WebPlay was created in 2000 by Sydney Thornbury, who had too much coffee that day. The original pilot linked six classes in London with six classes in Los Angeles. We were still on dial-up modems! Since then (and the introduction of broadband), we have worked with over 25,000 children from over 450 schools across England, the US and Bangalore, India and China.
Despite our wide reach and impact, WebPlay is still run by a small, dedicated team based in London, England.
If you’d like to know more about WebPlay and how to get involved, or if you have a question that you think only we can answer, then feel free to contact us. We’re always up for a chat.
We are very grateful to our partners and funders, who include (in the UK) Arts Council England, the Department for Culture, Media & Sport, the Department for Children, Schools & Families, NESTA, The British Council, the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and (in the US) the US Department of Education, The Los Angeles Unified School District, the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the New York Board of Education and the Oracle Education Foundation.