Are you a teacher, parent committee member or school volunteer? Turn clothing sitting unused in closets into an educational project that brings your community together!

A school thrift shop helps support families, reduce textile waste and fund school projects. It’s also a hands-on opportunity to introduce students to responsible consumption, clothing reuse and the circular economy.

But where do you begin? How do you organize donations, recruit volunteers and set affordable prices?

Drawing on their experience working with schools across Quebec, Les Super Recycleurs have created a free practical guide to starting a school thrift shop in 10 steps, available in English and French.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Steps to define your project and build a team;
• Ideas for getting students involved;
• Different formats to suit your space and schedule;
• Tips for collecting quality clothing donations;
• A suggested pricing chart;
• Tools to promote your thrift shop and measure its impact;
• A solution to give unsold clothing a second life.

You don’t need a large space or a big team to get started. A table, a few well-presented items and some motivated people can be enough to launch your first school thrift shop!

For teachers, it’s a hands-on learning project. For parent committees, it’s a way to bring families together around a meaningful initiative that supports the community and the environment.

Download the free guide (by filling out a quick form) and share it with your school team or parent committee. Your next great school project could start here!