Walter and Henry wished they’d had mentors when they were younger.

That’s where Oppidan came in. After six years we now support thousands of children through one-to-one mentoring and in schools around the world. We believe that a good education starts with a focus on confidence and resilience and that every child should benefit from mentoring. It's all made possible with a team of 200 inspiring mentors; a network of game changers who dedicate themselves to positive growth in each of their mentees across 3,000 families and 100 schools in the UK and beyond.

  • January 2016

    Armed with shiny suits and fresh faces, Walter and Henry put the wheels in motion for Oppidan Education with a handful of families and mentors.

  • Summer Camp

    August 2016

    Oppidan Camp is born in a field, filling a summer of bell tents, charred marshmallows by the fire and glorious memories.

  • January 2018

    With the team rapidly growing, we outgrew Walter’s kitchen and moved into Second Home in Holland Park.

  • September 2018

    After running summer camps for a handful of schools, we started to go in house with our rockstar team of mentors.

  • Oppidan Office

    February 2020

    With a global pandemic and WFH mandate looming, we moved into our current office in Hammersmith; a beautiful, light filled space on the top floor of a deconsecrated church.

  • May 2020

    As the COVID pandemic hit face-to-face mentoring, we pulled together a team to deliver online learning and a series of celebrity talks.

  • Summer Camp 2021

    July 2021

    We turned small camps into big camps, moving to Culden Faw Estate in Henley for four days of outdoor adventure with 160 kids.

  • Oppidan Team

    October 2022

    We grew from eight to 18 people, investing in the development of our schools products and online platform.