Education 101: A Study in Fun

The 3 Rs—reading and ’riting and ’rithmetic—don’t typically add up to fun for kids. And for 3P Learning, that spelled p-r-o-b-l-e-m. As passionate educators, 3P knew that if kids don’t care, they won’t learn.

Engage their hearts and you’ll win their minds. So in 2004, from a humble location above a grocery store in Sydney, Australia, the 3P Learning team set out to overhaul the world’s education system and offer it online. They had a grand idea. A shoestring budget. And a will to make it happen.

Here’s what they did.