Welcome to
ThreadPoint.
Where Imagination is Infrastructure.
ThreadPoint sits at the intersection of internet safety, digital citizenship, and infrastructure literacy - using story-led, hands-on learning to help children understand not just how to stay safe online, but how the digital world actually works.
Infrastructure.
Education.
Who We Are
What ThreadPoint does
Through books, workshops, and hands-on learning, ThreadPoint brings complex infrastructure concepts into schools, community spaces, and industry settings - making them accessible, engaging, and human.
Our debut programme focuses on data centres - with a growing portfolio across the wider built and digital environment.
Why it matters
Children grow up surrounded by digital infrastructure - yet are rarely taught how it works, who builds it, or how to engage with it responsibly.
This gap limits understanding, confidence, and future pathways -particularly for state-school pupils.
ThreadPoint exists to support digital literacy and systems thinking - helping children understand the infrastructure behind everyday technology, and imagine themselves within it.
(Learn more about our mission here.)
What happens when young people are shown how the digital world really works?
Proven Impact: Helping Young People Understand Invisible Systems
Before a ThreadPoint workshop, only 18% of students can identify where the ‘cloud’ physically lives.
After our sessions, 89% can clearly explain how digital infrastructure works and what it means for their rights and safety.
We don’t just teach technology - we help young people understand the systems shaping their lives.
Inside the workshop.
Where the Internet Goes to Sleep is a story-led, hands-on framework designed for primary-age children, supporting early digital literacy, internet safety awareness, and systems thinking.
From Story to System
We move children beyond abstract ideas through a three-step educational framework:
📖 The Narrative: We use our published children’s book as a shared reference point to explore how data lives and moves.
🧱 The Hands-On: Children use LEGO building to translate abstract concepts into physical models they can see and touch.
💡The Solution: Collaborative problem-solving helps children explain complex systems back in their own words.
Workshops & Programmes
Book For Your Data Centre + Tech
Partner with us to deliver meaningful local impact.
Book For Your School
Book a workshop for your pupils.
See upcoming sessions or get involved.Book For Your Community
OUR
FOUNDER.
Expertise Meets Mission.
ThreadPoint was founded by Willow Williams, an infrastructure professional working across the built environment, digital systems, and education.
Willow is the author of Where the Internet Goes to Sleep, the narrative foundation for all ThreadPoint programmes, and brings over a decade of experience in infrastructure. She holds a Master’s degree in Building Information Modelling (BIM).
She currently serves as Global Head of Education for Women in BIM, contributing to industry-wide education and skills pathways. This technical and sector expertise underpins ThreadPoint’s approach to accurate, accessible infrastructure education.
