Supporting Tomorrow’s Toolmen Today
Bendix Academy’s Quarterly Newsletter
Vol. 1, No. 1 – Fall 2024
Our inaugural issue! Download full issue or read full-length articles below about Bendix Academy’s successful pilot, planned expansion, new board chair, a mentor’s mission, and the experience of Bendix Academy from a student’s perspective. In our area? Contact us to arrange a visit, we’d love to show you what’s new at Bendix Academy!
FAMILY FOCUS – A parent’s perspective
Grateful for the positive influence Written by Christine, parent of a Bendix Student I'm...
Bendix Academy Pilot Program Ready to Expand in 2025
Bendix Academy, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing students with essential...
FOUNDER’S FORUM – Todd Trainor’s Vision for Bendix Academy’s Future
Todd Trainor, the passionate founder of Bendix Academy, has recently taken on a new role as the...
BOARDROOM BRIEF – Welcoming Ray Krom as Bendix Academy’s New Board Chair
Bendix Academy is excited to announce that Ray Krom will assume the role of Board Chair starting...
MENTORS’ MEASURE – Rodney Beckwith III Building Confidence and Skills for the Future
At Bendix Academy, mentors are more than teachers—they’re the foundation of our mission to shape...
TOOLMEN in TRAINING – Christopher’s own words
The Importance of Toolmanship Written by Christopher, Bendix Academy Student My name is...
Why
Bendix?
There’s is a massive skilled labor shortage in the U.S.
Today, only one new skilled trades worker is entering the trades for every five who retire.
It’s estimated that in the next decade, 2.5 million jobs will go unfilled because of the growing skills gap crisis.
At Bendix, we’re getting kids to put down their phones and instead pick up tools to learn the art of toolmanship.
Linked with skilled mentors, we tie generations together to explore, teach, and learn the mechanical world.
We are building a place for generations to explore, teach, and learn the mechanical world together:
At Bendix Academy, we are creating
TOMORROW’S TOOLMEN TODAY.
We must take action now.
Become a Student
“I discovered I am very good with tools and mechanical things. I’m so thankful for what my Bendix mentors taught me.“
Become a Mentor
“I love sharing my love of mechanical knowledge just like my father did with me when I was young.“
The Blueprint.
Our blueprint is simple.
- Put tools in kids’ hands and you build ambition.
… - Pair them with a mentor and you build true talent.
… - Put down the phone and you build new possibilities.
… - Give kids opportunities and you build new futures.