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Our founders have spent a decade working in partnership with senior leaders and teachers around the UK.
They’ve developed a practical, innovative and research-driven approach to mentoring and personal development for young people. Though not teachers themselves, Oppidan success to date is rooted in partnership with respected teachers and educationalists.
Being close to the action is vital. Having worked individually with hundreds of families themselves, Henry and Walter continue to oversee each element of the recruitment, training and delivery of mentors’ work across 100+ schools and 5000+ families. Henry and Walter are active trustees of the charity they founded, Oppidan Foundation, enabling access to mentorship programmes in state secondary schools.
Walter Kerr (L) and Henry Faber (R), co-founder of Oppidan Education
Oppidan timeline
Memory #1
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.
Memory #2
August 2016
Oppidan Summer Camp is born in a field, filling a summer of bell tents, charred marshmallows by the fire and glorious memories.
Memory #3
January 2018
With the team rapidly growing, we outgrew Walter’s kitchen and moved into a co-working office space in Holland Park, London.
Memory #4
September 2018
After running summer camps for a handful of schools, we started to go in-house with our rockstar team of mentors.
Memory #5
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.
Memory #6
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.
Memory #7
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.
Memory #8
September 2023
We launch in Seoul, partnering with leading school BEK to run in-class programmes and support families with UK education aspirations.