ThreadPoint Foundation
Narrative Infrastructure for Future-Ready Learning
At ThreadPoint Foundation, we believe infrastructure isn’t just physical — it’s emotional, cultural, and cognitive. We create story-led learning experiences that help children make sense of the invisible systems around them: from data centres and buildings to digital networks and city planning. By blending storytelling with systems thinking, we build a gentler gateway into STEM and the built environment — especially for neurodivergent, underrepresented, or quietly curious learners. Our mission is simple: to open up futures by making complexity feel human.
Why I Started the Foundation
I grew up in Hackney — East London, before regeneration softened its edges.
Back then, the streets — and the sense of possibility — looked very different.
Some days, I’d take the bus to Canary Wharf — drawn by the gleam of glass and ambition on the horizon.
I’d walk between the towers, trail my hand along the cool slabs of stone,
and stare up at the sheer height and depth of the buildings around me, fascinated and wondering.
Who decides what gets built? How? And for whom?
No one had ever explained it to me — That there were drawings, decisions, data. That someone shaped it all.
I didn’t grow up knowing that the built environment was a world you could belong to — let alone lead in.
I fell into the industry without a map,
figuring it out like Bambi on ice: wide-eyed, unsure, but determined to stay upright.
“Over time, Bambi found her footing — and now she stands firm.”
That experience stayed with me.
It’s why I created the ThreadPoint Foundation.
To offer young people the kind of storytelling, access, and guidance I wish I’d had.
To help them find their footing earlier than I did.
And to show them that the world of design, data, and construction already belongs to them —
they just haven’t been invited in yet.
This work is deeply personal.
Because I know what it’s like to grow up curious but unseen —
And how everything can change when someone hands you the right thread to follow.
The ThreadPoint Foundation
Every story plants a seed. Every seed helps shape a future.
The ThreadPoint Foundation is the heart of our mission to make imagination accessible — especially for children who rarely see themselves reflected in the worlds of buildings, technology, or design.
As a registered Community Interest Company (CIC), we create inclusive, story-led experiences that open doors to the built environment and creative industries — gently bridging the gap between where a child is and where their imagination could take them.
We focus on neurodiverse learners and underrepresented groups, designing materials that are calming, clear, and affirming — because learning isn’t one-size-fits-all, and neither is dreaming.
We partner with schools, libraries, and community programmes to donate books, co-create sensory-friendly resources, and introduce the next generation to the quiet power of data, design, and digital futures.
We sit at the intersection of imagination, inclusion, and impact — helping children from all walks of life explore the hidden worlds around them, and the potential within them..
How We Help – Our Three Pillars
Access. Imagination. Inclusion.
The ThreadPoint Foundation supports young learners through story-led education, with a focus on:
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Every child should be able to discover the world behind the walls — how buildings are made, how data moves, and where they fit in.
We focus on schools, libraries, and communities with the least access to STEM and design opportunities, offering early, gentle introductions to the built environment and future careers. -
Our stories aren’t just books — they’re doorways.
Through narrative, soft visuals, and interactive resources, we help children imagine cities that think, clouds that remember, and futures they can shape — at their own pace, in their own way. -
We design for difference.
Our content reflects a range of neurotypes, cultures, and lived experiences, ensuring that children feel seen, supported, and invited to dream boldly in industries they may never have known were open to them.
Know a school, organisation, or community we could support?
We’d love to hear from you.
Strategic Supporters
We work in alignment with a growing network of advocates who believe in accessible, imaginative education.
We’re proud to be supported and promoted by communities like Women in BIM, who champion equity and innovation in the built environment — and help amplify our mission so these stories reach the young learners who need them most.
We welcome interest from organisations, funders, and collaborators who share our belief in the power of story-led education to inspire access, inclusion, and long-term change.
If you're exploring ways to support imaginative, future-focused learning — we would be delighted to begin a conversation.