“A growing number of independent schools are taking to the outdoors to bring their curricula to life. Outdoor education helps students apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to real life, gain an appreciation for their natural surroundings, and develop …
We have had another action-packed week! The highlight in our humanities class were the interviews of Leadville residents that we did in order to learn more about current-day Leadville. We interviewed store owners, fourth-generation Leadvillians, and the former mayor (to …
We are into our second week of classes here at HMI, and it couldn’t be going any better! Science, Practices & Principles: Ethics of the Natural World (P&P), and Humanities have all been distinctive and entertaining, as well as extremely informative. In Science, …
Hello family, hello friends. Yes, we’re back from our first expedition. Yes, it was amazing. Yes, we know we haven’t called yet. Let’s start off with some of the basics. First expedition began three days after our arrival to HMI. After …
The morning and the arrival at the Denver airport was the easy part. Then began the worrying about finding the HMI representative, meeting our new friends, and anticipating the drive to Leadville. We eventually found a goofy and overly-happy person (Jacob, the …
Today we welcome 27 students to an exciting summer in the Rockies. They join us from as far away as Venezuela, as close as Leadville, and everywhere in between. We can’t wait to see this community unfold, come to life, …
Woo! We’re finally catching back up. Two weeks ago on Saturday, we all enjoyed our second coffeehouse of the semester. We were more prepared this time and all put in a lot of effort for the big night, which, of course, …
As you can tell from our recent lack of communication, we are in the thick of it! We’ve been quite busy these past few weeks, from normal school work to prepping for SATs and AP tests. Way back when, on Sunday, April …
Dear Friends of HMI, On behalf of the HMI Board of Trustees, I am pleased to announce the following: During our recent April retreat, the Trustees unanimously voted in favor of changing Danny O’Brien’s interim status as HMI’s Acting Head of School. Effective immediately, …
We had amazing expeditions in the canyons, and we can’t believe that we’ve completed the wilderness portion of our time at HMI! It has just flown by, but here are some of our great stories: Group A remembers a hot day along …