The Birth of Grandpa Camp
Day for grandfathers and grandchildren celebrates love across generations.
Category: Aging
Read out blogs such as “Tying up Loose Ends” Looks at Life’s End, “Seated Senior Tap Dancers”, “Appreciating Widows” etc.
Turning a Personal Tragedy into a Journey of Discovery
A Landmark seminar leader has written a new book on her mother's death from ovarian cancer, and the personal transformation that emerged out of it.
‘For Love and Art’ Connects Sick and Immobile to Art
In Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Mark Lombard created a way to connect the ill and immobile with great art - read more about this unique and moving project.
Stage Door Brings Rat Pack to Australia
David Watkins went from being someone afraid to sing in public to founding Stage Door Entertainment, a rat pack themed performing group that touches the lives of the aged across Australia.
Seated Senior Tap Dancers
Ruth Pillet put together a team of senior tap dancers as part of a project started in a Landmark Education course.
“Tying up Loose Ends” Looks at Life’s End
Landmark Education News has received word that “Tying up Loose Ends”, the play focusing on end of life issues written and performed by Ann and Catherine Gallogly, will be appearing […]
Appreciating Widows
On July 16th, Houston area newspaper The Leader ran a story about Robin Craig's project to help her fellow widows. The project, which she came up with in Landmark Education's self expression and leadership program, recognizes and acknowledges widows and…
‘Barongs of our Fathers’ Celebrates Filipino Fathers
Stacy Cabales created the art and music festival "Barongs of our Fathers" to honor and acknowledge Filipino fathers, to be held June 28th at the Foley Cultural Center in Vallejo, California. Created as her project in the Self-Expression and Leadership…
Sudoku Aids Seniors
Hale enjoyed the puzzles, and while taking a personal development class with Landmark Education to work through his own personal challenges — he identified himself as a procrastinator — he was inspired to use the puzzle to reach out to…
Volunteers ‘Adopt’ Seniors Through SELP Project
Out of taking Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program, New Jersey native Jackie Hardrick has designed a new program, ‘Adopt-A-Senior,’ in which volunteers spend time with seniors in nursing homes or […]
Farm Animals and Trees On A Bridal Registry…? Well, of course if you are out to make a differnce.
On most bridal registries you will find things like coffee makers, china, linens and other household goods. If you were on the guest list of Linda and Richard Frary’s […]
A Little Bird Told Me: A Self Expression and Leadership Project where people volunteer with Seniors in Assited Living Facilites
As the United States popluation ages, an ever increasing number of seniors spend their days alone without visitors or companionship. For many of these seniors, lonliness is compounded by health issue and […]
Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Project Gives Senior Citizens a Thrill by Taking Them for Motorcycle Rides
Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Project called G.O.P.A.T. (Giving Old People A Thrill) New Zealand Self Expression and Leadership Program Participant Max Vodane created a project that brought the Ulysses […]
Retired teacher still educating others
Originally printed inthe New Jersey Star-Ledger BY MICHELE HOWE Star-Ledger Staff Harvey Silverman retired from teaching in 1995. Sort of. Like many retirees, the former educator, who taught fourth and […]