Dear HMI Community, It is my great pleasure to announce that the Board of Trustees has selected Sam Critchlow to serve as HMI’s next Head of School, to begin July 1, 2023. After a comprehensive and thoughtful process over the past six months, culminating in the visits of a strong group of finalists who met […]
Written by: Davis, Nico, Siri, Stacey, & Emma Group A: This is Davis writing on behalf of Group A in reflection of our first expedition. Our troop of ten students and four instructors spent 16 days in the Sawatch range climbing mountains, cooking rations, catering to our hunger with salami and Sunbutter. We were quickly
September 2, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I want to share the latest updates from the Head of School Search Committee, which has beenbusy with the search process over the course of the summer. First, thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts on what you would like to see in HMI’snext Head of School,
Written by Jack D., Walter, Stewart, Avery, Estela, Chloe, & Cate Academics: Despite the rapidly approaching end of the semester, academics have not yet begun to slow down. In P&P (Practices & Principles), we have been working on our Personal Environmental Ethic Project. Successful projects have included: video documentaries on the way we consume material
Written by: Eve, Hope, Nieve, Callie, & Rosie Group A: We just got back from 12 days in the canyons! It was genuinely one of the best experiences of my life. On the 3rd expedition, we went back to Utah, deep into Slickhorn and Grand Gulch Canyons. We only saw a sliver of the sky
I am writing this just as the stars peek out and the 12 of us get ready for our last night spent in Chile. The anticipation of going home alongside the memories of the past three months are bubbling up in the Coyhaique hostel tonight. We’ve been recounting moments of laughter and struggle, and thanking
Rosa and Amelia are here to talk about our last expedition together. As a culmination of everything we’ve learned about living in the backcountry this semester, the students worked together to plan one final trek, led by our fearless Student Expedition Leaders, Nora and Sophia. This expedition was an opportunity for the nine of us
Over the last several years, we have examined every part of our school and program through the lens of equity and inclusion. These steps have led to some tangible changes that we’ve already implemented on campus: expanding the comprehensiveness of our financial aid packages, issuing Chromebooks to all students, and adding a Director of Diversity,
Head of School Search Committee announced; search firm hired April 28, 2022 Dear HMI Community, I’m told the snow is finally starting to melt in Leadville, so spring is on its way and Semester 48 will be drawing to a close next month. As you know, Danny O’Brien will be moving on from HMI at
Hey everybody! It’s Kosi with an update from the field. The ice fields exped was incredible. Here is a day by day. Day 1: Starting again We woke up and the world was dark. Louis and Amelia drove us from Cerro Castillo to Bertrand where we met 3 of our new companions. John, our trail
