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Arizona Students Recycling Used Technology has been empowering students to repair and refurbish computers and other tech devices since 1998.
We have two partnership programs with Arizona schools and community organizations - Techie Labs and Techie Camps. Both are hands-on experiences to build confidence in repair and reuse.
Last year we partnered with 18 schools for their academic year to provide Techie Labs. Instructors and students use donated equipment for learning while being exposed to our mission. Many of the students learn how to refurbish computers that are donated back to AZ StRUT to give to Title I schools and non-profits.
Techie Camps are half day workshops for groups of learners who take apart and rebuild a computer while learning about the components. The feeling of accomplishment that everyone expresses once the computer restarts is profound. "I did it!" is a common shout. In the second half of the Camp, each learner receives a refurbished computer to take home. Imagine that! each student takes home a refurbished laptop for continued learning.
This year we hired a full time Education Manager and are expanding our Techie Lab and Camp partnerships and topics to include, for example, "Elements of Your Smart Phone," "Lithium Ion Batteries, " and "iPhone and iPad Repair."
We have been using our set of ten IFIXIT Essential Electronics Toolkit in our labs and camps for several years.. We'd like to request 20 more sets of these toolkits. The toolkits are used by learners to understand, for example, that a battery or home button on an I-phone or I-pad can be replaced. All of our Labs and Camps include hands-on learning so the toolkits are essential to our effectiveness.
We regularly post on Instagram, Facebook and Linked In and would share and tag IFIXIT on our posts related to Techie Labs and Camps.
We look forward to partnering more closely with IFIXIT in the future and appreciate your consideration.
We would be eternally grateful for your support.
