Team Bubbles: Connectivity for Struggling Students

JA Europe | JA Denmark (Fonden for Entreprenørskab)

Nicklas Stokholm, Christian Ørum, Kevin Albin

When Team Bubbles—made up of Nicklas Stokholm, 19, Christian Ørum, 18, and Kevin Albin, 20—came together in a high-school innovation class at Herningsholm Erhvervsskole & Gymnasier, they saw an opportunity to start an innovative JA Company Program, a collaboration between the school and JA Denmark (Fonden for Entreprenørskab). 

The idea for Bubbles originated with Christian, as he watched his sister struggle with ADHD. “She was the inspiration, but we soon realized it was not only my sister who was affected by this,” Christian says. “A lot of other students were influenced by it, including many other diagnoses that inhibited their ability to focus in class.”

Bubbles improves communication between educators and students who suffer from attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders (ADHD). Students wear noise-cancelling headsets that eliminate audio distractions while, at the same time, creating a direct line of communication between teacher and student, with a goal of improving academic performance. 

Although all three were set to attend college, Christian, Nicklas, and Kevin decided to tap a gap year—or Sabbath year, as it is known in Denmark—to continue working on Bubbles. “All our time has been dedicated to Bubbles, so we’re able to help a lot of children. In fact, we’ve just hired our first employee!