By George F on May 6, 2008 in Denver, Health/Medicine, Sports, Uncategorized, california | 0 Comments
When Eric Bengston took Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership program, he used his project as an opportunity to create a large and effective Colorado team for the California-based AIDS/Lifecycle bike ride. Two years ago he participated in the event, and there were only a few riders from Colorado. Bengston’s team of dozens of riders, roadies and […]
By Vincent Cahill on May 5, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, california, children | 0 Comments
The project began by Jennifer Rogers in the Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program continues to flourish. ‘Kids Paint the Town’, which takes youth art of all varieties and showcases it around Bay Area businesses, both brightens neighborhoods and displays the talents of neighborhood teens and young people, has entered its second season (It began last […]
By Vincent Cahill on Apr 29, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, california | 0 Comments
Prominent artist Overton Loyd, a Landmark Forum graduate best known for his cover art on George Clinton’s Parliament albums, spoke recently to students at California State University, Dominguez Hills, about what it takes to invent one’s future and fulfill on one’s potential. His lecture was written about by the CSUDH Bulletin in March. Excerpts are printed below:
Lecturer Urges Students to Reach […]
By George F on Apr 22, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Health/Medicine, Los Angeles, children | 1 Comment
It began with an email Tamika Lamison received: “If you could do anything, what would you do?” Lamison’s thought was that she would be one of those people that granted wishes to sick children. When Lamison completed Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in 2006, she took on turning that dream into reality. An accomplished […]
By George F on Apr 21, 2008 in San Diego, Sports | 0 Comments
Cycling enthusiast Ed Paul formed the Alpine Challenge eight years ago as a project in his Self-Expression and Leadership Program, and the event has grown from 70 riders in the event’s first year to over 600 this year. The event is a challenging ride, held in the hills outside San Diego, California, with different length courses reaching up to 72 […]
By George F on Apr 15, 2008 in Environment, california | 1 Comment
Moms for Mother Earth, an organization recently created by Landmark Forum graduate Zen Honeycutt in her Self-Expression and Leadership program, held its first event on March 15th: a Green Earth Festival in Santa Ana, California. The event was held in the beautiful Santiago Park and nature reserve, and was attended by over 400 people, including Santa […]
By Vincent Cahill on Apr 10, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Elementary, High School, california | 0 Comments
Last fall and this spring, businesses and empty retail storefronts in the East Bay area of California have displayed different forms of art. What all of it has in common is that it was all created by kids, thanks to ‘Kids Paint the Town’, a project created by Jennifer Rogers when she took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and […]
By George F on Apr 1, 2008 in High School, Los Angeles, Sports | 0 Comments
When Sean McKeon created “LAX in LA” as his project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, as a way of empowering youth by bringing Lacrosse to inner city Los Angeles, he began with one school: His own. McKeon teaches at the Manual Arts High School, where he also took on being the Lacrosse coach. The […]