At the end of the two-week session, the students receive a certificate for 80 hours of credit. Those who acquit themselves well in their summer service will be provided with letters of recommendation. It is important to know that the Landmark volunteer experience is much the same at each site and that it is not necessary to select sites with the greatest name recognition. Dates are also a factor for most volunteers.
Some teens prefer to stay close to home, others enjoy traveling to new areas.
A volunteer must be 14 by June first and must be entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade. Landmark has had students who can attend only one site due to time restrictions. Listing only one, or fewer than six, however, does not enhance an applicant's chances of admission to those locations. Limiting the selection would actually decrease the subsequent chances of admission to an unlisted alternative. Landmark has a number of students who attend more than one program.