Sam Critchlow

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Letter from the Head of School: Navigating a Changing Political Landscape

On November 11th, a satellite text message went out to the four HMI expeditions in the canyons of Utah: “Election Results. President: Trump, Senate: Republican, House: Still up for grabs. Please use the curriculum provided and pass on this news on the last night.” The 2024 election, like past elections and many major news events, […]

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Letter From The Head of School

Summer moves quickly through Leadville. As Summer Term students can attest, snow persists in the mountains well into July most years, and frost is a frequent nightly occurrence. Famously, Leadville has recorded snowfall during every month of the year. As I write this, summer, in all its two months of glory, has passed. The aspens

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An Invitation for Attendees of the 2024 NAIS People of Color Conference

Dear colleague,  We are so pleased that the NAIS People of Color Conference will be hosted in Denver this December. Given that many of our partner schools will be sending representatives, we are organizing a tour of HMI’s campus that will take place on either Tuesday, December 3 or Wednesday, December 4, 2024. This free

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Spring ’24 Newsletter: Sam’s Welcome & Supporting Our People

As I approach my one-year mark of being back at HMI, I have marked a number of “firsts” in my new role: first moonlight cross-country ski, first board meeting on campus, first time on telemark skis in twelve years… The year has been full of firsts, as well as first-time-in-awhile reacquaintances. One thing that is

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