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 having packed astonishing amounts of food into our packs (about 15 pounds per group member) […]
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 Humanities teacher at HMI) who asked our names and then told us to hang with 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, and take advantage of the Colorado summer; backpacking, rock climbing, and fly fishing await! Over
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, turned out to be fantastic! Some highlights included: raps written by our very own (Cabin
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 27th, we all drove down to Colorado Springs to take a tour of Colorado College.
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, the Trustees give their full support to Danny’s appointment as HMI’s Head of School. In his
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 the trail—fourth mile of the day, sun beating down, map spread open across the orange
“We love HMI because it is important and transformative” writes Danny O’Brien in his article “Measuring Success.” Danny’s sentiment is echoed throughout the Newsletter in articles ranging in topics from wilderness and technology to new research being utilized in HMI’s math classrooms. And, as always, read updates from our talented and successful alumni! Click here to read the
I’ve had a deep connection with HMI for the past nine years. I was a Semester 14 student, Semester 26 apprentice, participated in two summer programs, and I am currently on the Alumni Advisory Council. A year ago I started on a very different career path than my HMIpeers-I commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States
This week has been filled with laughs and smiles. We returned from spring break to hear about all sorts of interesting stories and experiences our friends had had during their vacations. Since returning and catching up with the HMIfamily, we’ve spent the past few days preparing for our third and final expedition. During this last expedition we
