Landmark Stories
The Landmark family is comprised of extraordinary people from students to trustees and everyone in between. There are so many individuals who contribute to the campus, the broader community, and the world!
Read about their inspiring accomplishments both big and small.
Now viewing articles posted in 2024.

Coming So Far
May 18th, 2024
Coming So Farby Chrissy KenneyDyslexia is difficult to detect in any young child; add in moving to a foreign country while attempting to master two languages, and it becomes even harder to identify. For parents Tracy Gianotti and Toseef Khan P’28, P’29, this sc...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Parent Stories
Looking Back to See Forward
May 10th, 2024
Looking Back to See Forwardby Bob BroudoDr. Charles (Chad) Drake, Landmark’s Founder, was undeniably brilliant, passionate, charismatic, creative, and severely dyslexic. In the 1960’s, he opened the Reading Research Institute in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he diagnosed children and adolescen...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Faculty Stories
Dyslexia: A Boon or a Bane?
May 2nd, 2024
Dyslexia: A Boon or a Bane? by Ady Tibrewal, alumnus Dyslexia sounds like a made-up word. At least that’s what I thought when I was diagnosed with it. I was 10, and I had again failed many subjects. My confidence was at rock bottom. After elementary sc...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Alumni Stories
My Backpack
April 15th, 2024
My BackpackIn Their Own WordsBy Hannah Tsouvalas, alumnaText from senior essay I’ve always carried a backpack. Over the years, it has held books for school, practice equipment, clothes for sleepovers, and my favorite teddy bear as a kid. If you look around at s...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Student Stories
Giving the Advantage of Quality Education
April 6th, 2024
Giving the Advantage of Quality Educationby Brittany KenneySix years ago, Alan Dachs sat in the waiting area in the Drake Administration Building, preparing to begin his training to become a member of the Board of Trustees at Landmark School. Alan noticed a mother and son waiting for their admission...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Trustee Stories
Passion with a Purpose
March 25th, 2024
Passion with a Purposeby Liz GeorgeANN ANDREW P’24, ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIAAfter spending a few minutes with Ann Andrew P’24, one thing becomes instantly clear: don’t let her size fool you. Small in stature but mighty in determination, Ann packs more emotion and purpose with her w...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Parent Stories
Life as a Forest
March 22nd, 2024
Life as a ForestHector Simoudis ’09by Susan TomasesWhen you mention alumnus Hector Simoudis to the more seasoned faculty and staff on Landmark’s High School campus, they light up. There is no denying that Hector has left a positive and indelible mark on the institutional memory of this place. ...2 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Alumni Stories
Knowing Myself
March 7th, 2024
Knowing MyselfBy Amira Ghobrial, alumnaI am in my third year at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where I am majoring in economics. Three years out of Landmark, I realize that the opportunity to attend Landmark School was a pure luxury because I have taken so much that I learned to ...1 minute readPosted in: All Stories, Alumni Stories





