Repair Café

Event length: 1 day
Age range: All ages

The Repair Café is a one-day event brought to you by Fingal Makerspace, TOG Hackerspace and Make Create Innovate. It’s aim is  to bring together skilled volunteers and community members seeking to repair their broken or malfunctioning items. 

This event aims to promote a sustainable, eco-friendly mindset, encourage learning, and foster community engagement. Fingal Makerspace will serve as the perfect venue, providing a central location and ample space for the various repair stations.

Aim of Repair Café

  • Reduce waste by repairing items instead of discarding them.

  • Encourage the community to learn practical repair skills.

  • Foster social connections and community engagement.

  • Raise awareness about the importance of sustainability and resource conservation.

Repair Café encourages:

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Repair Cafe at Fingal Makerspace June 2023

 
Repair Cafe textiles
 
Repair Cafe at Fingal Makerspace
 

"The programme was really engaging and brought a lot of excitement and "WOW" moments for my students. They looked forward to each Wednesday and gained great experience working collaboratively and working with technology."


Teacher testimony

Experiential Learning

We provide the learning content and tech kits required for each activity giving every student the opportunity to experience hands-on learning with everyday materials.

Teacher Support

We provide a teachers kit, curriculum links as well as an activity guide so that teachers have everything they need to support the delivery of each session.

 

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