Archive for November, 2007

SELP Project in India Helps Raise awareness about Learning Disabilities »

In a country with over a billion people educating children is a challenge.  In spite of that challenge, Indian culture has very high expectations of their children when it comes to education.   It a competative environment that leaves most students tense and anxious at exam time.  
When children with learning disabilities can’t keep up it can be agonizing […]

Residents of a Bangalore apartment complex are inspired to aid street children via an SELP Community Project »

Project Aarogya: Health, Hope and Happiness

Project Aarogya is an initiative started by some of the residents of Ranka Court Apartments, Cambridge Layout, to provide medical attention to street children in Bangalore. The core team consists of five members:- Asmita Rajiv, Geetha Prem, Ritu Jain, Savita Singh and Nondini Das. Coming from different backgrounds, these ladies, […]

Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Project in New Dehli gives mothers a chance to share and learn from each other »

When Renu Sharma created a community project in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program, she wanted to provide an opportunity for mothers to share their experiences and learn from each other.
Here is a story from the East Dehli Plus.
Look at the world from the children’s point of view
’The most connected parent’ quiz will be held on […]

Spandana: An SELP project created to help underprivilidged children in Bangalore »

When Vinay Nagaraju’s participated in the Self-Expression and Leadership program in 2001 he created project called ‘Spandana’. It is an NGO that works with under privileged children in Bangalore. Since it began in 2001, Spandana has gotten major global corporations such as Honeywell to donate to it’s causes, including first aid kits for schools, library […]

Through a Child’s Eyes A Childrens Photography project created in the SELP »

Bradley Mart created a photography project for children called ‘Through a Child’s Eyes” while he was in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program. The resulting exhibit was held at a Bay Area library.

Here is a mention about the project in the Contra Costa Times
‘Child’s Eyes’ exhibit at Rockridge Library
Rockridge resident Bradley Mart, with the […]

Corazon de Vida: A Landmark Education SELP Project started in 1994 »

Corazon de Vida was created in 1994 as a Self-Expression and Leadership Program project by Hilda Pacheco-Taylor in Newport Beach, California. Corazon de Vida recently had its latest Child Sponsorship dinner and announced that it is now sponsoring 14 orphanages in Baja, Mexico.
“Delivering hope”
Corazon de Vida, an Irvine-based charity supporting the struggling orphanages of Baja […]

Self-effacing Landmark Education Graduate’s Charity Run is in it’s 14th Year »

Lyle Smith is a Landmark Education Graduate and former coach in the Self Expression and Leadership Program. 14 years ago he while participating the Landmark Curriculum For Living, he created a Charity Run Called Lyle’s Myles. As the son of Missionaries he grew up in the Congo as the Aids epidemic began to spread in […]

Mastery Of Scottish Arts: A Landmark Education Community Project begun by John Callahan »

When John Callahan was a participant in the Self Expression and Leadership Program in Seattle, he created a community project dedicated to the preservation of Sottish arts, culture and History. While John’s project started as a one time event, it quickly began to grow and take on a life of it’s own. Here is John’s […]