HMI Apprentice Program:
Alumni Career Pursuits
Upon completion of the Apprentice Program, alumni are well-equipped for a variety of careers and pursuits. Below is a sampling of what life after the Apprentice Program looks like.
HMI apprentice alumni have gone on to teach in the classroom
- Alexander Dawson School (CO)
- Americorp
- Berkshire Academy (MA)
- Chewonki (ME)
- Coastal Studies for Girls (ME)
- Compass School (VT)
- Dunn School (CA)
- Hebron Academy (ME)
- High Mountain Institute (CO)
- Island School
- Killington Mountain School (VT)
- Outdoor Academy (NC)
- Peace Corp
- Pingry School (NJ)
- Sidwell Friends School (DC)
- St. Marks School (MA)
- Storm King School (NY)
- Swiss Semester
- Teach for America
- Telluride Academy (CO)
- The Traveling School
- Two Rivers School (NC)
- Watershed School (CO)
- White Mountain School (NH)
- The Winter Term
- Alzar School (ID)
- Animus High School (CO)
- Community School (ID)
- Proctor Academy (NH)
- Stratton Mountain School (VT)
- Tahoe Expedition Academy (CA)
- Teton Valley Community School (ID)
- Teach For America
- The Putney School (NH)
- Watershed School (CO)
Others work in outdoor education
- Adventure Treks
- Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (CO)
- Colorado Mountain College (CO)
- Deer Hill (CO)
- Farm and Wilderness (VT)
- Island Wood (WA)
- Keystone Science School (CO)
- Meet the Wilderness (CO)
- Mountain Institute
- National Forest Service
- National Outdoor Leadership School
- Outward Bound
- Overland
- Sail Caribbean
- St. Lawrence University Adirondack Semester (NY)
- Women’s Wilderness Institute (CO)
- Ecology Project International
Some enroll in graduate studies
- Brandeis University
- Brown University
- Colorado College
- Harvard University
- Prescott College
- Teton Science School
- Tufts University
- University of Colorado
- University of Utah
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- University of Wyoming
And others pursue additional careers
- Avalanche Forecaster
- Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.
- Doctor
- Finance
- Filmmaker
- Lawyer
- Nurse
- Patagonia
- Public Radio
- Ski Instructor
- Sotheby’s
- Sous Chef
- Ski Patrol
- Admissions Officer
- Appalachian Mountain Club
- Engineer
- Farmer
- Fulbright Scholar
- Geologist
- Health Warrior Sales Rep
- Maine Biologist
- US Air Force