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Moon Space Party Aids Grief Encounter »

When Sophie Berger’s twin sister Charlotte died, she left behind two small children. Berger has undertaken a project to help bereaved children and their families by putting on a fundraiser for the charity Grief Encounter. The event is Berger’s project in her Self Expression and Leadership Program offered by Landmark Education. The event attracted the [...]

Morris Brings Underground Smiles »

Londonist, London’s leading blog about events around town, covered the Landmark Education SELP project of Suzanne Morris, which took place on London’s underground (subway) this past summer. The project spread community and happiness by interacting with people, giving out stickers and t-shirts and filming the results.
Smile, You Are On The Underground
by Liz Akers
Smiling at others [...]

Cats as Photographers: a Unique Exhibit »

When Jessica Bavinton's errant cat came home smelling of perfume and cigarettes, she would always wonder where it had been off to. Thanks to the project she created in Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, she's been able to find out. She formed a team, known as the "Views Beyond the Catflap" group, which has [...]

A Different Rush Hour: Commuters Tango through London and New York »

The independent of London recently featured an article relating to the Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program project of Thomas Lindner, which according to his Tango Commute website forms a distributed network of individual couples conveying a sense of compassion and connection through the close embrace of participants' favorite dance. Through shared headphones (there is no [...]

Desperately Seeking Undies »

Earlier this year Caroline Glasner encountered asylum seekers in London, and the experience had a profound effect on her. She was shocked at how destitute they appeared, and how much they lacked even the basic necessities of life. When it was mentioned that new underwear would be gladly welcomed, Glasner began her campaign, which [...]

Fight Club Author Discusses Creative Process; Credits Landmark Education »

Acclaimed author Chuck Palahniuk, who wrote Fight Club and dozens of other novels, gave a lengthy interview to a major British newspaper, The Independent, where he discusses his writing process and credits his participation in the Landmark Forum with helping to launch his writing career. An excerpt from the article appears here. To read the [...]

Sponsor a Mother Helps AIDS Orphans »

Out of her Participation in Landmark Education’s Team Management Leadership Program (TMLP), London native Jo Lawrence has formed a project to assist AIDS orphans in the Sweetwaters community in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Titled ‘Sponsor a Mother’, the project works with Love is All You Need, a London based charity that impacts poverty and social conditions in South [...]

Londoner Raises Cash for Indian Orphans »

Smriti Jhnigan has always wanted to make a difference with children in India, her native country, and when she took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in London she created a project to raise money to improve the quality of life for children at two orphanages. Her project caught the attention of Echo, a South Essex [...]