By Johntrue on Mar 3, 2009 in Autstralia/New Zealand, Immigration, Landmark Education | 0 Comments
New Zealand’s North Shore Times has written an article about the project that Claire Balfour created in Landmark Education’s self-expression and leadership program. Balfour is collecting children’s books to aid refugees with their English. Here is much of the story – the whole tale can be read at the Stuff news site.
Books Help Refugees
The integration [...]
By George F on Aug 28, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Autstralia/New Zealand | 1 Comment
Roz Benson’s Self-Expression and Leadership program project got her involved in her community in an unusual way–The project was to start the Balingup medieval festival in Western Australia. What was at first a project supported solely by the local community has become a destination event in Australia. The Donnybrook Bridgetown Mail has recently run [...]
By George F on Jul 9, 2008 in Autstralia/New Zealand, Landmark Education | 0 Comments
Vive Magazine, an Australian publication for businesswomen, issued an article titled “Five Steps to Mindfulness” in its June/July issue.The article, which discusses various means by which to live in the moment in life, extensively mentions Landmark Education, including quotations from Landmark Forum leader Cathy Elliot. Excerpts of the article appear below:
But beyond psychology, how [...]
By Vincent Cahill on Mar 11, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Autstralia/New Zealand, children | 2 Comments
Australian Landmark Forum graduate Lachlan Haynes organized the inaugural ‘Art for a Cause’ art exhibition and art auction, to benefit the Lasallian Foundation, a non-profit group that supports projects throughout Asia that provide disadvantaged children a chance to break the cycle of poverty. The event, which took place this past December, was designed as Haynes’ project [...]
By LouieStoriale on Feb 15, 2008 in Autstralia/New Zealand, Video Features | 1 Comment
When Matt Kerr of Waitakere, New Zealand did Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, he decided to create adventures for young people. He created Wild Waitakere Warriors, an outdoor Program that trained participants in leadership, courage and having fun. See more below.
By pwhiting on Dec 29, 2007 in Asia, Autstralia/New Zealand, Video Features, children, fashion | 0 Comments
The Whitebridge Foundation was created by Grace Demaio a Melbourne designer who participated in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program. The purpose of the foundation is to collect and send excess clothing from major clothing manufacturers to help dress children in Vietnamese orphanages, Cambodian Refugee Camps and Tibetan refugee camps. The clothing, storage and [...]
By Heather D on Dec 20, 2007 in Autstralia/New Zealand, Health/Medicine, Parenting, Video Features, Women's Issues, children | 0 Comments
Seneka Cohen is a midwife and mother who while participating in the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program determined to make a difference in the exceptionally high mortality rate among Australian Aboriginal mothers and babies. She created The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Birthright Quilt.
The Birthright Quilt is a national, community-based initiative to address [...]
By seanc on Oct 30, 2007 in Autstralia/New Zealand, Business/Industry | 0 Comments
When Annette Briers was a participant in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program this past summer she created a project to have a Careers Expo to help people in her home town see what kinds of job and career options were actually available to them.
Here is the story as covered in the South-West News
THE [...]