There is an adult team leader who is responsible for leadership and supervision at all times throughout the program. There is also a senior member of the local community representing Landmark Volunteers as its Overseer, serving as a community resource to the team and its leader. Most Team Leaders are teachers, many with graduate degrees, and have site specific skills such as wilderness training, experience in science, arts, or social service programs, and coaching or residential experience. After supper activities vary. In the wilderness settings volunteers may venture forth for a moonlight hike, or sit by the campfire playing cards.
Volunteers travel independently to and from the programs.
The team leader will meet all the volunteers that are arriving by air within a particular window of time at a designated airport. Landmark has volunteer Overseers at each site who are knowledgeable about the area and can answer more specific travel questions. There is a cost in developing, providing and supervising a program specifically for high school volunteers. Landmark asks that each individual volunteer share in the cost. Volunteer contributions cover only two thirds of the cost of arranging and presenting these opportunities and of providing responsible leadership and supervision.