BINGHAM BITE JUNE 2015

Bingham Bite

June 2015

THE BINGHAM ACADEMY CLASS OF 2015 (WITH THEIR HOMEROOM TEACHERS HEEYEON KIM & BEKAH POLLOCK) IN THIS ISSUE

As another school year draws to a close, I am happy to report that we have had a fantastic year at Bingham Academy. As always, we have been blessed with a dedicated expatriate staff who serve here as volunteers to disciple and educate our students and support the work of a large number of mission and humanitarian organisations in Ethiopia. This year our expatriate staff represented Australia, the UK, the USA, New Zealand, South Korea and Norway.

We are also privileged to work alongside a staff of over 80 Ethiopian nationals, whose commitment and dedication to the school and to serving God is an encouragement and inspiration to us all.

At the conclusion of the school year, we will bid farewell to the Pirie and Farrell families. It has been wonderful to work alongside Malcolm and Tommy as our Elementary and Secondary School Principals and they will be sorely missed.

I am happy to report that Kathy Flippence will take up the role of Elementary Principal in August 2015. Kathy brings 4 years of experience at Bingham Academy to the role – most recently as Deputy Elementary Principal. Joining Kathy on the Leadership team as our Secondary Principal will be Christy Johnson, whom many of you will know for her many years of service here as

Athletic Director. We are so blessed to be able to make a smooth transition on the Leadership team and look forward to a great year ahead.

We also bid farewell in June to the graduating class of 2015 (pictured above). These fine young adults will head off around the world to University next year and we will be praying for God’s blessing on their future studies and lives beyond Bingham. Our graduating class this year come from Ethiopia, Australia, Europe, Asia and North America and we look forward to seeing how God will use them for His glory.

I hope you enjoy reading the rest of this Bingham Bite. Whether you are reading this from here in Ethiopia or somewhere around the world, we invite you to consider how you might be a part of our ministry – whether that be through serving on the Bingham Academy staff, donating towards the improvement of our school facilities or praying for our students and staff.

Staff needs for 2015/2016 We still have some critical staff needs for the next school year starting in August. Help us to keep serving families in Ethiopia by educating their children. Check out our opportunities and apply now or make them known.

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10 years of graduates This year marks the 10th anniversary of our first ever Grade 12 graduating class. This group has gone on to amazing things – we are so proud of them.

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Message from the Director

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The 2015/20-16 school year is fast approaching but we have not yet filled all of our teacher vacancies! We don’t want any family to have to leave Ethiopia because of educational needs – please help us fill these vacancies!

Across the School Learning Support Coordinator Business Manager

In our Secondary School Mathematics Teacher General Science Teacher Physics Teacher French Teacher Spanish Teacher History Teacher Art Teacher

In our Elementary School PE Teacher Art Teacher IT Teacher Teacher Librarian

FIND OUT MORE WHAT WE OFFER

Visit our website for more information about serving at Bingham Academy

binghamacademy.net

Or email our Recruitment Coordinator for more information

bingham.recruitment@sim.org

For full time staff we provide a number of benefits including:

Free, furnished housing and utilities

Airfare assistance

Tuition waiver for staff children (not including Capital Development Fee)

Urgent staff

vacancies

Bingham Academy receives no government or grant funding. We rely solely on tuition fees and donations for the running of our school and for maintaining and improving our school facilities whilst keeping our tuition fees as low as possible for missionary, NGO and local families. Your donation can help us provide safe and suitable facilities for our students so that they might have the same opportunities to learn as they would in their home countries. Here's how to donate to Bingham Academy:

Through RCE International

Go to http://www.rce-international.org/donate/support-a-partner-school/ Enter Bingham Academy in the 'Enter School Name' field to donate by credit card from anywhere in the world. You can direct your donation to one of our three funds:

General Fund - these donations go towards the day-to-day running of the school

Campus Development Fund - these donations help us improve our school facilities

Alumni Donations Fund - this fund is for former students, staff and parents to contribute to our campus development program

There is also information about how to donate by check if that is your preferred option. For US citizens, RCE is approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and so donations to Bingham Academy through RCE are tax deductible.

Through SIM

Donation procedures vary by country. Go to our website donations page (http://binghamacademy.net/donate/) for further information.

Donate to Bingham Academy

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

The Bingham Academy class of 2005 was the school’s first ever Grade 12 graduating class. As a group, they were committed students and firm friends. In this issue we pay tribute to them. We were able to catch up with most of the graduates to hear about life after Bingham. As you will read, they are truly impacting the world for God’s glory and we are very proud of all that God has achieved through them so far.

Nathan Coleman After graduation I moved to Winnipeg Manitoba. I worked for one year doing laboring and childcare. I then attended the University of Winnipeg and completed my Bachelor of Science. While I was there I met a wonderful woman named Maria. We got married between my first and second year of university. We are happily married and have four children: Michelle, Jason, Timothy and Jessica. After I graduated I took a year off to work and started a business with my brother in 3D design. I then attended medical school at the University of Manitoba. I am currently finishing my first year of residency at University of Manitoba's Family Medicine program in the Northern Remote Stream. My family and I plan to work in Northern Canada providing comprehensive medical care wherever God leads us to serve.

Leuel Maru In 2005 I moved to Toronto, Canada where I graduated college in 2010 in Graphic Design, majoring in Advertising. I’ve worked as a Graphic Designer and Coordinator for a magazine publication agency, a video production agency, an interior design and retail company, an interior design and renovation firm and, most recently, for a college in the health care industry. In the future, I am planning to work towards further certification and a career in Environmental Design.

Shalom Seleshi Since BA, I’ve been in school mostly. I completed a Bachelors in Business Management and worked a few years in the tourism and non-profit sectors. I recently graduated with an MBA in Corporate Management and have been working in banking since then. I am currently working as a market researcher at Berhan Bank and also part-time as a translator at Compassion International here in Ethiopia. I have now received an offer to do an LLM in International Commercial Law in the UK and, God willing, I’m planning to pursue that in the coming year.

2005 Graduates – 10 years on…

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Johanna Madany I spent my first four years after Bingham at the University of Washington in Seattle. I graduated from there with a double bachelors degree in International Studies and Public Health in 2009. Slowly, throughout undergrad, I figured out that I wanted to head towards some sort of career in health care. After a year working as a server at a breakfast restaurant in Seattle, I then headed to Cambodia through a volunteer organization and taught English and horseback riding lessons for a few months. It was great, challenging and very hot! After returning to Seattle I decided to pursue physical therapy. I spent a year taking the necessary prerequisite classes, got accepted to the University of Washington and so returned there to get my doctorate in physical therapy. And that journey is now (finally) coming to an end as I will graduate on June 12th. Once I pass my official board exams I’ll get my license as a physical therapist. I am hoping to find a job at the end of the summer in the general Seattle area as a pediatric physical therapist working with children with a variety of neuro-development and orthopedic diagnoses.

Asher Warren

During the past 10 years I graduated from Covenant College with a degree in Art. I moved to Baltimore, Maryland shortly after graduating. I've worked for the same advertising agency ever since. I'm currently the Senior Art Director. Four years ago I married Rachel Armstrong. We live in a very typical Baltimore row home with our dog Mazel.

You can see a little bit of my work at asherwarren.com

Sabina Dawit

After leaving Bingham, I moved to Canada and graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. I worked for two years as a Senior Coordinator for a global charity dedicated to eliminating child labor and the social/economic conditions that surround the issue. I left to pursue a Master of Arts degree in Political Economy of International Development from the University of Toronto. Following a research position with an economic development organization, I now work in policy development with the provincial government.

Hanna Thunström

I’ve been living in Stockholm since May of 2006, and started studying at Stockholm University that same fall. After having exposure to several departments, I finally settled on Economics. I now have a Masters Degree in Economics and am working as a research assistant at an Economic Research Institute.

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Asegedech Shimellis

After Bingham Academy I went to Ohio Wesleyan University and got a BA in Genetics, with a minor in History. Then I went on to medical school at the Ohio State University College of Medicine in Columbus Ohio. I graduated with my MD in May 2015. In June I’m going to Akron General Medical Center (still in Ohio) for a three-year residency in Emergency Medicine.

Axumawit Woldegebriel

After Bingham Academy I moved to Minnesota and graduated with a BA in International Studies with a focus on Political Science and Social Justice. I have worked as a Resettlement Program Director for Refugees in Wisconsin, a Fundraiser for AIDS Education and Support clinics in Ethiopia and as a Program Assistant and Development Support for a Refugee Resettlement Agency in Virginia. I am currently working for Shell Oil Company in Texas as an Event Planner. I am married to the love of my life and have one perfect little girl who is almost two years old.

ABOUT BINGHAM ACADEMY

Bingham Academy is a K-12 international, inter-mission day school serving the mission and international community in Ethiopia. BA exists to provide quality Christian education within a multicultural community, developing students of integrity who can change the world for God’s glory.

Our address: Box 4937, Addis Ababa ETHIOPIA Phone: +251 112 791 791

Website: http://binghamacademy.net Email: office@binghamacademy.net