Making the invisible infrastructure of
digital life visible.
ThreadPoint helps children, families and communities understand the physical systems behind the internet, cloud computing, AI and digital life — through story, education and hands-on learning.
Imagination is Infrastructure
DELIVERED WITH AND FOR
WHY IT MATTERS
Most people use the internet every day. Very few understand how it works.
The systems our lives depend on — data centres, cloud infrastructure, fibre networks, AI systems — are rarely visible to the communities around them.
ThreadPoint helps children, families and communities understand the world they are already part of, and imagine themselves as the people who build and shape it.
18%
of participants could identify where the cloud actually lives before a ThreadPoint session
89%
of participants could identify where the cloud actually lives after a ThreadPoint session
That shift
changes not just what children know — it changes how they see themselves in relation to the digital world.
OUR PROGRAMMES
How ThreadPoint works
We deliver across schools, community settings and in partnership with funders, local authorities and infrastructure organisations.
FOR SCHOOLS
Schools and Educators
Story-led, hands-on workshops that bring digital infrastructure to life for children aged 5 to 11. Curriculum-linked to Computing, STEM and digital literacy. Free sessions available through funded partnerships.
Currently delivering across Hackney, Camden and Islington with The Portal Trust
FOR COMMUNITIES
Libraries and Community
Free intergenerational sessions at libraries, community centres and public spaces. Open to everyone. No prior knowledge needed.
FUNDERS AND PARTNERS
Grant Bodies and Infrastructure Partners
Turn education, social value and community benefit commitments into meaningful, measurable impact for children and families.
THE BOOK
Where the Internet Goes to Sleep
A children's book introducing young readers to data centres and the physical infrastructure behind digital life. Curriculum-aligned to KS1 and KS2 Computing. Written in OpenDyslexic font for neuroinclusive accessibility.
The story follows Laila, guided by Fluffbit the Cloud through the real buildings, people and systems behind the internet.
Original characters and story world created by ThreadPoint Founder Willow Williams. The book is the narrative anchor for all ThreadPoint programmes.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
The impact, in their words
The ThreadPoint workshop was wonderfully inclusive for children of different ages — engaging, imaginative, and genuinely educational. Parents shared overwhelmingly positive feedback. We wish to welcome ThreadPoint back for another workshop.
HACKNEY LIBRARIES
The ThreadPoint workshop was wonderfully inclusive for children of different ages — engaging, imaginative, and genuinely educational. Parents shared overwhelmingly positive feedback. We wish to welcome ThreadPoint back for another workshop.
MICROSOFT, SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGER
Before today, I thought the cloud was actually up there. Now we know it is real buildings with real people keeping it all running.
YEAR 5 TEACHER
RESEARCH AND WRITING
The ThreadPoint Institute for Infrastructure Literacy
The research and public inquiry arm of ThreadPoint. Willow Williams CF, MSc has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to research infrastructure literacy internationally — with findings published through the Institute.
Ready to bring infrastructure
literacy to your community?
Whether you are a school, a library, a local authority or a funding partner, we would love to hear from you.
Collaborators + Funders
