Expedition Group A started off the trip south of HMI doing trail work near Twin Lakes. We quickly became accustomed to hauling wheelbarrows full of dirt across a bridge to the trail site and tamping the dirt down. When we finished there, we drove north past HMI where we met with Liz’s group the next day to do more trail […]
Hello there, parents, grandparents, friends, future gap students, and to anyone else reading! We just got back from our first expedition in the Sawatch Range outside of Leadville. We hiked around thirty miles over the span of eight days, with two days of climbing at a high alpine crag. We started the trip in unusually
This past week, each cabin elected a cabin representative! Our election process started with nominations where individuals elect people they believe will encompass the values we want to see in our representatives. Their roles are to take the voices of their fellow classmates straight to the faculty. Any concerns, ideas, hopes, and activities we want
Classes have really picked up the pace here at HMI! In English, we finished reading A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, learned how to cast a fly-fishing rod in order to gain a deeper understanding of the story, and moved on to reading Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko. In USHistory, we have continued to investigate the system of education we’re
Semester 37’s schedules were packed this week as academic classes began. Last Thursday and Friday we had introductions to each class before beginning our regular class schedules on Monday. In history class, we discussed American identity and what it means to be an American, while in Spanish class we read about Latino immigration in America. In Science
Expedition Group A had a trip to remember. Our group was full of energy and beautiful singing voices. Caroline and Julia always made sure there was at least one song being sung at every moment in time. Our hikes were full of laughter and games and our campsites were full of either unreal hail and lightning
Expedition Group A On July 24th, Expedition Group A embarked on our final expedition of the HMI Summer Term 2016. Our group of nine had a heightened sense of confidence and excitement while preparing for the adventure. Things such as packing food for the week and prepping our WhisperLite stoves had become a common practice at this
Our feet were gradually turning white as we stood in the Arkansas River, picking our way carefully through the rushing stream and the slick rocks beneath the water. As we had learned in our Sense of Place science class, this stream came straight from alpine snowmelt; we could feel it. Cold water bit at our
It’s been about a week since expedition ended and we are all settling into our new home here at HMI. Our days are full of debates, science experiments, rock climbing, fly fishing, morning runs, and a fair share of laughter! The stars and wilderness that we experienced on expedition are sorely missed, but the HMI campus is not
Group A: We eleven members of Group A started our expedition feeling very excited and a little afraid. We’d been preparing for our trip for a few days and met our group members, but going into the field was going to be an entirely new experience. Fortunately, we were in good hands. Our instructors taught
