Bubblz the Maths Clown was born Caroline Ainslie (in London), to a mechanical engineer and a musician. She was very fortunate to have spent her formative years in Madrid, Spain. She attended two magnificent British schools where her natural ability in Maths and sciences was nurtured and her love of music and performing was encouraged.
Bubblz graduated in 1983 with an honours degree in Electronic Engineering, which she remained to a greater or lesser extent until 2004. Bubblz was never a great Electronic Engineer and had wondered where her talents really lay. At the age of 42, Bubblz experienced the mind-blowing realisation that she was, in fact a clown! There was no doubt, no hesitation, she had finally found out what she was born to do - having been acutely aware of students struggling with Maths and English, Bubblz knew that she would help people enjoy Maths.
In September 2005, Bubblz had the great fortune of meeting Hattie Maths (Sue Brown) a wonderful Maths Clown who took her under her wing and showed her the ropes. So Bubblz started Maths Clowning in earnest. She soon found her own groove and has developed her own primary performance method using giant bubbles (resource from Hattie Maths) and giant balloons (Bubblz is an award winning balloon artist).
Bubblz offers:
Nursery programme
Special Needs
Primary Performances
Teacher Inspiration
Parent Inspiration
Think Inside the CUBE Workshop
Measuring with Air Workshop
Themed workshops which can apply to any of the STEM subjects.
Bubblz is a member of:
Equity, Maths Association, Association of Teachers of Mathematics (associate member, conference committee), Clowns International (editor of The Joey, Clowns International's quarterly magazine), World Clown Association and NABAS (National Association of Balloon Artists and Suppliers)