Details : This one-hour, interactive online information session will be hosted by Danny O’Brien, HMIHead of School, and Ray McGaughey, Director of Admissions. It is designed to help prospective students and their families gain a better understanding of the HMI Semester and Summer …
Hello from the desert! Since transitioning from the mountains overlooking Moab, Utah, we headed down to Indian Creek, the mecca of sandstone crack climbing. After one week there, and a short canyoneering adventure, we finished our time in Utah camped by …
Family Weekend is just around the corner and everyone is very excited to see their families for the first time in over two and a half months. Families will be coming from all over the country and even the world. …
This week several of our classes have been focused around a human ecology project. The goal of the project is to learn about the history, identity, and environment of Leadville. On Sunday we had the opportunity to go into town …
Coming to the La Sal Mountains overlooking Moab, Utah, we were promised relief from the bitter cold clutches of the Sawatch Range in Leadville. Instead, we went from balmy 37 degree weather to freezing teen-temps, suited for an ice box. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …