Dear Semester 44 students and families, As many of you are aware, yesterday the federal government extended coronavirus guidelines designed to reduce the spread of the virus through April 30. These recommendations affect non-essential travel as well as gatherings of over 10 people. These guidelines mean that we will need to modify further our semester […]
March 19, 2020A message for current families Dear HMI Families, I am writing with an update on our return to campus. Last night (during our parent meeting), Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued a new directive, prohibiting in-person instruction for all Colorado public and independent schools through April 17; our approach will continue to be to follow the direction of public
Read the latest blog updates from our Andes Leadership Semester (a collaborative program with Where There Be Dragons). From 03/15/20: Dia de La Mujer: La Patagonia y yo Ode to Patagonia From 03/17/20: Las Aventuras de Los Apus Discotecas Adventures in Urubamaba Urubamba Scavenger Hunt! Un Dia en Urubamba From 03/22/20: Hi Families!
March 15, 2020A message for current families Dear Families, I write with a brief update from a quiet HMI. Students left for the airport before 6:00am. I want to share with you how proud I am of them. We had a wonderful day yesterday. Our morning announcement was hard, but Amy Roberts and Dean of
March 14, 2020A message for current families Dear Semester 44 Community, At HMI, we always say that learning isn’t restricted by traditional classroom walls. It happens everywhere—on campus, on the trails, and, most recently, in quigloos on winter expedition. For the next few weeks, as we institute a distance learning plan, that list of learning
March 14, 2020A message for current families Dear HMI Semester 44 Community, Another day, another series of extraordinary events. More than ever, today I understand what Abraham Lincoln meant when he admitted, “I confess that I do not control events, but rather events control me.” Yesterday evening, Lake County’s Department of Public Health issued an
March 12, 2020A message for current families Dear Semester 44 Families, I sat down yesterday evening with the intent of replying to each of you who has written in recent days. The reality, however, is that a growing list of priorities means I would not do justice to any responses I can muster. So I
March 11, 2020A message for current families Dear HMI Families, I know I promised “no news is good news” over this expedition week, but I am interrupting my promise to share news with you on HMI’s plans for the wellbeing of our students, employees, and Leadville community as COVID-19 continues to spread across the United
Written by: Gabe, Molly, Georgia, Max, & Clea Last week we had activities on Tuesday and Thursday, each of us had options to choose what we wanted to do for an activity, I chose basketball in a survey we took before activities started and it listed the options to do for an activity, and I
Written by: Harry, Lucie, James L, Fritze, & Paige This past weekend, HMI students took part in Leadville’s very own cross-country ski race, the Leadville Loppet! Students woke up at the normal time, enjoying a high protein breakfast before the big race. Students that were helping with the aid station, which was positioned around halfway
