different areas

Duration : 30 minutes

Materials : table and chairs

Public : general, from 10 years old

Course of the session :

• Dismantling of a coffee machine
• Identification of "problem" components
• Explanation of the different types of planned obsolescence hidden behind these components and their recurring breakdowns

Duration : 1 hour

Materials : tables and chairs

Public : from 10 to 16 years old

Course of the session :

• Explanation of how a simple electrical circuit works (power supply - switch - bulb)
• Demonstration of common failures (dead battery, disconnected cable, etc.)
• Explanation of how a multimeter works
• Practical exercise in subgroups : with electrical boxes, each with a different fault : disassembly of the box, identification of the fault, repair, reassembly

Duration : 30 minutes

Materials : tables and chairs

Public : from 10 to 14 years old

Course of the session :

• In subgroups: within a set of definitions, students are invited to associate those that correspond to a concept of the circular economy (each subgroup is given a different concept)
• Each subgroup then explains its concept to the whole class