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51 Birch Street: Award-Winning Graduate Film Explores Parental Relationships »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkzpz3Kb6_Y

One review of Doug Block’s criticially acclaimed documentary began ‘51 Birch Street is everyone’s address.’ Coming from a critic in Ecuador, this comment eloquently expresses the universality of Block’s documentary about his parents, which was strongly influenced by his participation in Landmark Education’s programs. The film received universal praise, acknowledged by the New York Times as […]

Beauty Flowers in New Rochelle, Thanks to Local Landmark Education Graduate »

Landmark Education graduate Leonard Pouder believes that he is by nature a selfish person, the last one who would jump into a community project. However, during his Self-Expression and Leadership program last year, he began to get inspired about making a difference. His home town of New Rochelle, New York was in the middle of an urban renewal project. […]

Dog Lovers and Wine Enthusiasts Raise Money for Pet Rescue »

Landmark Graduates Michel and Daniel Belknap bring together multiple passions to raise money for animal rescue in a project called “Puttin on the Dog”
Here is the story from the The Newtown Bee

Michel and Daniel Belknap are fairly new to Newtown, but they became involved with Canine Advocates of Newtown almost as soon as they […]

Landmark Education Graduate Ameet Maturu brings New Yorkers together in the First Annual Great Squash Cook Off. »

The Great Squash Cook Off
From: The Park Slope Courier
By: Mathew Moll
While millions around the country are focused on a game to decide football supremacy, the local squash world will be lining its stomachs, preparing to crown its own champion.
Twenty contestants are slated to compete in The Great Squash Cook-Off, a community-based “Iron Chef” inspired contest, […]

A Fashionista Grows Up in Brooklyn »

Brooklyn, New York— Brooklyn-based fashion designer Aja Calvitti announced today her collaboration with the 1City Youth Project , an innovative not-for-profit youth service agency dedicated to providing free programs, activities and services to inner-city youth. The agency, now celebrating its 17th year of service, has provided free programming to more than 2000 youth in New […]

Landmark Education Offers Its Flagship Program - The Landmark Forum - To New York’s Chinese Community »

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 /– Landmark Education will offer a Mandarin-translated Landmark Forum on January 19, 20, 21, and 23 at the New York Center in its latest effort to offer its programs to the international community. There are over 300,000 Chinese-Americans residing in New York City.
According to Armand DiCarlo, Landmark Education Center Manager for […]

Karaoke Kare: An SELP Project »

Sophia Niarchos created a project to use Karoke to lift the spirits of people in a rehab center. Here is a story that was published in Greek News, a Greek American newspaper.
 
Glen Cove, N.Y. — They couldn’t go out for New Year’s Eve revelry or even stay in their comfortable homes just to […]